Afterwarp Framework

For 2D and 3D interactive applications, Asphyre / PXL have been superseded by Afterwarp Framework. The framework is located on our new web site: https://afterwarp.io

For embedded applications and peripheral access on devices such as Raspberry PI, please take a look at our new MicroPXL library, a new open-source project hosted on GitHub that is a successor to PXL.

Sound Libraries

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Please note that although this page might still be useful, it has been created long time ago and may contain inaccurate or not up to date information. Any updates on this topic are welcome.

Introduction

There are a variety of sound libraries that can be used in Delphi and FreePascal/Lazarus. They all differ in terms of stability, reliability, features, cost, and support. The developer is recommended to check each one of them to decide which better fits the particular project.

Audiere

Audiere is an open-source audio library capable of playing MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, IT, XM, S3M, and MOD files.

AudiereSoundLib
A wrapper with VCL component for Audiere. Originally posted here.

BASS

BASS is an audio library running on Windows and MacOSX. It is available in a tiny DLL (about 100 Kb) and provides support for sound samples, streams (MP3, MP2, MP1, OGG, WAV, AIFF, custom generated, and more via add-ons), MOD music (XM, IT, S3M, MOD, MTM, UMX), MO3 music (MP3/OGG compressed MODs), and recording functions.

TBassDLLPlayer
BASS wrapper for Delphi 6 or higher. The files were taken from original post in German located here.

ZXLib
Visual Components for BASS sound library. This file was originally posted here.

SquallSound

SquallSound is a free sound system that is capable of MP3, WAV and OGG sound playback.

SquallSound.7z
SquallSound wrapper for Delphi with all features supported. The discussion of this component can be found in this thread.

Other Projects

AsphyreSound
This is a small audio wrapper for DirectSound with support for 2D/3D sound effects.