To read and write audio data directly to the mixer device using the DART interface, the application does the following:

• Opens the mixer device with MCI_OPEN

• Initializes the mixer to use DART with MCI_MIX_SETUP

• Allocates memory buffers with MCI_BUFFER

• Uses function pointers to read and write data from the audio device

• Uses MCI_STATUS_POSITION for precision timing

• Controls data transfer with MCI_PAUSE, MCI_RESUME, MCI_STOP

• Deallocates memory buffers with MCI_BUFFER

• Closes the mixer device with MCI_CLOSE