By kernel streaming you mean DirectKS I presume? Kernel streaming in itself as a description of a streaming architecture does not indicate if the application uses shared or exclusive mode for instance. ASIO and DirectKS connects directly to the driver bypassing ALL the Windows audio system components so; Yes - for Vista's System Effect infrastructure. Yes - for XP's (USB Audio only) GFX insertion point Sincerely, Hakon Strande | Windows Sound Team PM | -----Original Message----- From: wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Borislav Trifonov Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:39 AM To: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [wdmaudiodev] GFX filters Does kernel streaming (or ASIO) bypass GFX filters that may be present on a system and connect straight to usbaudio.sys? ****************** WDMAUDIODEV addresses: Post message: mailto:wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subscribe: mailto:wdmaudiodev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe Unsubscribe: mailto:wdmaudiodev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Moderator: mailto:wdmaudiodev-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx URL to WDMAUDIODEV page: http://www.wdmaudiodev.com/ ****************** WDMAUDIODEV addresses: Post message: mailto:wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subscribe: mailto:wdmaudiodev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe Unsubscribe: mailto:wdmaudiodev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Moderator: mailto:wdmaudiodev-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx URL to WDMAUDIODEV page: http://www.wdmaudiodev.com/