Core Audio
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| Core Audio | |
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| Developed by | Apple Computer |
| OS | Mac OS X |
| Genre | System Utility |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | http://www.apple.com/macosx/ features/coreaudio/ |
Core Audio is a fairly low-level API for dealing with sound in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It includes an implementation of the cross-platform OpenAL library[1].
Apple's Core Audio documentation states that "in creating this new architecture on Mac OS X, Apple’s objective in the audio space has been twofold. The primary goal is to deliver a high-quality, superior audio experience for Macintosh users. The second objective reflects a shift in emphasis from developers having to establish their own audio and MIDI protocols in their applications to Apple moving ahead to assume responsibility for these services on the Macintosh platform."
Oddly enough, Microsoft Windows Vista also includes a low-level audio API which Microsoft dubs the 'Core Audio' API[2].
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It was introduced in Mac OS X 10.3.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Core Audio Overview: OpenAL (Open Audio Library) (English). Apple Inc (January 08 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ Core Audio APIs in Windows Vista (English). Microsoft Inc. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
[edit] External links
- Apple's Core Audio page
- Apple's Core Audio documentation developer page
- Apple's Audio developer page
- Apple's Core Audio Technologies developer page
- Apple's mailing list for developers using Core Audio and MIDI APIs (C or Java) on Mac OS X
- A simple Cocoa Core Audio demo application for developers
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