Hey there, I was just reading the tutorial (
http://lwjgl.org/documentation_openal_01.php) for OpenAL and some questions came to mind.
Can it play background music? (I mean, sounds with no source/listener?)
Is it worth it for just background music?
Does it work on all platforms?
I'm currently using midis for my background music, and I think the best alternative to that is some sort of sampled system, since I can't afford over half a MiB per song. The sampled system would be ideal but for now midis will have to do. Come to think of it, I'm guessing there's no way OpenAL could play midis since they are commands for the sound card and OpenAL still isn't hardware accelerated, right?
Suppose I record the sounds of many instruments but not all the notes, and I want to make a sampled system, is there a way to change the pitch of a sound with OpenAL?
Thank you