I''m writing my first game now and at the moment I use Direct Sound to play wave-files, but tey are to big. I don''t want to use Direct Music because it''s to dificult. Here are my questions: 1.) How can I create my own (good) sound format? Do anybody have some nice tools for me ? 2.) If I have my own format, how can I play and mix it in my game ? Or must I format it to wave while the game is running and play it with Direct Sound ? I hope you can help me. <<< Sorry for my very bad English !!! >>> PS. I''m writing my game in Visaul C++