DirectSound Buffers

DirectX SDK

DirectSound Buffers

This section covers the creation and management of DirectSoundBuffer objects, which are the fundamental mechanism for playing sounds. The following topics are discussed:

Buffer Basics
Static and Streaming Sound Buffers
Creating Secondary Buffers
Buffer Control Options
Access to the Primary Buffer
Playing Sounds
Playback Controls
Current Play and Write Positions
Play Buffer Notification
Mixing Sounds
Custom Mixers
Buffer Management
Compressed Wave Formats

[C++]

Most of the information in this section applies to 3-D sound buffers as well. For information specific to the IDirectSound3DBuffer interface, see DirectSound 3-D Buffers.

For information about capture buffers, see DirectSoundCapture.

[Visual Basic]

Most of the information in this section applies to 3-D sound buffers as well. For information specific to the DirectSound3DBuffer class, see DirectSound 3-D Buffers.

For information about capture buffers, see DirectSoundCapture.