> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overviews

> Reference and overviews for audio, mixing, and sound-processing in the XBOX Game Development Kit (console features). Includes concepts and API guidance.

Explore overviews topics for XBOX game development.

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  <Card title="Acp" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/acp-overview">
    This topic provides descriptions and examples of the flowgraphs that are used to direct the Audio Control Processor (ACP).
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  <Card title="Overview of adpcm" icon="circle-info" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/adpcm-overview">
    Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM) is a lossy compression format.
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  <Card title="Overview of audio" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/audio">
    Video games engage three senses in users: sight, touch, and hearing.
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  <Card title="Comparison of XBOX one software" icon="cube" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/comparison-of-xdk-and-gdk-audio-api">
    This topic describes how the Audio APIs in the XBOX One Software Development Kit were changed for Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).
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  <Card title="Overview of XBOX series x|s audio" icon="server" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/scarlett-audio">
    Use this feature to decode audio for XBOX Series X|S consoles.
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  <Card title="Overview of shape" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/shape-overview">
    A key component of the XBOX One audio system is the Scalable Hardware Audio Processing Engine (SHAPE), which does the following:
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  <Card title="Overview of spatial sound" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/spatial-audio-overview">
    Use spatial sound audio support to add Dolby Atmos for home theater, Dolby Atmos for Headphones, DTS:X for home theater, DTS Headphone:X,…
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  <Card title="Wasapi" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/wasapi-overview">
    Client applications can use the Windows Audio Session API (WASAPI) to manage the flow of audio data between the application and an audio…
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  <Card title="Overview of single stream opus audio" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xapu-overview-single-stream-audio-decode">
    In this topic, we will walk through the expected code flow about how to use Opus hardware accelerated decoding on XBOX Series X devices by…
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  <Card title="Xapu" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xapu-overview">
    This topic provides an overview of the XAPU APIs for Hardware Accelerated Opus file decoding and high-quality sample rate conversion.
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  <Card title="Overview of xaudio2" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xaudio2-overview">
    XAudio2 is a low-level audio API architecture that provides a signal processing and mixing foundation for games.
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  <Card title="Use xaudio2 to play a sound" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xaudio2-play-sound">
    Use XAudio2 to load and play a .wav file on XBOX One.
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  <Card title="The audio architecture in XBOX one" icon="lightbulb" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xbox-one-audio-architecture">
    The audio architecture in XBOX One seeks a balance between the successes and tradeoffs of previous-generation platforms while anticipating…
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  <Card title="Xdsp enveloping" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-enveloping">
    In this topic, we will walk through the usage of enveloping as part of performing convolution on XBOX Series X|S devices using XDSP.
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  <Card title="Xdsp impulse response reduction" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-ir-reduction">
    In this topic, we will walk through the usage of impulse response reduction as part of performing convolution on XBOX Series X devices…
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  <Card title="Overview of a single stream convolution" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-single-stream-convolution-with-envelope">
    In this topic, we will walk through the expected code flow about how to use hardware Convolution reverb on XBOX Series X devices by using…
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  <Card title="Overview of a single stream convolution" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-single-stream-convolution">
    In this topic, we will walk through the expected code flow about how to use hardware Convolution reverb on XBOX Series X devices by using…
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  <Card title="Overview of a single stream fft/ifft" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-single-stream-fft-ifft">
    In this topic, we will walk through the expected code flow about how to use hardware for FFT/IFFT on XBOX Series X devices by using one of…
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  <Card title="Xdsp" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview">
    This topic provides an overview of the XDSP APIs.
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  <Card title="Overview of xma2" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xma2-overview">
    On XBOX One, XMA2 audio decompression is implemented in hardware.
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  <Card title="Overview of xwma" icon="volume-high" href="/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xwma-overview">
    xWMA is a subset of the Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional compression format.
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## See also

* [Tools](/build/console-features/audio/tools/index)


## Related topics

- [Overviews](/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/overviews/index.md)
- [Overview of audio](/build/console-features/audio/overviews/audio.md)
- [Overview of packaging](/build/core-features/common/packaging/overviews/packaging.md)
- [Invites overview](/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/invites/live-multiplayer-invites-overview.md)
- [Unity overview](/paths/unity/overview.md)