Audio Devices represent all the physical and virtual outputs provided by each supported platform. Wwise supports several Audio Devices by default. Some are not available on all platforms. This page provides the platform-specific information for each of the default Audio Devices available in Wwise. See Audio Devices for more information regarding default Audio Devices.

System

Default audio output offered by the system. This is where you would expect any audio to go, on all platforms.

Communication

Matches the Communication device selected in Window's Sound Playback Devices properties tab.

• Windows: Matches the Communication device selected in Window's Sound Playback Devices properties tab.

DVR Bypass

Some platforms have a DVR function that allows the gamer to record his gameplay and publish it. This raises a few legal issues regarding the copyrighted music that might be part of the game audio, or user-replaceable music. While the game studio have the rights to use the music in their game, the end-user doesn't have the rights to distribute it in any form. Thus the platform requirements usually state that user background music should not be recorded. This virtual Audio Device allows a separate mix that is not sent to the DVR, but mixed in the main output afterwards. It is supported on the following platforms:

Game Controller Speaker

Some platforms have a speaker on the game controller. You can have one output per player. It is supported on the following platforms:

Game Controller Headphones

Some platforms can connect headphones on the game controller. You can have one output per player. It is supported on the following platforms:

No Output

This is a virtual device that outputs nowhere. It can be useful for testing and is supported on all platforms.

See also

• Integrating Secondary Outputs