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# CATapDescription

```
class CATapDescription
```

## Overview

This class describes a tap object that contains an input stream.  The input stream is a mix of all of the specified processes output audio.

## Topics

### Initializers

[`init()`](/documentation/CoreAudio/CATapDescription/init())

[`init(excludingProcesses:deviceUID:stream:)`](/documentation/CoreAudio/CATapDescription/init(excludingProcesses:deviceUID:stream:))

[`init(monoGlobalTapButExcludeProcesses:)`](/documentation/CoreAudio/CATapDescription/init(monoGlobalTapButExcludeProcesses:))

[`init(monoMixdownOfProcesses:)`](/documentation/CoreAudio/CATapDescription/init(monoMixdownOfProcesses:))

[`init(processes:deviceUID:stream:)`](/documentation/CoreAudio/CATapDescription/init(processes:deviceUID:stream:))

[`init(stereoGlobalTapButExcludeProcesses:)`](/documentation/CoreAudio/CATapDescription/init(stereoGlobalTapButExcludeProcesses:))

[`init(stereoMixdownOfProcesses:)`](/documentation/CoreAudio/CATapDescription/init(stereoMixdownOfProcesses:))


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