###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) was the previous version!)
# SDL_CreateAudioStream

Create a new audio stream.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_audio.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_audio.h)

## Syntax

```c
SDL_AudioStream * SDL_CreateAudioStream(const SDL_AudioSpec *src_spec, const SDL_AudioSpec *dst_spec);
```

## Function Parameters

|                                        |              |                                         |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| const [SDL_AudioSpec](SDL_AudioSpec) * | **src_spec** | the format details of the input audio.  |
| const [SDL_AudioSpec](SDL_AudioSpec) * | **dst_spec** | the format details of the output audio. |

## Return Value

([SDL_AudioStream](SDL_AudioStream) *) Returns a new audio stream on
success or NULL on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more
information.

## Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

## See Also

- [SDL_PutAudioStreamData](SDL_PutAudioStreamData)
- [SDL_GetAudioStreamData](SDL_GetAudioStreamData)
- [SDL_GetAudioStreamAvailable](SDL_GetAudioStreamAvailable)
- [SDL_FlushAudioStream](SDL_FlushAudioStream)
- [SDL_ClearAudioStream](SDL_ClearAudioStream)
- [SDL_SetAudioStreamFormat](SDL_SetAudioStreamFormat)
- [SDL_DestroyAudioStream](SDL_DestroyAudioStream)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryAudio](CategoryAudio)