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4.0
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OpenAL is a cross platform audio API designed for rendering of multi-channel 3D positional audio and aims to provide an open replacement for proprietary 3D audio systems like EAX and A3D.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

OpenAL is the way to get low level access to your audio hardware

OpenAL gives you a low level access to your audio hardware. You can use it with any program that supports opengl, and you don't need to have any plugins. It's not easy to get it to work. If you've got a PC with a GPU that supports opengl, you can do some really cool things with it. I've been able to create a 3D audio engine that is able to run on mobile devices, and even on consoles. I haven't been able to reproduce the same audio quality on mobile, but I'm getting there. It would be great to…

Pros
  • You can use it with any program that supports opengl
Cons
  • If you've got a PC with a GPU that supports opengl, you can do some really cool things with it