Q: OpenAL and SDL

Hi

How is the future going to be for “mating” OpenAL and SDL? Should we all
start using OpenAL since it is THE standard pushed by Loki, or is
SDL_audio/SDL_mixer the way to go - also in 2-3 month?

Best regards
Thomas

Hi

How is the future going to be for “mating” OpenAL and SDL? Should we all
start using OpenAL since it is THE standard pushed by Loki, or is
SDL_audio/SDL_mixer the way to go - also in 2-3 month?

Right now, if you want 3D audio, OpenAL is the way to go. SDL + SDL_mixer
is great for multi-channel stereo audio. OpenAL will at some point be
ported to SDL, although OpenAL will have native acceleration of 3D audio
as well.

In the long term, who knows what will happen? :slight_smile:

See ya!
-Sam Lantinga (slouken at devolution.com)

Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software–
“Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature”
– Rich Kulawiec