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# AVAudioPCMBuffer.MutableChannelData

Represents mutable channel data.

```
enum MutableChannelData
```

## Overview

For **deinterleaved** formats:

- The span contains only the requested channel’s samples in contiguous memory

For **interleaved** formats:

- The span contains the entire interleaved buffer starting at the channel’s first sample

## Topics

### Getting typed mutable channel data

[`case float(MutableSpan<Float>)`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioPCMBuffer/MutableChannelData/float(_:))

[`case int16(MutableSpan<Int16>)`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioPCMBuffer/MutableChannelData/int16(_:))

[`case int32(MutableSpan<Int32>)`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioPCMBuffer/MutableChannelData/int32(_:))



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