ASIO vs WASAPI vs DirectSound

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All these protocols are capable of bit perfect playback, but I have the least problems with ASIO. By problems I mean occasional glitches, other Windows sounds, making sure the bitrate and depth don't change, etc. You can do that with all the protocols, but ASIO just sort of does it without thinking about.

Also, I have an old M-Audio USB card that has no drivers later than Vista. Under W10 it kinda-sorta works with those old drivers, but the ASIO drivers are super solid when I can use them.
 
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