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How do the device files know what format the audio data is in?
by chrisseaton 5y ago
How do the device files know what format the audio data is in?
- andrecarini 5y agoI'd guess the device files just pass through the binary data to the hardware, and then it's up to the audio device/driver what their defaults are (probably PCM 16-bit 44.1khz)
- ajnin 5y agoIt doesn't, it just plays the data as PCM and with whatever sample format and sample rate it is currently configured for.