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# audioProcessing

The category for using an audio hardware codec or signal processor while not playing or recording audio.

```
static let audioProcessing: AVAudioSession.Category
```

## Discussion

This category disables playback (audio output) and disables recording (audio input). Use this category, for example, when performing offline audio format conversion.

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