If a specific game is failing to launch due to an OpenAL error, check the game's installation folder. There is often a _CommonRedist or Redist folder containing the oalinst.exe file. Run it as an administrator.

, is widely recognized as the definitive "Windows Installer" ( oalinst.exe

It was developed and maintained by Creative Labs (Creative Technology).

Managing how sound gets quieter as distance increases.

short bitsPerSample; file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&bitsPerSample), 2);