Waveform Audio Reference

[The feature associated with this page, Waveform Audio, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by WASAPI and Audio Graphs. WASAPI and Audio Graphs have been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use WASAPI and Audio Graphs instead of Waveform Audio, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]

This section lists the functions, structures, and messages associated with waveform audio, which are documented under Multimedia Reference. These elements are grouped as follows.

Auxiliary Devices

Easy Playback

Errors

Opening and Closing

Pitch

Playback Rate

Playback Progress

Playing

Querying a Device

Recording

Retrieving Device Identifiers

Retrieving the Current Position

Sending Custom Messages

Volume

Waveform Audio