OpenAL EAX Extension
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The project enables EAX OpenAL Extension for systems without appropriate hardware.
OpenAL wrapper implements EAX calls with Effects Extension by using underlying OpenAL driver.
Operating system:
Several runtime patches are embeded into the wrapper to fix EAX issues.
Separate application eaxefx_app_patcher.exe
is available for offline patching.
Resolved issues:
Notes:
The driver should be named with one of the following names:
eaxefx_driver.dll
dsoal-aldrv.dll
soft_oal.dll
The wrapper tries to load a driver in the order specified above.
Context:
Source:
Terminology:
DIR
- the directory with application's main executable.Steps:
OpenAL32.dll
in the DIR
.OpenAL32.dll
into the DIR
.DIR
.The wrapper creates a log file (eaxefx_log.txt
) in the working directory, set by the application.
Usually it's identical to the directory where the wrapper is placed.
If the working directory or the log file itself is write-protected the logger tries to create the log in the default application data directory.
On Windows it's %APPDATA%\bibendovsky\eaxefx
(e.g., C:\users\john\AppData\Roaming\bibendovsky\eaxefx
).
Common:
Minimum:
Q: There is a subtle difference in audio when using the wrapper.
A: Search driver's documentation about amplifying EAX properties.
In case of OpenAL Soft it's boost
option in reverb
section.
Example of alsoft.ini
:
[reverb]
boost = 8
eaxefx_openal_soft_license.txt
for license information.Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Boris I. Bendovsky ([email protected]) and Contributors.
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