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For years I have used dsound.dll to play audio on Windows, because if you have your own mixer etc then the more-recent APIs don't really do anything better.

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@Jonathan_Blow Xaudio is pretty simple, but has high latency.

@Jonathan_Blow Xaudio is pretty simple, but has high latency.

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date2025-04-01
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description@Jonathan_Blow Xaudio is pretty simple, but has high latency.

Apr 01, 20251 min read

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  • URL: https://x.com/erikkartman/status/1906990143938129927
  • Author: Erik Kartman (@erikkartman)
  • Posted: 2025-04-01 08:40:55

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Xaudio is pretty simple, but has high latency. Wasapi can have way less latency (<10ms), but only in exclusive access mode, which is kind of pita to use and needs special settings to be activated in the audio props.

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