Hi Jacob, Considering DirectSound's age that's not surprising. It really doesn't have top of the line 5.1 or 7.1 support, because it was initially created in 95/96 for a totally different era of sound cards and audio technology. Although, DirectSound has been updated as much as possible it hasn't really been able to keep up with newer sound cards, make efficient use of newer processors, and employ more advanced audio techniques. XAudio2 on the other hand looks like it was written to resolve these inherent problems with DirectSound, and to provide a developer with a much more advanced audio API that can take full advantage of the higher end sound cards like the Audigy 4 Pro or the X-Fi. Unfortunately, I am pretty certain that most of the end users of my games will have the lower end sound cards such as a Soundmax or Real Tech that get put in just about every store brand computer out there so won't necessarily take full advantage of the improved audio environments i could provide.
On 3/22/10, Jacob Kruger <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know the newer one at all, but have been playing around with > DirectSound myself a little bit FWIW, and it seems to thin it does have > support for 3.1 and 5.1, 7.1 and surround speakers AFAIK, but not really > relevant. > > Stay well > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
