Cross-platform audio engine library for desktop platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS)
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OwnAudioSharp is a cross-platform C# audio library providing professional-grade audio playback, recording, and processing. Built with pure managed code using native system audio APIs - no external dependencies required.
⚠️ Important Notice
Version 2.0.0 introduces major improvements!
Pre-2.0.0 versions relied on native libraries (miniaudio, portaudio, ffmpeg) and were less optimized. Starting from version 2.0.0, OwnAudioSharp operates with zero external dependencies using a fully managed audio engine.
Key changes:
- ✅ Fully managed audio engine across all platforms
- ✅ ~90% backward compatibility with previous API
- ✅ Significant performance improvements
- ⚠️ Legacy APIs marked as
[Obsolete]- will be removed in future versions
Using OwnaudioSharp version 2 with older code: If you need pre-2.0.0 functionality because you wrote your code for an older version of OwnaudioSharp, replace the Ownaudio namespaces in your code with the OwnaudioLegacy namespace. for example: Ownaudio.Source => OwnaudioLegacy.Source
Migration recommendation: Use version 2.0.0 or later for all new projects. The new managed engine offers superior performance and maintainability.
