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Is directsound the same as the use of the ASIO driver?
If not can I use an ASIO driver with Kodi?
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2015-01-20, 19:00
(This post was last modified: 2015-01-20, 19:01 by jjd-uk.)
No as Directsound is the api that sends audio through the Windows mixer layers, so ASIO was needed for Win XP since Directsound was the only option. However from Vista onwards a second audio api was introduced that talks directly with the audio device driver bypassing the Windows mixer layers, this is the WASAPI api.
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The manufacturer of my sound device tells me that the ASIO driver sounds better than the WASAPI driver. Can I use ASIO with Kodi?
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ask the manufacturer for a copy of his scientifically proven double blind test that he performed while under the watchful eye of a dozen or more impartial observers.