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We've compiled a list of 4 free and paid alternatives to OpenAL Soft. The primary competitors include PortAudio, FMOD Ex. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between OpenAL Soft and Wwise, RtAudio. Also you can look at other similar options here: About.


PortAudio
Free Open Source

PortAudio is a cross platform, open-source, audio I/O library.

FMOD is a proprietary audio library that plays music files of diverse formats on many different...

Game audio engine, designed to give artists more control and save programmers' time.

RtAudio
Free Open Source

RtAudio is a set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime audio input/output across...

OpenAL Soft is an LGPL-licensed, cross-platform, software implementation of the OpenAL 3D audio API.

OpenAL Soft Platforms

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OpenAL Soft Overview

OpenAL Soft is an LGPL-licensed, cross-platform, software implementation of the OpenAL 3D audio API. It's forked from the open-sourced Windows version available originally from the SVN repository at openal.org.
OpenAL provides capabilities for playing audio in a virtual 3D environment. Distance attenuation, doppler shift, and directional sound emitters are among the features handled by the API. More advanced effects, including air absorption, occlusion, and environmental reverb, are available through the EFX extension. It also facilitates streaming audio, multi-channel buffers, and audio capture.

OpenAL Soft Features

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