Applications use the methods of the IDirectSound interface to create DirectSound objects and set up the environment. This section is a reference to the methods of this interface. For a conceptual overview, see IDirectSound Interface.
The methods of the IDirectSound interface can be organized into the following groups:
Allocating memory Compact
Creating buffers CreateSoundBuffer
Device capabilities GetCaps
Speaker configuration GetSpeakerConfig
The IDirectSound interface, like all COM interfaces, inherits the IUnknown interface methods. The IUnknown interface supports the following three methods: