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Pcm mid side lifting: side orientation · case 01

The side channel uses the inverse stereo residual orientation.

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ROOT CAUSE

The side channel uses the inverse stereo residual orientation.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Use the stated conversion contract at side orientation.

Unsuccessful approach: Replacing difference with sum folds correlated stereo into side.

Case contract

Encode stereo integer PCM through reversible floor lifting: side=L-R, mid=R+floor(side/2), with an explicit odd-side parity sideband.

Why this case matters

Offline PCM interchange uses these exact bounded packet and sample representation decisions.

1 / The failure

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(pairs):
    out=[]
    for left,right in pairs:
        side=right-left
        half=side//2
        mid=right+half
        parity=side&1
        out.append([mid,side,parity])
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('oracle 1', solve(*([[5, 2], [2, 5]],)), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
check('oracle 2', solve(*([[0, 0], [1, 1]],)), [[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]])
check('oracle 3', solve(*([[-3, 2], [4, -1]],)), [[-1, -5, 1], [1, 5, 1]])
check('oracle 4', solve(*([],)), [])
check('oracle 5', solve(*([[1, 0], [0, 1]],)), [[0, 1, 1], [0, -1, 1]])
check('oracle 6', solve(*([[7, 7], [-7, -7]],)), [[7, 0, 0], [-7, 0, 0]])
check('oracle 7', solve(*([[3, 1], [-3, -1]],)), [[2, 2, 0], [-2, -2, 0]])
if N == 1: check('variant packet 1', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 2: check('variant packet 2', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 3: check('variant packet 3', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 4: check('variant packet 4', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 5: check('variant packet 5', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
oracle 1	`[[0, -3, 1], [6, 3, 1]]`	`[[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]]`	Failed
oracle 2	`[[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]]`	`[[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]]`	Passed
oracle 3	`[[4, 5, 1], [-4, -5, 1]]`	`[[-1, -5, 1], [1, 5, 1]]`	Failed
oracle 4	`[]`	`[]`	Passed
oracle 5	`[[-1, -1, 1], [1, 1, 1]]`	`[[0, 1, 1], [0, -1, 1]]`	Failed
oracle 6	`[[7, 0, 0], [-7, 0, 0]]`	`[[7, 0, 0], [-7, 0, 0]]`	Passed
oracle 7	`[[0, -2, 0], [0, 2, 0]]`	`[[2, 2, 0], [-2, -2, 0]]`	Failed
variant packet 1	`[[0, -3, 1], [6, 3, 1], [0, -3, 1], [6, 3, 1]]`	`[[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]]`	Failed

SHA-256 / 46ceb73088c9a6b5b3fd91f23658712b806fe58bc3712ba7ec8501e388597edc

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(pairs):
    out=[]
    for left,right in pairs:
        side=left+right
        half=side//2
        mid=right+half
        parity=side&1
        out.append([mid,side,parity])
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('oracle 1', solve(*([[5, 2], [2, 5]],)), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
check('oracle 2', solve(*([[0, 0], [1, 1]],)), [[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]])
check('oracle 3', solve(*([[-3, 2], [4, -1]],)), [[-1, -5, 1], [1, 5, 1]])
check('oracle 4', solve(*([],)), [])
check('oracle 5', solve(*([[1, 0], [0, 1]],)), [[0, 1, 1], [0, -1, 1]])
check('oracle 6', solve(*([[7, 7], [-7, -7]],)), [[7, 0, 0], [-7, 0, 0]])
check('oracle 7', solve(*([[3, 1], [-3, -1]],)), [[2, 2, 0], [-2, -2, 0]])
if N == 1: check('variant packet 1', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 2: check('variant packet 2', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 3: check('variant packet 3', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 4: check('variant packet 4', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 5: check('variant packet 5', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
oracle 1	`[[5, 7, 1], [8, 7, 1]]`	`[[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]]`	Failed
oracle 2	`[[0, 0, 0], [2, 2, 0]]`	`[[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]]`	Failed
oracle 3	`[[1, -1, 1], [0, 3, 1]]`	`[[-1, -5, 1], [1, 5, 1]]`	Failed
oracle 4	`[]`	`[]`	Passed
oracle 5	`[[0, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1]]`	`[[0, 1, 1], [0, -1, 1]]`	Failed
oracle 6	`[[14, 14, 0], [-14, -14, 0]]`	`[[7, 0, 0], [-7, 0, 0]]`	Failed
oracle 7	`[[3, 4, 0], [-3, -4, 0]]`	`[[2, 2, 0], [-2, -2, 0]]`	Failed
variant packet 1	`[[5, 7, 1], [8, 7, 1], [5, 7, 1], [8, 7, 1]]`	`[[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]]`	Failed

SHA-256 / 597c63ed1f09a4fd321c3446b0145b406ac2e3687d1d6915cf9dd505693a95a6

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(pairs):
    out=[]
    for left,right in pairs:
        side=left-right
        half=side//2
        mid=right+half
        parity=side&1
        out.append([mid,side,parity])
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('oracle 1', solve(*([[5, 2], [2, 5]],)), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
check('oracle 2', solve(*([[0, 0], [1, 1]],)), [[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]])
check('oracle 3', solve(*([[-3, 2], [4, -1]],)), [[-1, -5, 1], [1, 5, 1]])
check('oracle 4', solve(*([],)), [])
check('oracle 5', solve(*([[1, 0], [0, 1]],)), [[0, 1, 1], [0, -1, 1]])
check('oracle 6', solve(*([[7, 7], [-7, -7]],)), [[7, 0, 0], [-7, 0, 0]])
check('oracle 7', solve(*([[3, 1], [-3, -1]],)), [[2, 2, 0], [-2, -2, 0]])
if N == 1: check('variant packet 1', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 2: check('variant packet 2', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 3: check('variant packet 3', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 4: check('variant packet 4', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
if N == 5: check('variant packet 5', solve(*[[[5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5], [5, 2], [2, 5]]]), [[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
oracle 1	`[[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]]`	`[[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]]`	Passed
oracle 2	`[[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]]`	`[[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]]`	Passed
oracle 3	`[[-1, -5, 1], [1, 5, 1]]`	`[[-1, -5, 1], [1, 5, 1]]`	Passed
oracle 4	`[]`	`[]`	Passed
oracle 5	`[[0, 1, 1], [0, -1, 1]]`	`[[0, 1, 1], [0, -1, 1]]`	Passed
oracle 6	`[[7, 0, 0], [-7, 0, 0]]`	`[[7, 0, 0], [-7, 0, 0]]`	Passed
oracle 7	`[[2, 2, 0], [-2, -2, 0]]`	`[[2, 2, 0], [-2, -2, 0]]`	Passed
variant packet 1	`[[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]]`	`[[3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1], [3, 3, 1], [3, -3, 1]]`	Passed

SHA-256 / 79123109381cb1475989bf579dedc52eb22a62f4a4a76e3ca0d1b674ae109999

Verification & scope

Stipulated finite model; no claim of hardware timing or full file-format conformance. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:44:58.358145+00:00.

Case digest / f85ebd7cad418c3cad8f05a38df7b4116874160dcda8d52df0c50215528a6eda