The Covenant One Final Effort

Track 18

Composed by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori

X360

Channel Breakdown

256 channels

XMA Hardware Decoder + Software

XMA / Software Voicessample

Hardware XMA decoding + software audio mixing

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The Xbox 360 features hardware XMA (Xbox Media Audio) decoding alongside software mixing on its triple-core Xenon CPU. This enables high-quality compressed audio playback with minimal CPU overhead, supporting surround sound and complex audio landscapes.