Author Topic: A question re WASAPI "Shared"  (Read 5248 times)

sveakul

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Yes, I know that WASAPI-Exclusive bypasses the Windows mixer, which is why I use it.  Since WASAPI-Shared does NOT bypass the Windows mixer, can anybody tell me what the difference/advantage is between that and just using DirectSound??  Have always been unclear as to the "raison d'ĂȘtre" of that mode.

Steven

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WASAPI (Shared) and DirectSound are different APIs that both use the same windows processing via the Windows Mixer.
The advantages are for the functionality available to developers.
However some exernal applications and Linux Wine need the DirectSound API to be used in order to function

sveakul

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Thanks Steven for the explanation of DS vs. Shared;  so two API's with different ways of being utilized but which both end up in the same place (Windows mixer).  I stick with Exclusive mode because as frankz mentioned in another thread, I hear an audio improvement over DS that I don't think is due to placebo.