OpenAL is the C language of audio. When you download the library today, you are not just writing code for tomorrow's game jam. You are carving a stone tablet of logic that will be readable by the audio processors of 2070.
The library handles Doppler effects (sound pitch changing with movement) and distance attenuation (sound getting quieter as you move away) automatically. openal+open+audio+library+2070+free
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