Which sound driver does macOS use?

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For instance: Windows supports DirectSound & ASIO, Linux supports PulseAudio & Jack, etc.

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Apple's main low-level Audio Framework / API for macOS 10.0+ is Core Audio.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreaudio

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Core Audio

Use specialized data types to interact with audio streams, complex buffers, and audiovisual timestamps.
SDKs

Overview

The Core Audio framework (which is not an umbrella framework for the other services in Core Audio, but rather a peer) declares data types and constants used by other Core Audio interfaces. This framework also includes a handful of convenience functions.

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Apple's main low-level Audio Framework / API for macOS 10.0+ is Core Audio.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreaudio

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Use specialized data types to interact with audio streams, complex buffers, and audiovisual timestamps.
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Apple's main low-level Audio Framework / API for macOS 10.0+ is Core Audio.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreaudio

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Use specialized data types to interact with audio streams, complex buffers, and audiovisual timestamps.
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The Core Audio framework (which is not an umbrella framework for the other services in Core Audio, but rather a peer) declares data types and constants used by other Core Audio interfaces. This framework also includes a handful of convenience functions.

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https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreaudio

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Use specialized data types to interact with audio streams, complex buffers, and audiovisual timestamps.
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Overview

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