diff --git a/share/examples/Makefile b/share/examples/Makefile
--- a/share/examples/Makefile
+++ b/share/examples/Makefile
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@
 	ossinit.h \
 	ossmidi.h \
 	midi.c \
+	polling.c \
 	README
 
 SE_DIRS+=	sunrpc
diff --git a/share/examples/sound/polling.c b/share/examples/sound/polling.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/sound/polling.c
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Goran Mekić
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#if !defined(SELECT) && !defined(POLL)
+#error "Compile with -DSELECT or -DPOLL"
+#endif
+
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "ossinit.h"
+#include "ossmidi.h"
+
+int8_t *ibuf = NULL;
+int8_t *obuf = NULL;
+sample_t *channels = NULL;
+
+void
+handle_midi(midi_config_t *midi_config)
+{
+	midi_event_t event;
+	uint8_t raw;
+	int l = -1;
+
+	if ((l = read(midi_config->fd, &raw, sizeof(raw))) != -1) {
+		if (!(raw & 0x80)) {
+			return;
+		}
+		event.type = raw & CMD_MASK;
+		event.channel = raw & CHANNEL_MASK;
+		switch (event.type) {
+		case NOTE_ON:
+		case NOTE_OFF:
+		case CONTROLER_ON:
+			if ((l = read(midi_config->fd, &(event.note),
+				 sizeof(event.note))) == -1) {
+				perror("Error reading MIDI note");
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			if ((l = read(midi_config->fd, &(event.velocity),
+				 sizeof(event.velocity))) == -1) {
+				perror("Error reading MIDI velocity");
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		switch (event.type) {
+		case NOTE_ON:
+		case NOTE_OFF:
+			printf("Channel %d, note %d, velocity %d\n",
+			    event.channel, event.note, event.velocity);
+			break;
+		case CONTROLER_ON:
+			printf("Channel %d, controller %d, value %d\n",
+			    event.channel, event.controller, event.value);
+			break;
+		default:
+			printf("Unknown event type %d\n", event.type);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void
+handle_audio(config_t *config)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int bytes = config->buffer_info.bytes;
+
+	ret = read(config->fd, ibuf, bytes);
+	if (ret < bytes) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Requested %d bytes, but read %d!\n", bytes,
+		    ret);
+		return;
+	}
+	oss_split(config, (sample_t *)ibuf, channels);
+	/* All processing will happen here */
+	printf("Audio processing\n");
+	oss_merge(config, channels, (sample_t *)obuf);
+	ret = write(config->fd, obuf, bytes);
+	if (ret < bytes) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Requested %d bytes, but wrote %d!\n", bytes,
+		    ret);
+	}
+}
+
+int
+main()
+{
+	int ret;
+	int bytes;
+	int maxfd;
+	config_t config = {
+		.device = "/dev/dsp",
+		.channels = -1,
+		.format = format,
+		.frag = -1,
+		.sample_rate = 48000,
+		.sample_size = sizeof(sample_t),
+		.buffer_info.fragments = -1,
+		.mmap = 0,
+	};
+	midi_config_t midi_config = {
+		.device = "/dev/umidi0.0",
+	};
+
+	oss_init(&config);
+	oss_midi_init(&midi_config);
+
+	/*
+	 * Allocate input and output buffers so that their size match
+	 * frag_size
+	 */
+	bytes = config.buffer_info.bytes;
+	ibuf = malloc(bytes);
+	obuf = malloc(bytes);
+	channels = malloc(bytes);
+	maxfd = config.fd > midi_config.fd ? midi_config.fd : midi_config.fd;
+
+#ifdef SELECT
+	fd_set fds;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef POLL
+	// For simplicity of this example just use POLLIN.
+	// For more complex examples one can split input and output processing.
+	struct pollfd pfds[2];
+	pfds[0].fd = config.fd;
+	pfds[0].events = POLLIN;
+	pfds[1].fd = midi_config.fd;
+	pfds[1].events = POLLIN;
+#endif
+
+	for (;;) {
+#ifdef SELECT
+		FD_ZERO(&fds);
+		FD_SET(config.fd, &fds);
+		FD_SET(midi_config.fd, &fds);
+		ret = select(maxfd + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		if (FD_ISSET(config.fd, &fds)) {
+			handle_audio(&config);
+		} else if (FD_ISSET(midi_config.fd, &fds)) {
+			handle_midi(&midi_config);
+		}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef POLL
+		ret = poll(pfds, sizeof(pfds) / sizeof(struct pollfd), -1);
+		if (pfds[0].revents != 0) {
+			handle_audio(&config);
+		} else if (pfds[1].revents != 0) {
+			handle_midi(&midi_config);
+		}
+#endif
+	}
+
+	/* Cleanup */
+	free(channels);
+	free(obuf);
+	free(ibuf);
+	close(config.fd);
+	return (0);
+}