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02-03-2013, 04:52 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-03-2013, 04:52 AM by Tyestor.)
Is anyone able to tell me the difference (sound quality wise) between Catmull-Rom and Hermite as well as XAudio 2 and DirectSound? I'm not too sure but I'm currently using Camull-Rom and DirectSound and DirectSound seems to sound better. Also, what does latency do? I'm trying to find the best combination for sound that I can =)
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The output module doesn't influence the sound quality, only latency.
And it's best to keep using XA2 on Windows, since DSound is getting phased out and all the compatibility layers make it slow.
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02-05-2013, 05:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-05-2013, 05:56 PM by KrossX.)
In my opinion, just pick the interpolation method you like. Don't forget to try the de-alias filter too, which might sound good for certain games (dunno which). As for the API, use DirectSound for Windows XP, use XAudio2 for Vista+ (or use WASAPI / WDM-KS once it gets available later).
#EDIT: Ninja'd by rama.