: Signal processing, used for example to apply digital effects or decode waveform data, is different from platform to platform.
For platforms with high computational capability, such as PCs and game consoles, the "Atom sound renderer" uses software for all signal processing.

For platforms with dedicated hardware, the effects and mixing are performed by the hardware.

For the platform-specific codecs, decoding is done by the hardware. For the original CRI compression formats, decoding is done in software.