> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xbox.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Overviews > Reference and overviews for audio, mixing, and sound-processing in the XBOX Game Development Kit (console features). Includes concepts and API guidance. Explore overviews topics for XBOX game development. > **[Acp](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/acp-overview.md)** > > This topic provides descriptions and examples of the flowgraphs that are used to direct the Audio Control Processor (ACP). > **[Overview of adpcm](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/adpcm-overview.md)** > > Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM) is a lossy compression format. > **[Overview of audio](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/audio.md)** > > Video games engage three senses in users: sight, touch, and hearing. > **[Getting into shape: best practices for](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/best-practices-audio-flowgraph-construction.md)** > > a id="ID4E5"/a > **[Comparison of XBOX one software](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/comparison-of-xdk-and-gdk-audio-api.md)** > > This topic describes how the Audio APIs in the XBOX One Software Development Kit were changed for Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK). > **[Overview of XBOX series x|s audio](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/scarlett-audio.md)** > > Use this feature to decode audio for XBOX Series X|S consoles. > **[Overview of shape](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/shape-overview.md)** > > A key component of the XBOX One audio system is the Scalable Hardware Audio Processing Engine (SHAPE), which does the following: > **[Overview of spatial sound](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/spatial-audio-overview.md)** > > Use spatial sound audio support to add Dolby Atmos for home theater, Dolby Atmos for Headphones, DTS:X for home theater, DTS Headphone:X,… > **[Wasapi](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/wasapi-overview.md)** > > Client applications can use the Windows Audio Session API (WASAPI) to manage the flow of audio data between the application and an audio… > **[Overview of single stream opus audio](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xapu-overview-single-stream-audio-decode.md)** > > In this topic, we will walk through the expected code flow about how to use Opus hardware accelerated decoding on XBOX Series X devices by… > **[Xapu](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xapu-overview.md)** > > This topic provides an overview of the XAPU APIs for Hardware Accelerated Opus file decoding and high-quality sample rate conversion. > **[Overview of xaudio2](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xaudio2-overview.md)** > > XAudio2 is a low-level audio API architecture that provides a signal processing and mixing foundation for games. > **[Use xaudio2 to play a sound](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xaudio2-play-sound.md)** > > Use XAudio2 to load and play a .wav file on XBOX Series X|S. > **[The audio architecture in XBOX one](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xbox-one-audio-architecture.md)** > > The audio architecture in XBOX One seeks a balance between the successes and tradeoffs of previous-generation platforms while anticipating… > **[Xdsp enveloping](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-enveloping.md)** > > In this topic, we will walk through the usage of enveloping as part of performing convolution on XBOX Series X|S devices using XDSP. > **[Xdsp impulse response reduction](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-ir-reduction.md)** > > In this topic, we will walk through the usage of impulse response reduction as part of performing convolution on XBOX Series X devices… > **[Overview of a single stream convolution](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-single-stream-convolution-with-envelope.md)** > > In this topic, we will walk through the expected code flow about how to use hardware Convolution reverb on XBOX Series X devices by using… > **[Overview of a single stream convolution](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-single-stream-convolution.md)** > > In this topic, we will walk through the expected code flow about how to use hardware Convolution reverb on XBOX Series X devices by using… > **[Overview of a single stream fft/ifft](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview-single-stream-fft-ifft.md)** > > In this topic, we will walk through the expected code flow about how to use hardware for FFT/IFFT on XBOX Series X devices by using one of… > **[Xdsp](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xdsp-overview.md)** > > This topic provides an overview of the XDSP APIs. > **[Overview of xma2](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xma2-overview.md)** > > On XBOX One, XMA2 audio decompression is implemented in hardware. > **[Overview of xwma](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/xwma-overview.md)** > > xWMA is a subset of the Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional compression format. ## See also * [Tools](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/tools/index.md) ## Related topics - [Overviews](https://docs.xbox.com/services/xbox-services/multiplayer/overviews/index.md) - [Overview](https://docs.xbox.com/services/xbox-services/fundamentals/live-xbl-overview.md) - [Overview of audio](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/audio/overviews/audio.md) - [Lighting overview](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/lighting/gc-lighting-toc.md) - [Overview of packaging](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/packaging/overviews/packaging.md)