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wrldwzrd89

macrumors G5
Original poster
I've got what should hopefully be a simple programming question: Is it possible to use the SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) library together with QTKit, to play back audio only? Obviously, video playback with QTKit and SDL isn't going to work - which is fortunate as that's not why I'd be using QTKit.

If that option isn't possible, then is there a C or C++ or Objective-C library I can use to play compressed audio in the HE-AAC format, that will compile on the Mac? I don't mind having to compile things from source code, but I'd rather not make end users of my software have to do the same just to use it.
 
I don't see why not. SDL runs as a normal Cocoa app, so you have access to everything. Just make sure you access QTKit from .m files since it's Obj-C only. There is also NSSound which is a bit simpler API.
 
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