Spatial audio sample

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Shows how to render spatial audio using HRTF xAPO and XAudio2 API within Universal Applications.

Note: This sample is part of a large collection of UWP feature samples. You can download this sample as a standalone ZIP file from docs.microsoft.com, or you can download the entire collection as a single ZIP file, but be sure to unzip everything to access shared dependencies. For more info on working with the ZIP file, the samples collection, and GitHub, see Get the UWP samples from GitHub. For more samples, see the Samples portal on the Windows Dev Center.

Specifically, this sample covers hosting the HRTF xAPO in an XAudio2 graph for rendering sources with different spatial locations, radiation patterns and distance decay behaviors. You can choose one of the following three scenarios:

  • Omnidirectional source with natural distance decay.
  • Cardioid source with natural distance decay.
  • Omnidirectional source with custom distance decay.

Omnidirectional source with natural distance decay

"Play" button starts playback from an omnidirectional source which starts orbiting around the listener's head. The sliders control the radius and height of orbit.

Cardioid source with natural distance decay.

"Play" button starts playback from a source with Cardioid radiation pattern. The sliders control the orientation of the source and the shape of the radiation pattern.

Omnidirectional source with custom distance decay.

"Play" button starts playback from an omnidiretional source. The sliders allow control the location of the source.

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Remark

HRTF xAPO API is present but nonfunctional on Phone devices.

Reference

XAudio2 API
IXAPOHrtfParameters

System requirements

Client: Windows 10

Phone: Not supported

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  4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

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Deploying the sample

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Deploying and running the sample

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Spatial sound requires headphones.