diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f32.c b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f32.c
index f53d1d782a..693a899e00 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f32.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f32.c
@@ -265,6 +265,40 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_f32_cpx * Fout,
   const int m = *factors++;     /* stage's fft length/p */
   const kiss_fft_f32_cpx *Fout_end = Fout + p * m;
 
+#ifdef _OPENMP
+  // use openmp extensions at the 
+  // top-level (not recursive)
+  if (fstride == 1) {
+    int k;
+
+    // execute the p different work units in different threads
+#       pragma omp parallel for
+    for (k = 0; k < p; ++k)
+      kf_work (Fout + k * m, f + fstride * in_stride * k, fstride * p,
+          in_stride, factors, st);
+    // all threads have joined by this point
+
+    switch (p) {
+      case 2:
+        kf_bfly2 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 3:
+        kf_bfly3 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 4:
+        kf_bfly4 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 5:
+        kf_bfly5 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      default:
+        kf_bfly_generic (Fout, fstride, st, m, p);
+        break;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (m == 1) {
     do {
       *Fout = *f;
@@ -272,6 +306,10 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_f32_cpx * Fout,
     } while (++Fout != Fout_end);
   } else {
     do {
+      // recursive call:
+      // DFT of size m*p performed by doing
+      // p instances of smaller DFTs of size m, 
+      // each one takes a decimated version of the input
       kf_work (Fout, f, fstride * p, in_stride, factors, st);
       f += fstride * in_stride;
     } while ((Fout += m) != Fout_end);
@@ -279,6 +317,7 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_f32_cpx * Fout,
 
   Fout = Fout_beg;
 
+  // recombine the p smaller DFTs 
   switch (p) {
     case 2:
       kf_bfly2 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f32.h b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f32.h
index 06a893d2a9..098b89da70 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f32.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f32.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <memory.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ void kiss_fft_f32_cleanup(void);
  */
 int kiss_fft_f32_next_fast_size(int n);
 
+/* for real ffts, we need an even size */
+#define kiss_fftr_next_fast_size_real(n) \
+        (kiss_fft_next_fast_size( ((n)+1)>>1)<<1)
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } 
 #endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f64.c b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f64.c
index 4f0cbc5adb..b3117117b8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f64.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f64.c
@@ -265,6 +265,40 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_f64_cpx * Fout,
   const int m = *factors++;     /* stage's fft length/p */
   const kiss_fft_f64_cpx *Fout_end = Fout + p * m;
 
+#ifdef _OPENMP
+  // use openmp extensions at the 
+  // top-level (not recursive)
+  if (fstride == 1) {
+    int k;
+
+    // execute the p different work units in different threads
+#       pragma omp parallel for
+    for (k = 0; k < p; ++k)
+      kf_work (Fout + k * m, f + fstride * in_stride * k, fstride * p,
+          in_stride, factors, st);
+    // all threads have joined by this point
+
+    switch (p) {
+      case 2:
+        kf_bfly2 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 3:
+        kf_bfly3 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 4:
+        kf_bfly4 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 5:
+        kf_bfly5 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      default:
+        kf_bfly_generic (Fout, fstride, st, m, p);
+        break;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (m == 1) {
     do {
       *Fout = *f;
@@ -272,6 +306,10 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_f64_cpx * Fout,
     } while (++Fout != Fout_end);
   } else {
     do {
+      // recursive call:
+      // DFT of size m*p performed by doing
+      // p instances of smaller DFTs of size m, 
+      // each one takes a decimated version of the input
       kf_work (Fout, f, fstride * p, in_stride, factors, st);
       f += fstride * in_stride;
     } while ((Fout += m) != Fout_end);
@@ -279,6 +317,7 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_f64_cpx * Fout,
 
   Fout = Fout_beg;
 
+  // recombine the p smaller DFTs 
   switch (p) {
     case 2:
       kf_bfly2 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f64.h b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f64.h
index 572b33ab61..90792bbda3 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f64.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_f64.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <memory.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ void kiss_fft_f64_cleanup(void);
  */
 int kiss_fft_f64_next_fast_size(int n);
 
+/* for real ffts, we need an even size */
+#define kiss_fftr_next_fast_size_real(n) \
+        (kiss_fft_next_fast_size( ((n)+1)>>1)<<1)
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } 
 #endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s16.c b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s16.c
index ca20004b36..ee2de4eefc 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s16.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s16.c
@@ -265,6 +265,40 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_s16_cpx * Fout,
   const int m = *factors++;     /* stage's fft length/p */
   const kiss_fft_s16_cpx *Fout_end = Fout + p * m;
 
+#ifdef _OPENMP
+  // use openmp extensions at the 
+  // top-level (not recursive)
+  if (fstride == 1) {
+    int k;
+
+    // execute the p different work units in different threads
+#       pragma omp parallel for
+    for (k = 0; k < p; ++k)
+      kf_work (Fout + k * m, f + fstride * in_stride * k, fstride * p,
+          in_stride, factors, st);
+    // all threads have joined by this point
+
+    switch (p) {
+      case 2:
+        kf_bfly2 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 3:
+        kf_bfly3 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 4:
+        kf_bfly4 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 5:
+        kf_bfly5 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      default:
+        kf_bfly_generic (Fout, fstride, st, m, p);
+        break;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (m == 1) {
     do {
       *Fout = *f;
@@ -272,6 +306,10 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_s16_cpx * Fout,
     } while (++Fout != Fout_end);
   } else {
     do {
+      // recursive call:
+      // DFT of size m*p performed by doing
+      // p instances of smaller DFTs of size m, 
+      // each one takes a decimated version of the input
       kf_work (Fout, f, fstride * p, in_stride, factors, st);
       f += fstride * in_stride;
     } while ((Fout += m) != Fout_end);
@@ -279,6 +317,7 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_s16_cpx * Fout,
 
   Fout = Fout_beg;
 
+  // recombine the p smaller DFTs 
   switch (p) {
     case 2:
       kf_bfly2 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s16.h b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s16.h
index 9e229055ff..4303127ac3 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s16.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s16.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <memory.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ void kiss_fft_s16_cleanup(void);
  */
 int kiss_fft_s16_next_fast_size(int n);
 
+/* for real ffts, we need an even size */
+#define kiss_fftr_next_fast_size_real(n) \
+        (kiss_fft_next_fast_size( ((n)+1)>>1)<<1)
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } 
 #endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s32.c b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s32.c
index 760013c251..5acb2ed67e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s32.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s32.c
@@ -265,6 +265,40 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_s32_cpx * Fout,
   const int m = *factors++;     /* stage's fft length/p */
   const kiss_fft_s32_cpx *Fout_end = Fout + p * m;
 
+#ifdef _OPENMP
+  // use openmp extensions at the 
+  // top-level (not recursive)
+  if (fstride == 1) {
+    int k;
+
+    // execute the p different work units in different threads
+#       pragma omp parallel for
+    for (k = 0; k < p; ++k)
+      kf_work (Fout + k * m, f + fstride * in_stride * k, fstride * p,
+          in_stride, factors, st);
+    // all threads have joined by this point
+
+    switch (p) {
+      case 2:
+        kf_bfly2 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 3:
+        kf_bfly3 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 4:
+        kf_bfly4 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      case 5:
+        kf_bfly5 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
+        break;
+      default:
+        kf_bfly_generic (Fout, fstride, st, m, p);
+        break;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (m == 1) {
     do {
       *Fout = *f;
@@ -272,6 +306,10 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_s32_cpx * Fout,
     } while (++Fout != Fout_end);
   } else {
     do {
+      // recursive call:
+      // DFT of size m*p performed by doing
+      // p instances of smaller DFTs of size m, 
+      // each one takes a decimated version of the input
       kf_work (Fout, f, fstride * p, in_stride, factors, st);
       f += fstride * in_stride;
     } while ((Fout += m) != Fout_end);
@@ -279,6 +317,7 @@ kf_work (kiss_fft_s32_cpx * Fout,
 
   Fout = Fout_beg;
 
+  // recombine the p smaller DFTs 
   switch (p) {
     case 2:
       kf_bfly2 (Fout, fstride, st, m);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s32.h b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s32.h
index b1c1d707a9..8edd66454a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s32.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fft_s32.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <memory.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ void kiss_fft_s32_cleanup(void);
  */
 int kiss_fft_s32_next_fast_size(int n);
 
+/* for real ffts, we need an even size */
+#define kiss_fftr_next_fast_size_real(n) \
+        (kiss_fft_next_fast_size( ((n)+1)>>1)<<1)
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } 
 #endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_f32.c b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_f32.c
index ea45206eb0..ab11c04e30 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_f32.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_f32.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ kiss_fftr_f32_alloc (int nfft, int inverse_fft, void *mem, size_t * lenmem)
 
   kiss_fft_f32_alloc (nfft, inverse_fft, NULL, &subsize);
   memneeded = ALIGN_STRUCT (sizeof (struct kiss_fftr_f32_state))
-      + ALIGN_STRUCT (subsize) + sizeof (kiss_fft_f32_cpx) * (nfft * 2);
+      + ALIGN_STRUCT (subsize) + sizeof (kiss_fft_f32_cpx) * (nfft * 3 / 2);
 
   if (lenmem == NULL) {
     st = (kiss_fftr_f32_cfg) KISS_FFT_F32_MALLOC (memneeded);
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ kiss_fftr_f32_alloc (int nfft, int inverse_fft, void *mem, size_t * lenmem)
   st->super_twiddles = st->tmpbuf + nfft;
   kiss_fft_f32_alloc (nfft, inverse_fft, st->substate, &subsize);
 
-  for (i = 0; i < nfft; ++i) {
-    double phase = -3.14159265358979323846264338327 * ((double) i / nfft + .5);
+  for (i = 0; i < nfft / 2; ++i) {
+    double phase =
+        -3.14159265358979323846264338327 * ((double) (i + 1) / nfft + .5);
 
     if (inverse_fft)
       phase *= -1;
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ kiss_fftr_f32 (kiss_fftr_f32_cfg st, const kiss_fft_f32_scalar * timedata,
 
     C_ADD (f1k, fpk, fpnk);
     C_SUB (f2k, fpk, fpnk);
-    C_MUL (tw, f2k, st->super_twiddles[k]);
+    C_MUL (tw, f2k, st->super_twiddles[k - 1]);
 
     freqdata[k].r = HALF_OF (f1k.r + tw.r);
     freqdata[k].i = HALF_OF (f1k.i + tw.i);
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ kiss_fftri_f32 (kiss_fftr_f32_cfg st, const kiss_fft_f32_cpx * freqdata,
 
     C_ADD (fek, fk, fnkc);
     C_SUB (tmp, fk, fnkc);
-    C_MUL (fok, tmp, st->super_twiddles[k]);
+    C_MUL (fok, tmp, st->super_twiddles[k - 1]);
     C_ADD (st->tmpbuf[k], fek, fok);
     C_SUB (st->tmpbuf[ncfft - k], fek, fok);
 #ifdef USE_SIMD
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_f64.c b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_f64.c
index 59587147ba..740be2711d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_f64.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_f64.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ kiss_fftr_f64_alloc (int nfft, int inverse_fft, void *mem, size_t * lenmem)
   kiss_fft_f64_alloc (nfft, inverse_fft, NULL, &subsize);
   memneeded = ALIGN_STRUCT (sizeof (struct kiss_fftr_f64_state))
       + ALIGN_STRUCT (subsize)
-      + sizeof (kiss_fft_f64_cpx) * (nfft * 2);
+      + sizeof (kiss_fft_f64_cpx) * (nfft * 3 / 2);
 
   if (lenmem == NULL) {
     st = (kiss_fftr_f64_cfg) KISS_FFT_F64_MALLOC (memneeded);
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ kiss_fftr_f64_alloc (int nfft, int inverse_fft, void *mem, size_t * lenmem)
   st->super_twiddles = st->tmpbuf + nfft;
   kiss_fft_f64_alloc (nfft, inverse_fft, st->substate, &subsize);
 
-  for (i = 0; i < nfft; ++i) {
-    double phase = -3.14159265358979323846264338327 * ((double) i / nfft + .5);
+  for (i = 0; i < nfft / 2; ++i) {
+    double phase =
+        -3.14159265358979323846264338327 * ((double) (i + 1) / nfft + .5);
 
     if (inverse_fft)
       phase *= -1;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ kiss_fftr_f64 (kiss_fftr_f64_cfg st, const kiss_fft_f64_scalar * timedata,
 
     C_ADD (f1k, fpk, fpnk);
     C_SUB (f2k, fpk, fpnk);
-    C_MUL (tw, f2k, st->super_twiddles[k]);
+    C_MUL (tw, f2k, st->super_twiddles[k - 1]);
 
     freqdata[k].r = HALF_OF (f1k.r + tw.r);
     freqdata[k].i = HALF_OF (f1k.i + tw.i);
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ kiss_fftri_f64 (kiss_fftr_f64_cfg st, const kiss_fft_f64_cpx * freqdata,
 
     C_ADD (fek, fk, fnkc);
     C_SUB (tmp, fk, fnkc);
-    C_MUL (fok, tmp, st->super_twiddles[k]);
+    C_MUL (fok, tmp, st->super_twiddles[k - 1]);
     C_ADD (st->tmpbuf[k], fek, fok);
     C_SUB (st->tmpbuf[ncfft - k], fek, fok);
 #ifdef USE_SIMD
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_s16.c b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_s16.c
index 803fa63380..f1ec990cb3 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_s16.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_s16.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ kiss_fftr_s16_alloc (int nfft, int inverse_fft, void *mem, size_t * lenmem)
   kiss_fft_s16_alloc (nfft, inverse_fft, NULL, &subsize);
   memneeded = ALIGN_STRUCT (sizeof (struct kiss_fftr_s16_state))
       + ALIGN_STRUCT (subsize)
-      + sizeof (kiss_fft_s16_cpx) * (nfft * 2);
+      + sizeof (kiss_fft_s16_cpx) * (nfft * 3 / 2);
 
   if (lenmem == NULL) {
     st = (kiss_fftr_s16_cfg) KISS_FFT_S16_MALLOC (memneeded);
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ kiss_fftr_s16_alloc (int nfft, int inverse_fft, void *mem, size_t * lenmem)
   st->super_twiddles = st->tmpbuf + nfft;
   kiss_fft_s16_alloc (nfft, inverse_fft, st->substate, &subsize);
 
-  for (i = 0; i < nfft; ++i) {
-    double phase = -3.14159265358979323846264338327 * ((double) i / nfft + .5);
+  for (i = 0; i < nfft / 2; ++i) {
+    double phase =
+        -3.14159265358979323846264338327 * ((double) (i + 1) / nfft + .5);
 
     if (inverse_fft)
       phase *= -1;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ kiss_fftr_s16 (kiss_fftr_s16_cfg st, const kiss_fft_s16_scalar * timedata,
 
     C_ADD (f1k, fpk, fpnk);
     C_SUB (f2k, fpk, fpnk);
-    C_MUL (tw, f2k, st->super_twiddles[k]);
+    C_MUL (tw, f2k, st->super_twiddles[k - 1]);
 
     freqdata[k].r = HALF_OF (f1k.r + tw.r);
     freqdata[k].i = HALF_OF (f1k.i + tw.i);
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ kiss_fftri_s16 (kiss_fftr_s16_cfg st, const kiss_fft_s16_cpx * freqdata,
 
     C_ADD (fek, fk, fnkc);
     C_SUB (tmp, fk, fnkc);
-    C_MUL (fok, tmp, st->super_twiddles[k]);
+    C_MUL (fok, tmp, st->super_twiddles[k - 1]);
     C_ADD (st->tmpbuf[k], fek, fok);
     C_SUB (st->tmpbuf[ncfft - k], fek, fok);
 #ifdef USE_SIMD
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_s32.c b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_s32.c
index e2a8541a5a..260da2962c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_s32.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/kiss_fftr_s32.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ kiss_fftr_s32_alloc (int nfft, int inverse_fft, void *mem, size_t * lenmem)
   kiss_fft_s32_alloc (nfft, inverse_fft, NULL, &subsize);
   memneeded = ALIGN_STRUCT (sizeof (struct kiss_fftr_s32_state))
       + ALIGN_STRUCT (subsize)
-      + sizeof (kiss_fft_s32_cpx) * (nfft * 2);
+      + sizeof (kiss_fft_s32_cpx) * (nfft * 3 / 2);
 
   if (lenmem == NULL) {
     st = (kiss_fftr_s32_cfg) KISS_FFT_S32_MALLOC (memneeded);
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ kiss_fftr_s32_alloc (int nfft, int inverse_fft, void *mem, size_t * lenmem)
   st->super_twiddles = st->tmpbuf + nfft;
   kiss_fft_s32_alloc (nfft, inverse_fft, st->substate, &subsize);
 
-  for (i = 0; i < nfft; ++i) {
-    double phase = -3.14159265358979323846264338327 * ((double) i / nfft + .5);
+  for (i = 0; i < nfft / 2; ++i) {
+    double phase =
+        -3.14159265358979323846264338327 * ((double) (i + 1) / nfft + .5);
 
     if (inverse_fft)
       phase *= -1;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ kiss_fftr_s32 (kiss_fftr_s32_cfg st, const kiss_fft_s32_scalar * timedata,
 
     C_ADD (f1k, fpk, fpnk);
     C_SUB (f2k, fpk, fpnk);
-    C_MUL (tw, f2k, st->super_twiddles[k]);
+    C_MUL (tw, f2k, st->super_twiddles[k - 1]);
 
     freqdata[k].r = HALF_OF (f1k.r + tw.r);
     freqdata[k].i = HALF_OF (f1k.i + tw.i);
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ kiss_fftri_s32 (kiss_fftr_s32_cfg st, const kiss_fft_s32_cpx * freqdata,
 
     C_ADD (fek, fk, fnkc);
     C_SUB (tmp, fk, fnkc);
-    C_MUL (fok, tmp, st->super_twiddles[k]);
+    C_MUL (fok, tmp, st->super_twiddles[k - 1]);
     C_ADD (st->tmpbuf[k], fek, fok);
     C_SUB (st->tmpbuf[ncfft - k], fek, fok);
 #ifdef USE_SIMD