SoLoud

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About

SoLoud is ranked #1 of 23 in game audio middleware on Inferse. It runs on Android, API, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

Compared on game audio middleware

Free plan: Yessolhsa.com
Spatial audio: Yessolhsa.com
Supported game engines: GameMaker: Studio, RPG Makersolhsa.com
Runtime platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Web via Emscriptensolhsa.com
Audio streaming: Yessolhsa.com

Facts

Purpose: SoLoud is an easy-to-use, free, portable C/C++ audio engine for games.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Playback model: The primary interface is designed for fire-and-forget audio playback.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Audio controls: Playback handles can be used to change volume, pan and relative play speed.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Core features: Features include multiple voices, faders, real-time filters, mixing busses, gapless looping, queued sounds and atomic operations for several sounds.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
3D audio: SoLoud supports 3D positional audio and up to 8 surround speakers.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Formats: Supported formats include several WAV variants, Ogg Vorbis and MP3, with additional tracker and emulator sources.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Synthesizers: The package includes speech synthesis and an Sfxr sound-effects synthesizer.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Language interfaces: A C API DLL provides access from environments including Python, Ruby, C#, BlitzMax and GameMaker Studio.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Web support: SoLoud works with Emscripten.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Backends: Available backends include SDL/SDL2, MiniAudio, WinMM, ALSA, JACK, OpenAL, WASAPI, XAudio2, Nosound and a Null driver.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
License: SoLoud proper is licensed under the ZLib/LibPNG license and permits commercial use, alteration and redistribution subject to attribution and source-notice conditions.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Support: The project provides a Google Group, GitHub issue tracker and an IRC channel, while noting that it does not include the support offered by commercial libraries.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Limitations: The project states that it lacks artist tools, has limited engine integration and is probably not suited to multi-million-budget console games.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026
Release: The latest stable download listed is soloud_20200207.zip at approximately 47 MB, with a lite package of approximately 3 MB.solhsa.com · 30 Sept 2026