ASIO, WASAPI, Direct Sound... is there any difference in sound …
Feb 5, 2019 · Hi, Some people say that ASIO gives the best sound, some WASAPI, some say Direct Sound is as good as it can get. What's the truth? I'm on Windows 10 and can't hear any …
Windows 11 / WASAPI - Questions and Answers - Audiophile Style
Dec 10, 2021 · WASAPI has two modes, "Shared Mode" that is used by most Windows applications that want to output sound, like web browser, games, etc. This goes through …
Does ASIO or WASAPI really optimize sound quality?
Jun 23, 2021 · Does ASIO or WASAPI really optimize sound quality? I'm not an audio expert but I've noticed that these ''bit-perfect'' drivers improve sound in one way and worse in another, …
Get the best sound quality in windows using wasapi
Jul 10, 2018 · I am still confused about the bit-perfect using usbdac in windows. I did some research and it looks like we need to either use asio or wasapi to bypass the windows system …
Kernel Streaming, ASIO, WASAPI... and music players (Foobar, …
Feb 5, 2019 · ASIO, WASAPI Exclusive, and WDM-KS are all bit-perfect as far as a typical software stack is concerned, so there shouldn't be any difference between them. MME, …
ASIO, WASAPI, Direct Sound... is there any difference in sound …
Mar 13, 2019 · I registered just to weigh in on this one.. ASIO (using ASIO4All) sounds completely different than WASAPI and DirectSound. In my experience this is regardless of what hardware …
Wasapi driver with Foobar2000 - Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum
Feb 7, 2021 · WASAPI Shared/DirectSound can mess with the sound if your got a different bit depth & frequency set in the sound control panel. What can mess with the sound (Just pops) …
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Oct 9, 2011 · WASAPI exclusive mode was introduced on Windows Vista and it can send unaltered PCM to the audio device reliably. On Windows XP or earlier version, Windows audio …
ASIO, WASAPI, Direct Sound... is there any difference in sound …
Nov 21, 2018 · Wasapi shared mode goes through windows audio mixer which may not only resample (most likely inaudible), but also perform some DSP, depending on your …
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Apr 30, 2014 · As soon as I select WASAPI in either input or output section (prior to choosing a particular endpoint/device), I immediately get the "Input and output devices cannot be the same!"