XACT Overviews

The Microsoft Cross-Platform Audio Creation Tool (XACT) and its associated application programming interface (APIs) are the high-level tools used by designers and programmers to develop audio.

XACT provides a framework for organizing and managing a title's audio resources that eases the collaboration between audio designers and title programmers.

In this section

XACT Programming Guide
Important information for programmers using XACT.
XACT Files
The file types produced by the XACT authoring tool.
XACT Libraries
Describes the different versions of the XACT libraries for development and final builds.
Managing XACT Resources and Notifications
Discussion of XACT resource and notification management.
XACT Streaming Wave Banks
Streaming wave banks and how to use them under different circumstances with XACT.
Using X3DAudio with XACT
How to use X3DAudio with XACT to add 3D positioning effects to your title.
XACT Differences from Version 1.0
Differences between this version of XACT and v1.0 of XACT.

See Also

XACT Reference, XACT Audio Authoring