From 40322c0f01815eb7d7e5fb2bb77375bcd9d544e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sp2xdev <127630192+sp2xdev@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 15:28:56 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Audio modes demystified (markdown) --- Audio-modes-demystified.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Audio-modes-demystified.md b/Audio-modes-demystified.md index 92e3744..9c24a33 100644 --- a/Audio-modes-demystified.md +++ b/Audio-modes-demystified.md @@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ Lowest latency. Requires special audio device to support ASIO, at specific forma Audio cannot be directly captured by another application, so a workaround is needed to record or share the audio stream. +So far, only IIDX and SDVX support ASIO. The games look for a specific sound card, [Asus Xonar AE](https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/Asus-Xonar-AE). If you purchase this card and install it, it will just work. Alternatively, you can use options in Spice (`-iidxasio` and `-sp2x-sdvxasio`) to override this to use your own ASIO device. + > [!WARNING] -> Software ASIO drivers, such as ASIO4ALL, ASIO4ALL v2, FlexASIO are **not** going to provide you with better latency in 99% of cases. Since these drivers rely on your CPU to manager buffers, you may actually end up with worse overall performance (lower framerate, audio glitches, etc). If your hardware does not natively support ASIO, stick to WASAPI Exclusive. +> Software ASIO drivers, such as ASIO4ALL, ASIO4ALL v2, FlexASIO are **not** going to provide you with better latency in most cases. Since these drivers rely on your CPU to manager buffers, you may actually end up with worse overall performance (lower frame rate, audio glitches, etc). If your hardware does not natively support ASIO, stick to **WASAPI Exclusive** for best performance. There are also software ASIO endpoints (e.g., FlexASIO) that will receive ASIO streams and convert them to other modes, such as exclusive or shared WASAPI. Keep in mind that this is just a software conversion, so you pay latency cost, which is not desirable. -So far, only IIDX and SDVX support ASIO. The games look for a specific sound card, [Asus Xonar AE](https://github.com/spice2x/spice2x.github.io/wiki/Asus-Xonar-AE). If you purchase this card and install it, it will just work. Alternatively, you can use options in Spice (`-iidxasio` and `-sp2x-sdvxasio`) to override this to use your own ASIO device. - # Game-specific information ## IIDX