I have a relationship with audio that goes way back—before computers were household things, when Mylar tape and magnets ruled the sonic realms. Things have progressed since then. Now, mobile phones fit into our pockets and light bulbs can play music.
3D audio in Qt is supported through the OpenAL API. If you are using Linux, the default Qt binaries from Qt Company do not ship with the needed Qt Audio Engine API. You will have to install the OpenAL development package and then compile Qt Multimedia for yourself. OpenAL is not supported on Android, so no joy there. Luckily, it is supported by default on Apple Mac and iOS. So, that is where I am going to develop this next section. Let's grab the nearest MacBook and head over there.
3D audio is audio in three dimensions, just like 3D graphics—not just left and right, but also...
