Commit 9e264b921b2f81e2c3d55693f76e06d143c2fbb7

Sam Lantinga 2022-04-18T09:20:47

Certain audio drivers, like the RME "Pro" Audio driver, have resampling quality issues when using WASAPI. We'll use SDL's resampling algorithm so we have consistent quality between platforms and drivers. Fixes https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/issues/5538

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diff --git a/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c b/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
index e7d640c..862ed9f 100644
--- a/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
+++ b/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
@@ -558,12 +558,16 @@ WASAPI_PrepDevice(_THIS, const SDL_bool updatestream)
         return WIN_SetErrorFromHRESULT("WASAPI can't determine minimum device period", ret);
     }
 
+#if 1  /* we're getting reports that WASAPI's resampler introduces distortions, so it's disabled for now. --ryan. */
+    this->spec.freq = waveformat->nSamplesPerSec;  /* force sampling rate so our resampler kicks in, if necessary. */
+#else
     /* favor WASAPI's resampler over our own */
     if (this->spec.freq != waveformat->nSamplesPerSec) {
         streamflags |= (AUDCLNT_STREAMFLAGS_AUTOCONVERTPCM | AUDCLNT_STREAMFLAGS_SRC_DEFAULT_QUALITY);
         waveformat->nSamplesPerSec = this->spec.freq;
         waveformat->nAvgBytesPerSec = waveformat->nSamplesPerSec * waveformat->nChannels * (waveformat->wBitsPerSample / 8);
     }
+#endif
 
     streamflags |= AUDCLNT_STREAMFLAGS_EVENTCALLBACK;
     ret = IAudioClient_Initialize(client, sharemode, streamflags, 0, 0, waveformat, NULL);