Exposing Hardware-Offloaded Audio Processing in Windows
Updated: September 28, 2012
File name: exposing-hardware-offloaded-audio-processing-windows-8.docx
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About This Download
This paper provides information about audio offloading in Windows 8 and how this support allows an audio driver to expose offloaded audio capabilities to the Windows audio stack. It provides guidelines for hardware manufacturers and driver developers to develop audio drivers for audio hardware that can handle offloaded audio processing. It assumes that the reader is familiar with C/C++ programming and with the basics of driver development for Windows.
This information applies for the following operating systems:
- Windows 8
Included in this white paper:
Windows Audio Framework Overview
User Interface Considerations
Application Impact
Driver Implementation Details
New Portcls WaveRT Offload Helper Interfaces
Audio Offloading Driver Glitch Reporting
PortCls Power Management Updates for SoC
