Build Requirements

• Microsoft DirectX®: DXSDK_Jun10 (9.29)

  Note: Please make sure that the DirectX® SDK's environment variable DXSDK_DIR points to the proper directory if you have multiple versions of the SDK.

• Windows Software Development Kit, version 1809 (Visual Studio 2017+): 10.0.17763.0
• Windows Software Development Kit (Visual Studio 2015): 10.0.14393.795

Release Notes

The following sections list and describe the Windows and Windows UWP specific changes to Wwise between version 2021.1.7 and version 2021.1.8. For general release notes, please refer to Release Notes 2021.1.8

• Fixes for Community-Reported Bugs

Fixes for Community-Reported Bugs

• WG-58680 Fixed: Assert failure when changing Windows audio settings while the sink is resetting.
• WG-59058 Fixed: Crash when restarting the sound engine (Term followed by Init).
• WG-59121 Fixed: COM memory leak when using 3D Audio on Microsoft platforms.
• WG-59146 Fixed: Delay when playing new sounds via Audio Objects through Microsoft Spatial Sound subsystem.
• WG-59267 Fixed: Voice starvation isn't always reported.
• WG-59439 Fixed: Excessive logging when repeatedly trying and failing to initialize a Wwise Motion Output Device with device ID of 0.