Sound playback in C++

An example of asynchronous sound playback in C++ with Portaudio and libsndfile.

Build

Requirements

• git
• C++14 compiler (or newer)
• CMake >= 3.15
• Build system (make, ninja, or IDE)

Note: Dependencies (libsndfile and PortAudio) are automatically fetched and built by CMake - no manual installation required.

Build Process

./configure
make

Run

cd build
./sound-example

This starts the demo terminal app with the following options:

Playback with portaudio and libsndfile
Options:
O: stereo sound
P: mono sound
L: loop sound
K: stop all sounds
Press 'Q' to quit