diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76be27d..8840551 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@ ctest --test-dir build -C Debug --output-on-failure
   hook's shared video texture, and **decodes the frame number out of the captured pixels**
   to assert the mirror sees a *monotonic, advancing* sequence for both backends (the bar
   for no dropped / stale / out-of-order frames — what the DX12 rotating-backbuffer bug
-  broke). It then injects with audio + video, checks both stream, cycles the audio
-  subsystem off/on (hook/unhook stress), and confirms the game never crashes and capture
-  resumes. This suite drove out five real audio races (see Lessons learned). Skips cleanly
-  without a D3D11 device.
+  broke). It launches the game at several **audio formats** (44100/48000/96000, PCM +
+  float) and asserts the hook measures each one's rate through the full inject path, then
+  injects with audio + video, checks both stream, cycles the audio subsystem off/on
+  (hook/unhook stress), and confirms the game never crashes and capture resumes. This
+  suite drove out five real audio races (see Lessons learned). Skips cleanly without a
+  D3D11 device.
 
 ### Debugging the hooks against a real game
 
diff --git a/tests/mock_game_test.cpp b/tests/mock_game_test.cpp
index d96f7ff..13bb349 100644
--- a/tests/mock_game_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/mock_game_test.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,93 @@ void test_video_capture(const char* backend, ID3D11Device* device)
 	game.kill();
 }
 
+// Launch the mock game rendering audio at `rate`/`channels`/`bits`/`fmt`, inject the audio
+// hook (late, so it's the guessed path), and verify the hook MEASURES the right sample rate
+// for this variant and captures non-silent audio. (Channels/bit-depth aren't recoverable for
+// a guessed stream -- that's the documented limitation -- so the rate is the variant check.)
+void test_audio_variant(unsigned rate, unsigned channels, unsigned bits, const wchar_t* fmt)
+{
+	wchar_t args[64];
+	swprintf(args, static_cast<int>(std::size(args)), L"dx11 30 %u %u %u %ls", rate, channels, bits, fmt);
+	std::printf("== audio variant: %u Hz %u ch %u-bit %ls ==\n", rate, channels, bits, fmt);
+	MockGame game = MockGame::launch(args);
+	if (!game.ok)
+	{
+		check(false, "launch coop_mock_game (audio variant)");
+		return;
+	}
+	Sleep(800);
+
+	// Audio subsystem only.
+	SharedMemory shm;
+	const std::uint32_t disabled = (1u << HookSubsys_Input) | (1u << HookSubsys_Focus) |
+	                               (1u << HookSubsys_Video) | (1u << HookSubsys_Mkb);
+	SharedBlock* block = make_ipc(shm, game.pid(), disabled);
+	SharedMemory ring_shm;
+	AudioRingHeader* ring = nullptr;
+	if (ring_shm.create(audio_ring_name(game.pid()), audio_ring_total_size(kAudioRingCapacity)))
+	{
+		ring = ring_shm.as<AudioRingHeader>();
+		audio_ring_init(*ring, kAudioRingCapacity);
+		ring->capture_enabled.store(1, std::memory_order_release);
+	}
+	if (block == nullptr || ring == nullptr || !inject_retry(game.pid()))
+	{
+		check(false, "inject into mock game (audio variant)");
+		game.kill();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the rate to be measured + published (Measured / LowConfidence / Exact), then
+	// drain to prove non-silent capture.
+	std::vector<std::uint8_t> drain(kAudioRingCapacity);
+	std::uint32_t measured = 0;
+	std::uint32_t state = 0;
+	double peak = 0.0;
+	for (int i = 0; i < 120 && game.alive(); ++i) // up to ~6 s
+	{
+		Sleep(50);
+		std::uint32_t got = 0;
+		while ((got = audio_ring_pop(*ring, drain.data(), static_cast<std::uint32_t>(drain.size()))) > 0)
+		{
+			if (ring->bits == 32 && ring->format_tag == 3)
+			{
+				const auto* f = reinterpret_cast<const float*>(drain.data());
+				for (std::uint32_t k = 0; k < got / 4; ++k)
+				{
+					peak = std::max(peak, static_cast<double>(std::fabs(f[k])));
+				}
+			}
+			else if (ring->bits == 16)
+			{
+				const auto* s = reinterpret_cast<const std::int16_t*>(drain.data());
+				for (std::uint32_t k = 0; k < got / 2; ++k)
+				{
+					peak = std::max(peak, std::abs(s[k]) / 32768.0);
+				}
+			}
+			if (got < drain.size())
+			{
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		state = block->status.audio_streams[0].format_state;
+		if (state == AudioFormat_Measured || state == AudioFormat_LowConfidence || state == AudioFormat_Exact)
+		{
+			measured = block->status.audio_streams[0].sample_rate;
+			if (measured != 0 && peak > 0.01)
+			{
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	std::printf("   measured rate=%u Hz (state=%u) peak=%.4f\n", measured, state, peak);
+	check(measured == rate, "hook measured this variant's sample rate");
+	check(peak > 0.01, "captured non-silent audio for this variant");
+
+	game.kill();
+}
+
 // Inject with audio + video, verify both stream, then cycle the audio subsystem off/on a
 // few times (hook/unhook stress) and confirm the game stays alive (heartbeat advances).
 void test_av_and_hook_cycles(ID3D11Device* device)
@@ -432,6 +519,12 @@ int main()
 
 	test_video_capture("dx11", device);
 	test_video_capture("dx12", device);
+
+	// Audio variants: the hook must measure each variant's rate through the full inject path.
+	test_audio_variant(44100, 2, 16, L"pcm");
+	test_audio_variant(48000, 2, 32, L"float");
+	test_audio_variant(96000, 2, 32, L"float");
+
 	test_av_and_hook_cycles(device);
 
 	device->Release();