Multimedia Extensions Audio Architecture

The Multimedia extensions provide audio services through high-level audio functions, Media Control Interface (MCI) device drivers, low-level audio func-tions, the MIDI Mapper, and low-level audio device drivers. The following illustration shows the relationship between an application and the elements of the Multimedia extensions that provide audio support:

For details on the overall architecture of the Multimedia extensions, see Chapter 1, “Introduction to Windows with Multimedia.”