Chapter 79 High-Level Audio

This chapter explains how to use the high-level audio services of Windows to add sound to applications. For an overview of the audio services, see Chapter 78, “Introduction to Audio.”

This chapter covers the following topics:

Playing waveform sounds

Using the Media Control Interface (MCI) to play and record audio

Using the MIDI Mapper for device-independent MIDI file playback

Authoring MIDI files

This chapter assumes you have a basic knowledge of digital audio and MIDI. If you need additional information on these subjects, see “Further Reading,” at the end of Chapter 78, “Introduction to Audio.”