DSCBUFFERDESC

The DSCBUFFERDESC structure is used by the IDirectSoundCapture::CreateCaptureBuffer method.

typedef struct {
    DWORD           dwSize;
    DWORD           dwFlags;
    DWORD           dwBufferBytes;
    DWORD           dwReserved;
    LPWAVEFORMATEX  lpwfxFormat;
} DSCBUFFERDESC, *LPDSCBUFFERDESC;
 
typedef const DSCBUFFERDESC *LPCDSCBUFFERDESC;

Members

dwSize

Size of the structure, in bytes. This member must be initialized before the structure is used.

dwFlags

Specifies device capabilities. Can be zero or the following flag:

DSCBCAPS_WAVEMAPPED

The Win32 wave mapper will be used for formats not supported by the device.

dwBufferBytes

Size of capture buffer to create, in bytes.

dwReserved

Reserved for future use.

lpwfxFormat

Pointer to a WAVEFORMATEX structure containing the format in which to capture the data.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in dsound.h.