Sound Libraries
There are several sound libraries to choose from. irrKlang probably fits best for Irrlicht developers because it was created by the same people. Here is a comparison of all major sound engines:
| Sound API | Cost | Platforms | Modes | File Formats | Plugins |
| IrrKlang | 65-390€, free for non-commercial | Windows, Linux, Mac | 3D, 2D | MP3, OGG, WAV, MODs * | yes |
| Audiere | LGPL | Windows, *nix | 2D only | MP3, OGG, WAV, FLAC, MODs* | no |
| FMod | 1000-4000$ per project, free noncommercial | Windows, Linux, WinCE, Mac, PS2, XBox, GameCube | 3D, 2D | MP3, OGG, WAV, AIFF, MODs, WMA* | yes |
| OpenAL | LGPL | Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, Solaris, IRIX, PS2, PS3, XBox, XBox360, GameCube | 3D, 2D | Wav, OGG, MP3 <-- Via Extension AL_EXT_MP3 | No? |
| Bass | 100-950€ per project, free noncommercial | Windows | 3D, 2D | MP3, OGG, WAV, AIFF, MODs* | yes |
| SFML-Audio | LGPL | Windows, Mac, Linux | 3D, 2D | ogg, wav, flac, aiff, au, raw, paf, svx, nist, voc, ircam, w64, mat4, mat5 pvf, htk, sds, avr, sd2, caf, wve, mpc2k, rf64 | No? |
| SDL Mixer | GPL | Windows, Mac, Linux | 2D | ogg, wav, flac, mp3, MOD, MIDI | yes |
| cAudio | zlib | Windows, Linux | 3D, 2D | MP3, OGG, WAV, RAW * | yes |
(* = And probably more file formats, for example because of plugin functionality or because the list would get too long because of other not that popular file formats)