public float read(float[] leftBuf, float[] rightBuf, int readRate)
    {
        if (buf.length != leftBuf.length) buf = new float[leftBuf.length];

        if (sounds.size() > maxChannels)
        {
            Collections.sort(sounds);
        }

        Arrays.fill(leftBuf, 0);
        Arrays.fill(rightBuf, 0);
        float maxAmplitude = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < sounds.size(); i++)
        {
            Sound sound = (Sound) sounds.get(i);
            if (i < maxChannels)
            {
                sound.read(buf, readRate);
                float rp = (sound.pan<0?1:1-sound.pan)*sound.amplitude;
                float lp = (sound.pan>0?1:1+sound.pan)*sound.amplitude;
                for (int j = 0; j < leftBuf.length; j++)
                {
                    leftBuf[j] += buf[j]*lp;
                    rightBuf[j] += buf[j]*rp;
                    if (leftBuf[j]>maxAmplitude) maxAmplitude = leftBuf[j];
                    if (rightBuf[j]>maxAmplitude) maxAmplitude = rightBuf[j];
                }
            }
            else
            {
                sound.skip(leftBuf.length, readRate);
            }
        }
        
        return maxAmplitude;
    }