Audio

is part of the Multimedia experience that end-users demand. New technology continues to enhance the end-user experience and allows developers to make their products more exciting and compelling. Consult the index below for information about audio technology.

You can download Intel's Realistic Sound Experience technology for internet applications free.
The Audio Hardware Interface ‘96 Design Guide (aka "Codec ‘96") defines a minimum set of audio system functional requirements for Multimedia and Communicating PC systems shipped in 1996.
The The Audio Codec '97 (AC '97) Component Specification creates a standard for audio hardware vendors and system OEMs to design very high quality (90 dB SNR) audio hardware.
QSound(TM) Labs has developed a product that produces a "surround sound" experience. Find out more about QSound and listen to a demo.
Technical white paper discussing QSound technology.
A glossary of audio terms is also available.
Audio Conversion Issues in Cross-platform Development of Indeo® Video

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