libYSE

libYSE is a cross-platform C++ sound engine for games and interactive applications. It plays audio files and procedural sources at any position in a 3D scene, mixes them through a hierarchical channel tree, and applies positioned reverb zones that the listener moves through naturally. Windows, Linux, and Android are supported.

New here? Start with What is libYSE?, then Mental model, then Hello, sound. Looking for a specific class or function? The API Reference is the full reference.

Get started

• What is libYSE?
  • What libYSE is
  • What libYSE is not
  • Supported platforms
  • Licence
  • Where next
• Mental model
  • System
  • Listener
  • Sound
  • Channel
  • Reverb
  • Patcher
  • Putting it together
• Install
  • Linux (Debian / Ubuntu)
  • Linux (Fedora / RHEL)
  • Windows (MSYS2 Clang64)
  • Android
  • Adding libYSE to your CMake project
  • Verifying the install
  • Next
• Hello, sound
  • What just happened
  • What’s not here

Tutorials

• Tutorials
  • Phase 1 — Fundamentals
  • Phase 2 — Spatial audio and mixing
  • Phase 3 — Effects and streaming
  • Phase 4 — Advanced DSP and integration
  • Phase 5 — Synthesis and control
  • How to follow along

API reference

• API Reference
  • Core
  • Channels
  • Sounds
  • Audio devices
  • MIDI
  • Music
  • Player
  • DSP
  • DSP modules
  • Patcher
  • Utilities
  • C ABI (language bindings)