Feature Request: Add description for audio drivers on macOS (coreaudio)
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Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
- This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
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Description
What is the difference between the coreaudio, coreaudio3, and sdl2 audio drivers for macOS? This is not described in any documentation I could search online.
Also, the default audio driver on macOS is sdl2, but shouldn't it be one of the coreaudio ones?
system: macOS 11, RetroArch Metal 1.21.0
Expected behavior
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Steps to reproduce the bug
check Drivers > Audio
Version/Commit
1.21.0
Bisect Results
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Present in the nightly version
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Platform & operating system
macOS 11
Affected Cores
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at Settings > Drivers > Audio on macOS and trace where the coreaudio, coreaudio3, and sdl2 choices are documented or defined. Compare their behavior and the current default, then document the differences and explain whether the default should change. Done means the driver descriptions and default rationale are available to users.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100