Inside Macintosh: Sound Manager

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Important: Sound Input Manager is deprecated as of Mac OS X v10.5. For new audio development in Mac OS X, use Core Audio. See the Audio page in the ADC Reference Library.

Sound Input Manager Routines

This section describes the routines provided by the Sound Input Manager. You can use these routines to

record sounds using the sound recording dialog box
open and close sound input devices
record sounds directly from sound input devices
get information about sound input devices and change device settings
construct sound resource and file headers
register sound input devices with the Sound Input Manager
convert recording times between millisecond and byte values
obtain information about the version of the Sound Input Manager that is running

The section "Application-Defined Routines" describes the format of sound input completion routines and sound input interrupt routines.

Recording Sounds

Opening and Closing Sound Input Devices

Recording Sounds Directly From Sound Input Devices

Manipulating Device Settings

Constructing Sound Resource and File Headers

Registering Sound Input Devices

Converting Between Milliseconds and Bytes

Obtaining Information

Inside Macintosh: Sound Manager

Legacy Document

Important: Sound Input Manager is deprecated as of Mac OS X v10.5. For new audio development in Mac OS X, use Core Audio. See the Audio page in the ADC Reference Library.