Optimizing Performance

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This section offers some miscellaneous tips for improving the performance of applications that play their audio data directly into Microsoft DirectSound buffers.

The following topics are covered.

• Matching Buffer Formats
• Using Hardware Mixing
• Dynamic Voice Management
• Hardware Acceleration on ISA and PCI Cards
• Minimizing Control Changes
• CPU Considerations for 3-D Buffers
• DirectSound Driver Models

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