The different types and levels of audio servicesThe Multimedia extensions provide two levels of audio services. Before you can use either level, you must understand what each level offers and how it fits into the audio architecture.
This chapter covers the following topics:
The different types and levels of audio services
An overview of the audio architecture
Audio file formats used by the Multimedia extensions
Books and specifications providing additional information about audio
This chapter assumes you have a basic knowledge of digital audio and MIDI. For more information on these subjects, see “Further Reading” at the end of this chapter for a list of related books and specifications.