PortAudio

PortAudio: Cross-Platform Open-Source Audio I/O Library

PortAudio is a free, cross-platform, open-source audio I/O library. It allows developers to easily write audio software that works on many platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux and UNIX without needing platform-specific code.

What is PortAudio?

PortAudio is an open-source cross-platform audio I/O library designed for audio software developers. It provides a simple, common API that works on many platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux and UNIX without requiring the developer to write any platform-specific code.

Some key features of PortAudio:

• Works seamlessly across all supported platforms.
• Low latency suitable for audio processing applications.
• Supports many native audio APIs like WASAPI, DirectSound, ASIO, ALSA, Core Audio.
• Compatible with a wide range of languages including C, C++, Python, .NET and more.
• Permits access to both input and output audio devices like microphones, speakers, sound cards, etc.
• Available as source code or pre-built binary packages.
• Free and open source (MIT license).

PortAudio is commonly used for developing audio plug-ins, software synthesizers, effects processors, streaming audio engines and cross-platform audio utilities. Its platform-independent design makes it easy to write reusable audio code without needing special per-platform implementations.

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