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To install OpenAL on Windows: Installer

To install OpenAL on Mac: Github

To install alut on Windows or Mac: Github Follow the cmake instructions, the VisualStudio ones seem obsolete.

Open a New Project → Win32 Console Application

Go to Project ‘Properties’ :

1. - add

C:\Program Files\OpenAL 1.1 SDK\include to

C++ -> General -> Additional Include Directories

1. - add C:\Program Files\OpenAL 1.1 SDK\libs\Win32

to Linker → General → Additional Library Directories

1. - add OpenAL32.lib at the end to

Linker → Input → Additional Dependencies

In your source code, you'll need

#include “al.h” #include “alc.h”

For alut, it's best to copy alut.dll in the project directory

OpenAL Documentation

Detailed OpenAL sample code

Simple text-based C++ games