Core Audio

Core Audio
Developer(s) Apple Inc.
Stable release 3.2.6
Operating system Mac OS X, iOS
Type Developer library
License Proprietary
Website Apple Developer Audio & Video

Core Audio is a low-level API for dealing with sound in Apple's Mac OS X and iOS operating systems. It includes an implementation of the cross-platform OpenAL[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."

History

It was introduced in OS X version 10.3 (Panther).[2]

See also

References

  1. "Core Audio Overview: OpenAL (Open Audio Library)". Apple Inc. February 11, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  2. Davidson, James Duncan; Deraleau, Jason (2005-01-01). Running Mac OS X Tiger. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN 9780596009137.

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