Easy way to play sounds in C++

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Apr 6 2006, 4:38 pm
I need help if anyone knows how/link/tutorial on how to play sounds in C++...I can't find any simple examples.
Apr 6 2006, 5:14 pm
I think you will need something like FMOD.
Apr 7 2006, 1:49 pm
In response to Scoobert
Yeah, you'll need a sound library. Luckily there are plenty to choose from.

http://www.fmod.org/ (very good, and free for non-commercial use)
http://www.openal.org/ (I've never used it, but it's apparently good and it is open source)
http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer (very lightweight library, only useful for people who are already using SDL)

I'm sure there are dozens of other good ones as well.
Apr 7 2006, 4:27 pm
In response to Crispy
Well, I downloaded the "openal" one, and it seems good, but since I am new to C++ programming, care to give some information on how to use it..like I put it in my files, but I can't seem to find some sort of read-me in the files to show the way to play sounds..
Apr 7 2006, 5:42 pm
In response to Sniper Joe
Like I said, I've never used it. Actually I'd only vaguely heard of it.

What kind of project are you working on anyway? A game? Media player? Something else entirely?

There is documentation on the site, but it is pretty technical.

Actually I think Fmod might be a better choice in this case (though I haven't used that either - out of that list, I've only used SDL_mixer).