Cross Platform Audio(sound) libraries:
RtAudio - RtAudio is a set of C++ classes that provide a common API (Application Programming Interface) for realtime audio input/output across Linux, Macintosh OS-X and Windows operating systems. RtAudio significantly simplifies the process of interacting with computer audio hardware.
JUCE - JUCE (Jules' Utility Class Extensions) is an all-encompassing C++ framework for developing cross-platform software. It contains pretty much everything you're likely to need to create most applications, and is particularly well-suited for building highly-customised GUIs, and for handling graphics and sound. JUCE officially supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android.
libsoundio - libsoundio is a lightweight abstraction over various sound drivers. It provides a well-documented API that operates consistently regardless of the sound driver it connects to. It performs no buffering or processing on your behalf; instead exposing the raw power of the underlying backend. libsoundio is appropriate for games, music players, digital audio workstations, and various utilities.
SDL - Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D. It is used by video playback software, emulators, and popular games including Valve's award winning catalog and many Humble Bundle games. SDL officially supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android. Support for other platforms may be found in the source code.
Festival - library(&Edinburgh Speech Tools library) is a C++ Text to Voice generation library.
OpenMAX DL - OpenMAX DL (Development Layer) APIs contains a comprehensive set of audio, video and imaging functions that can be implemented and optimized on new CPUs, hardware engines, and DSPs and then used for a wide range of accelerated codec functionality such as MPEG-4, H.264, MP3, AAC and JPEG.
OpenSL ES - A royalty-free, cross-platform, hardware-accelerated audio API tuned for embedded systems. It provides a standardized, high-performance, low-latency method to access audio functionality for developers of native applications on embedded mobile multimedia devices, enabling straightforward cross-platform deployment of hardware and software audio capabilities, reducing implementation effort, and promoting the market for advanced audio.
- PortAudio
- RtAudio
- JUCE
- libsoundio
- SDL
- OpenSL
- OpenMAX
RtAudio - RtAudio is a set of C++ classes that provide a common API (Application Programming Interface) for realtime audio input/output across Linux, Macintosh OS-X and Windows operating systems. RtAudio significantly simplifies the process of interacting with computer audio hardware.
JUCE - JUCE (Jules' Utility Class Extensions) is an all-encompassing C++ framework for developing cross-platform software. It contains pretty much everything you're likely to need to create most applications, and is particularly well-suited for building highly-customised GUIs, and for handling graphics and sound. JUCE officially supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android.
libsoundio - libsoundio is a lightweight abstraction over various sound drivers. It provides a well-documented API that operates consistently regardless of the sound driver it connects to. It performs no buffering or processing on your behalf; instead exposing the raw power of the underlying backend. libsoundio is appropriate for games, music players, digital audio workstations, and various utilities.
SDL - Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D. It is used by video playback software, emulators, and popular games including Valve's award winning catalog and many Humble Bundle games. SDL officially supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android. Support for other platforms may be found in the source code.
Festival - library(&Edinburgh Speech Tools library) is a C++ Text to Voice generation library.
OpenSL ES - A royalty-free, cross-platform, hardware-accelerated audio API tuned for embedded systems. It provides a standardized, high-performance, low-latency method to access audio functionality for developers of native applications on embedded mobile multimedia devices, enabling straightforward cross-platform deployment of hardware and software audio capabilities, reducing implementation effort, and promoting the market for advanced audio.
OpenMAX vs OpenSL
OpenSL and OpenMAX are intended for slightly different uses, but have an overlap of functionality. OpenSL is intended for complex audio systems while OpenMAX is intended for general multi-media systems. Either can be used separately, or if needed both can be used - in the overlapping area the functionality is the same (even though the function calls are distinct). From the OpenSL ES and OpenMAX Al specifications this is shown by the following figure:
OpenSL and OpenMAX are intended for slightly different uses, but have an overlap of functionality. OpenSL is intended for complex audio systems while OpenMAX is intended for general multi-media systems. Either can be used separately, or if needed both can be used - in the overlapping area the functionality is the same (even though the function calls are distinct). From the OpenSL ES and OpenMAX Al specifications this is shown by the following figure:
