diff --git a/include/MixerProfiler.h b/include/MixerProfiler.h
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+/*
+ * MixerProfiler.h - class for profiling performance of Mixer
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef MIXER_PROFILER_H
+#define MIXER_PROFILER_H
+
+#include <QFile>
+
+#include "MicroTimer.h"
+
+class MixerProfiler
+{
+public:
+	MixerProfiler();
+	~MixerProfiler();
+
+	void startPeriod()
+	{
+		m_periodTimer.reset();
+	}
+
+	void finishPeriod( sample_rate_t sampleRate, fpp_t framesPerPeriod );
+
+	int cpuLoad() const
+	{
+		return m_cpuLoad;
+	}
+
+	void setOutputFile( const QString& outputFile );
+
+
+private:
+	MicroTimer m_periodTimer;
+	int m_cpuLoad;
+	QFile m_outputFile;
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/core/MixerProfiler.cpp b/src/core/MixerProfiler.cpp
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+/*
+ * MixerProfiler.cpp - class for profiling performance of Mixer
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "MixerProfiler.h"
+
+
+MixerProfiler::MixerProfiler() :
+	m_periodTimer(),
+	m_cpuLoad( 0 ),
+	m_outputFile()
+{
+}
+
+
+
+MixerProfiler::~MixerProfiler()
+{
+}
+
+
+void MixerProfiler::finishPeriod( sample_rate_t sampleRate, fpp_t framesPerPeriod )
+{
+	int periodElapsed = m_periodTimer.elapsed();
+
+	const float newCpuLoad = periodElapsed / 10000.0f * sampleRate / framesPerPeriod;
+    m_cpuLoad = qBound<int>( 0, ( newCpuLoad * 0.1f + m_cpuLoad * 0.9f ), 100 );
+
+	if( m_outputFile.isOpen() )
+	{
+		m_outputFile.write( QString( "%1\n" ).arg( periodElapsed ).toLatin1() );
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+void MixerProfiler::setOutputFile( const QString& outputFile )
+{
+	m_outputFile.close();
+	m_outputFile.setFileName( outputFile );
+	m_outputFile.open( QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Truncate );
+}
+