diff --git a/native_bridge/include/SharedMemoryIPC.h b/native_bridge/include/SharedMemoryIPC.h
index d08296b..cae2539 100644
--- a/native_bridge/include/SharedMemoryIPC.h
+++ b/native_bridge/include/SharedMemoryIPC.h
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ struct SandboxHostIPC {
     volatile uint32_t presetInLen;        // >0: pending; child applies + zeroes
     char presetOut[PRESET_BLOB_SIZE];     // child -> bridge (base64 text)
     volatile uint32_t presetOutLen;       // 0 = none published yet
+    // G4.7: consumer-sync pacing. The unpaced child renders ~50x real-time and
+    // overwrites the slot the bridge is reading (torn audio -> "tạch tạch").
+    // Child increments a publish count per slot; bridge increments the consume
+    // count when it copies a slot. The child waits after each publish until the
+    // bridge consumed it, so it publishes exactly one block per DAW block.
+    // Append-only: keep at the END, offsets above stay stable.
+    volatile uint32_t bridgeConsumed[2];      // bridge -> child: consume count per slot
 };
 
 // Shared-memory helpers (impl in SharedMemoryIPC.cpp).
diff --git a/native_bridge/src/SandboxVst2Host.cpp b/native_bridge/src/SandboxVst2Host.cpp
index d92903c..b4bcae3 100644
--- a/native_bridge/src/SandboxVst2Host.cpp
+++ b/native_bridge/src/SandboxVst2Host.cpp
@@ -321,12 +321,26 @@ void SandboxVst2Host::processAudioBlock(float* outputL, float* outputR, uint32_t
         std::memset(outputR, 0, numSamples * sizeof(float));
         return;
     }
-    // G4.3: the child publishes the slot it finished rendering (writeSlot).
-    // Copy that block. A stale slot means the child is still working on the
-    // other one - we repeat the previous block instead of tearing.
+    // G4.7: copy the newest child block into a LOCAL buffer once per slot
+    // change, then serve every segment of this DAW block from it. The old
+    // direct read tore when the unpaced child (~50x real-time) overwrote
+    // the slot mid-read, and mixed samples from several child blocks across
+    // the segments of one DAW block. With consumer-sync pacing the child
+    // publishes exactly one block per DAW block, so the slot only changes
+    // at a block boundary. ponytail: a child publish landing between two
+    // segments of one DAW block (sub-ms race) would still copy mid-block;
+    // impossible in practice - the child is asleep in Sleep(1) when the
+    // DAW dispatches segments (<100us). Upgrade path: pass the DAW block
+    // index into processAudioBlock and copy once per block.
     uint32_t slot = ipc_->writeSlot & 1u;
+    if (slot != lastWriteSlot_) {
+        std::memcpy(lastLeft_, ipc_->audioLeft[slot], sizeof(lastLeft_));
+        std::memcpy(lastRight_, ipc_->audioRight[slot], sizeof(lastRight_));
+        ipc_->bridgeConsumed[slot]++;
+        lastWriteSlot_ = slot;
+    }
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < numSamples; ++i) {
-        outputL[i] = ipc_->audioLeft[slot][i];
-        outputR[i] = ipc_->audioRight[slot][i];
+        outputL[i] = lastLeft_[i];
+        outputR[i] = lastRight_[i];
     }
 }
diff --git a/native_bridge/src/SandboxVst2Host.h b/native_bridge/src/SandboxVst2Host.h
index e4c6711..c54d347 100644
--- a/native_bridge/src/SandboxVst2Host.h
+++ b/native_bridge/src/SandboxVst2Host.h
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ private:
     std::string path_;
     std::string shmName_;
     std::string lastPreset_;  // last preset queued (seed or real patch) — re-queued on watchdog respawn
+    // G4.7: local copy of the last consumed child block. The DAW may call
+    // processAudioBlock in segments within one block; serve every segment
+    // from ONE coherent child block (copied on slot change). lastWriteSlot_
+    // starts 0 == zeroed shm slot 0, so the first child publish (slot 1)
+    // always triggers the copy; before that we serve silence.
+    float lastLeft_[AUDIO_BLOCK_SIZE] = {};
+    float lastRight_[AUDIO_BLOCK_SIZE] = {};
+    uint32_t lastWriteSlot_ = 0;
     double sampleRate_ = 44100.0;
     uint32_t block_ = AUDIO_BLOCK_SIZE;
     uint32_t channel_ = 0;
diff --git a/native_bridge/src/plugin_host_main.cpp b/native_bridge/src/plugin_host_main.cpp
index 9c38f9c..8fa6f64 100644
--- a/native_bridge/src/plugin_host_main.cpp
+++ b/native_bridge/src/plugin_host_main.cpp
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         }
     }).detach();
 
+    // G4.7: publish counter per slot (how many times this child published
+    // each slot). Paired with the bridge's bridgeConsumed[2] - see the
+    // wait after publish below.
+    uint32_t childPub[2] = {0, 0};
     int activeNotes = 0;
     bool idle = false;
     bool quit = false;
@@ -345,6 +349,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         uint32_t slot = 1u - (ipc->writeSlot & 1u);
         inst.processAudioBlock(ipc->audioLeft[slot], ipc->audioRight[slot], block);
         ipc->writeSlot = slot;
+        childPub[slot]++;
         ipc->base.bridgeWriteIndex++;
         if (activeNotes == 0) {
             float peak = 0.0f;
@@ -358,6 +363,18 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             }
             if (peak < 0.0005f) idle = true;
         }
+        // G4.7: consumer-sync pacing. The bridge (DAW) consumes exactly one
+        // block per real-time block; the old unpaced child rendered ~50x
+        // real-time, so the bridge skipped most child blocks -> audio jumps
+        // ("tạch tạch" instead of the instrument). Wait AFTER publishing
+        // until the bridge copied THIS block before rendering the next one.
+        // The bridge never stalls (DAW main loop renders + paces every
+        // iteration), so this wait is bounded (~5ms). If the bridge dies,
+        // parentPid points at it - the parent_alive check breaks the wait.
+        while (ipc->bridgeConsumed[slot] < childPub[slot]) {
+            if (parentPid && !parent_alive(parentPid)) break;
+            Sleep(1);
+        }
         Sleep(0);
     }
     inst.closeGUI();