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how cand i put sound in my opengl aplication and how can i manage volume for aplication only

if u have some suggestions pls write me

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As asked about adding sound to an OpenGL app and keeping volume scoped to the application: OpenGL only does graphics, so audio needs a separate library. and pointed that out; below is a concise, practical roadmap and a few troubleshooting tips that still apply.

Pick an audio library that fits the project: OpenAL (cross-platform, low-level), SDL2 + SDL_mixer (easy and broad), or a higher-level engine like FMOD/irrKlang if you want features and simpler APIs. Implement a single masterVolume in your mixer and multiply each source gain by it (finalGain = masterVolume * sourceGain) so the app can mute or scale all sounds without touching the OS mixer. For music use streaming (decode in a background thread); for short effects load into memory (PCM WAV is simplest). If you need system-level per-application control on Windows, the Core Audio APIs (WASAPI / audio session interfaces) expose session volume, but that is platform-specific.

Basic workflow: initialize the audio device, load or stream audio, create sources/channels, set per-source and master gain, update positions if using 3D sound, and clean up. Troubleshooting: check samplerate/channels match device, ensure codecs are available, avoid blocking the audio thread, link the correct runtime DLLs, and consult the chosen library docs for threading and licensing.

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OpenGL = Open GRAHPICS library.

You need another library for sound.

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Look at a number of the code snippets here on DaniWeb, some of them deal with sound.

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