NAudio.WinMM 3.3.0-preview.1

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NAudio.WinMM

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Windows Multimedia (WinMM / winmm.dll) bindings for NAudio. Targets net9.0 and is Windows-only at runtime (guarded by [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]), so it can be referenced from a plain netX.0 project as well as a netX.0-windows one.

What's included

  • Playback — WaveOut for playing audio via the legacy WinMM API. The window-callback variant lives in NAudio.WinForms as WaveOutWindow
  • Recording — WaveIn for capturing audio from input devices. The window-callback variant is WaveInWindow in NAudio.WinForms
  • MIDI I/O — MidiIn / MidiOut for sending and receiving live MIDI messages
  • ACM — Audio Compression Manager wrappers: AcmStream, AcmMp3FrameDecompressor, driver enumeration
  • Device enumeration and capability queries for WinMM audio and MIDI devices

When to use it

Use this package when you need the classic WaveOut/WaveIn APIs — useful for broad compatibility with older Windows versions, for very simple playback/capture, or when you specifically want ACM codecs. For lower-latency playback, system loopback capture, or modern device enumeration prefer NAudio.Wasapi.

See the NAudio documentation site for tutorials and the full API reference, or the GitHub repository for full documentation and tutorials.

License

MIT.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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NAudio is an open source .NET audio library — playback and recording, file readers and writers, MIDI, DSP and effects, plus the core Windows audio backends (WASAPI, Media Foundation and WinMM). ASIO, DMO/DirectSound and WinForms support are separate packages.

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Windows Forms audio controls and window-callback variants of WaveOut/WaveIn for the NAudio audio library.

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* Fixed `WasapiRecorder` not able to re-start after successfully stopping the recorder. (#1479)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.Core** - `NAudio.Core` is now compiled with nullable reference types enabled, so its public API carries nullability annotations (e.g. `WaveFileReader.ReadNextSampleFrame` and `Mp3Frame.LoadFromStream` return nullable types, and `Mp3Frame.RawData` is `byte[]?` when a frame is read without its data). This is a source-level change only: there are no binary breaks, but projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings, and overrides of NAudio.Core virtual members may need matching annotations. `XingHeader.LoadXingHeader` now returns `null` for a frame read without its data instead of throwing. Thanks to @Seb-stian (#1452)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.Midi** - `NAudio.Midi` is now also compiled with nullable reference types enabled (e.g. `MidiInMessageEventArgs.MidiEvent` and `NoteOnEvent.OffEvent` are nullable). Source-level change only; projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings. `MidiEvent.ReadNextEvent` now throws `FormatException` instead of `NullReferenceException` for running status with no previous event, and `RawMetaEvent` treats null data as empty (#825)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.WinMM** - `NAudio.WinMM` is now compiled with nullable reference types enabled (e.g. `AcmDriver.FindByShortName` and `WaveCapabilitiesHelpers.GetNameFromGuid` return nullable types, and `AcmDriver.ShowFormatChooseDialog` has nullable `out` parameters). Source-level change only; projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings. `WaveOut.OutputWaveFormat` before `Init` now throws `InvalidOperationException`, `AcmStream` members throw `ObjectDisposedException` after dispose, and `GetNameFromGuid` returns null instead of throwing when the registry key is missing, where each previously threw `NullReferenceException` (#825)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.SoundFile and NAudio.Sampler** - both packages are now compiled with nullable reference types enabled (e.g. the `SoundFileTags` fields, `SoundFileWriterOptions.Tags` and `SoundFileException.Function` are nullable, and the `TryLoad` methods on `WaveSampleLoader` / `ISfzSampleLoader` mark `left` as non-null on success and `right` as null for mono). Source-level change only; projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings, and custom `ISfzSampleLoader` implementations may need matching annotations (#825)
* `NAudio.WinMM`, `NAudio.Asio`, `NAudio.Dmo` and `NAudio.Vst3` now target plain `net9.0` instead of `net9.0-windows`, matching `NAudio.Wasapi`. They remain Windows-only, enforced by `[SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]`, but can now be referenced directly from a plain `netX.0` project (calls show `CA1416` warnings unless guarded or the project is marked Windows-only) and built on Linux/macOS without `EnableWindowsTargeting`. No change for projects targeting `netX.0-windows` (#1482)
* **Breaking:** the `NAudio` meta-package is now a single `net9.0` package that pulls in `NAudio.Core`, `NAudio.Midi`, `NAudio.WinMM` and `NAudio.Wasapi` on every target framework. A plain `netX.0` project on Windows (e.g. a console app on `net10.0`) now gets `Mp3FileReader`, `WaveOut`, `WasapiPlayer` and an `AudioFileReader` that reads MP3, where previously it silently got a cross-platform subset that threw `NotSupportedException` (#1472). It **no longer includes `NAudio.Asio`, `NAudio.Dmo` or `NAudio.WinForms`**: add those packages if you use `AsioOut`/`AsioDevice`, `DirectSoundOut` or the DMO effects, or `WaveOutWindow`/`WaveInWindow`/the `NAudio.Gui` controls. `AudioFileReader` now chooses its Media Foundation/ACM paths at runtime, and off Windows its `NotSupportedException` messages point to `NAudio.SoundFile`. `NAudio.Extras` is now single-target `net9.0`, with `AudioPlaybackEngine` marked Windows-only (#1485)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.WinForms, NAudio.Alsa and NAudio.Extras** - these packages are now compiled with nullable reference types enabled (e.g. `WaveViewer.WaveStream`, `AlsaException.Function` and the control/device events are nullable). Source-level change only; projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings. `AlsaOut.OutputWaveFormat` and `WaveOutWindow.OutputWaveFormat` now throw `InvalidOperationException` before `Init` (previously null and `NullReferenceException` respectively), and `WaveOutWindow.Play` before `Init` throws `InvalidOperationException` instead of `NullReferenceException` (#825)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.Asio** - `NAudio.Asio` is now compiled with nullable reference types enabled (e.g. the optional `AsioPlaybackOptions.OutputChannels` / `AsioDuplexOptions.InputChannels`, the `AsioDevice`/`AsioOut` events and the `AsioDriverExt` callbacks are nullable; required option members such as `Source` and `Processor` stay non-nullable). Source-level change only; projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings. `AsioOut` members now throw `ObjectDisposedException` after `Dispose` and `AsioOut.OutputWaveFormat` throws `InvalidOperationException` when no playback source is initialised, where they previously threw `NullReferenceException` or returned null (#825)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.Dmo** - `NAudio.Dmo` is now compiled with nullable reference types enabled (e.g. `DirectSoundOut.PlaybackStopped` and `DirectSoundDeviceInfo.ModuleName` are nullable). Source-level change only; projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings. `DirectSoundOut.OutputWaveFormat` now throws `InvalidOperationException` before `Init` instead of returning null, and the `MediaObject` wrappers, `DmoResampler.MediaObject`, `WindowsMediaMp3Decoder.MediaObject` and `DmoOutputDataBuffer.MediaBuffer` throw `ObjectDisposedException` after `Dispose` instead of returning null or throwing `NullReferenceException` (#825)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.Wasapi (CoreAudioApi and MediaFoundation)** - the `NAudio.CoreAudioApi` and `NAudio.MediaFoundation` types are now annotated for nullable reference types (e.g. `AudioClient.TryGetAcousticEchoCancellationControl`, `MMDeviceEnumerator.TryGetDefaultAudioEndpoint`, `MfSourceReader.ReadSample`, `PropertyStoreProperty.Value` and `Part.AudioVolumeLevel`/`AudioMute`/`JackDescription` are nullable); `WasapiOut`, `WasapiCapture` and the other top-level classes follow in a separate change. Source-level change only; projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings. The CoreAudio and Media Foundation COM wrappers now throw `ObjectDisposedException` when used after `Dispose` instead of `NullReferenceException`, `AudioSessionManager.Sessions` throws `InvalidOperationException` instead of returning null when sessions are unavailable, and `AudioSessionControl.AudioMeterInformation` / `SimpleAudioVolume` throw `NotSupportedException` instead of returning null if the session does not expose those interfaces (#825)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.Wasapi (playback, capture and Media Foundation classes)** - `WasapiOut`, `WasapiCapture`, `WasapiPlayer`, `WasapiRecorder`, their builders and `MediaFoundationReader`/`StreamMediaFoundationReader`/`MediaFoundationEncoder` are now annotated too, completing NAudio.Wasapi (e.g. `WasapiPlayer`/`WasapiRecorder.DeviceId` and `DeviceFriendlyName`, `LowLatencyUnavailableReason`, `WasapiRecorder.AcousticEchoCancellationControl`, `WasapiPlayer.GetSupportedExclusiveFormat`, `MediaFoundationEncoder.SelectMediaType` and the playback/recording events are nullable). Source-level change only; projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings. The WASAPI classes now throw `ObjectDisposedException` when used after `Dispose`, and report `InvalidOperationException` instead of `NullReferenceException` through `PlaybackStopped` when playback is started without `Init` (#825)
* **Nullable reference types in NAudio.MacOS** - `NAudio.MacOS` is now compiled with nullable reference types enabled (e.g. `AudioSystemObject.DefaultInputDevice`/`DefaultOutputDevice`, the `ConvertUIDToDevice`-style lookups, `AudioObject.Owner`, `AudioDevice.Icon`, `ExtendedAudioFileReaderSettings.OutputFormat`, `ExtendedAudioFileWriterSettings.FileType`/`ProvidingFormat` and the player, recorder and property-listener events are nullable). Source-level change only; projects with nullable enabled may see new warnings. Object-list properties such as `AudioSystemObject.Devices` now skip unknown object IDs instead of returning null entries, the parameterless `CoreAudioPlayer`/`CoreAudioRecorder` constructors throw `InvalidOperationException` instead of `ArgumentNullException` when there is no default device, and `ExtendedAudioFileWriter` captures `ProvidingFormat` when created rather than re-reading the settings object on every write (#825)
* Fixed several buffer and handle lifetime bugs in the winmm MIDI backend: `MidiOut.SendBuffer` no longer frees a sysex buffer while the driver may still own it, `MidiIn` now stops input before resetting it, and neither class calls into winmm with a handle it never opened. `MidiOut.SendBuffer` now blocks until the driver releases the buffer and throws `MmException` if the send fails.
* Fixed `MediaFoundationReader` reporting a `Position` that was not a whole number of frames after seeking a compressed file (e.g. MP3 or AAC), up to a frame before the requested position, and a `Length` that could include a partial frame. Seeks now round down to a frame boundary and land exactly on it (#1488)