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does directsound have to have all sounds in same format?

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Started by synth_cat May 30, 2008 10:16 AM

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synth_cat

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May 30, 2008 10:16 AM

Does DirectSound support having multiple buffers playing sounds at different formats (different bits per sample, different number of channels, etc)? I want to be as safe as possible - I am particularly worried about potential problems with Vista (which I already know to be pretty finnicky about DirectSound.) Thanks for any help, Greg

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Evil Steve

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May 30, 2008 10:21 AM

There's no problems mixing different formats, but it's more CPU intensive. It's best to keep the format the same for most, if not all of your buffers.