DirectSound

This section provides information about using DirectSound to play and capture sounds in applications written in C and C++.

Information is presented in the following sections:

• What's New in DirectSound. A guide to new features of DirectSound.
• The Power of DirectSound. Information on the capabilities of the DirectSound system.
• Programming Guide. A guide to using the DirectSound API. You'll probably want to familiarize yourself with the table of contents for this section, and then refer to parts of it as you need specific information. It should be used in conjunction with the reference section.
• DirectSound Samples. A guide to the sample applications in the SDK, to point you to the sample code you need. As well as showing how to implement basic functionality, each sample demonstrates one or more particular features of DirectSound.
• DirectSound Reference. Detailed information about all the API elements declared in Dsound.h.