DirectX Audio Exposed: Interactive Audio Development
by Todd M. Fay, Scott Selfon, Todor J. Fay
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Author: Scott Selfon, Todd M. Fay, Todor J. FayEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-25
ISBN: 1556222882
Number of pages: 550
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Book Reviews of DirectX Audio Exposed: Interactive Audio Development
Book Review: Only for beginners
Summary: 5 Stars
Compared to DirectX graphics, Directx Audio gets little spotlight. DirectX programming is known to be complex. This book does a good job in making DirectX (audio) more accessible to beginners.
Here is my rating on the Content (5=Best):
Accuracy: (4.5/5) So far, I have found minor ommissions in the text. However, the sample code is good enough.
Coverage (4/5)The book, as some other reviews pointed out, focuses more on directmusic than direct audio programming. Maybe its just me, but I was expecting more programmer-oriented text. I only found 50% of the book applicable to my programming work.
If you are considering buying this book, please check the table of contents. The direct music part is useful if you are considering composing music and/or need some basic understanding of computer sound.
Completeness (3/5). This is by no means a complete reference for directx. Keep the SDK documentation handy.
The author also fails to explain at times the rationale behind chosing the particular parameters values for various function calls. Expect to do some googling if you plan to understand the code insideo out.
Style (5/5): The author's explaination is very clear and concise. A beginner to directx should have no trouble following the text.
Overall: 5/5 if you have never touched directx before. 4/5 if you have previous experience with directx programming. You are better off with premier's game audio programming book.
Summary of DirectX Audio Exposed: Interactive Audio Development
The de facto resource on interactive sound and music creation for Windows, this book covers topics important to musicians and sound designers.Direct3D & DirectX Books
- Computers & Internet > Programming > Graphics & Multimedia
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- Digital Music > General
- Software
- Web Development > Web Design
- Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Video & Electronic Games
- Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > MIDI, Mixers, etc.
- Science > General
- Physics > Acoustics & Sound
- Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Physics > Acoustics & Sound
- Engineering > Electrical & Electronics > Electronics
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