how to properly pass a float pointer from a C library to its C# wrapper

I have a function in my custom C library which returns a pointer to a float. (This is actually an array of floats which contains audio values).

I want to use this C library (and returned float array) in Unity3d so I am writing a C# wrapper for it. How do I properly import/declare my C function in my C# script ?

my C declarations looks like this:

float*  getAudioBuffer(mySynth_t synth);

In C# my guess is that I should declared my imported function as returning float like this:

[DllImport (dll)]
private static extern float[]  aae_getAudioBuffer(  IntPtr synth)

Is that correct? Shall I use ref keyword? Shall I use out keyword somewhere? I familiar with C++ but bot at all with C# so I do not really understand mashalling etc. I read somewhere that there is a pinning process involved

Also the data in the float array are audio data that I want to copy to Unity3d’s audio buffer in OnFilterRead. So this will be called many times. I read somewhere that there is a pinning process involved and I am not sure what to do of it.

Any hint, sample code, or pointer on best practices to get a float pointer (or float array) from C and pass it (or copy it if I have to) would be appreciated.

here is how I did it:

[DllImport (dll)]
private static extern IntPtr  getAudioBuffer(  IntPtr synth);

then to use it:

private float[] buffer = new float[1024];

void OnAudioFilterRead (float[] data, int channels)  
    {
         IntPtr buf = getAudioBuffer();

         Marshal.Copy(buf, buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
          int i, j;
           for ( i = 0, j=0; j < buffer.Length; i = i + channels, j++)
           { 
              data *= buffer[j];*

if (channels ==2)
{ data [i + 1] = data ; }
}
}
Any hint on how to do it more efficiently would be welcome.
Some good reads: [here][1], [here][2] and also [here][3].
_[1]: http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/119808-Procedural-native-audio-synthesis-with-OnAudioFilterRead*_
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[2]: Marshaling with C# – Chapter 2: Marshaling Simple Types - CodeProject
_*[3]: http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/34606/how-do-i-pass-arrays-from-c-to-c-in-unity-if-at-al.html*_