PortAudio is a free, cross-platform, open-source, audio I/O library. It lets\\ you write simple audio programs in 'C' or C++ that will compile and run on many\\ platforms including Windows, Macintosh OS X, and Unix (OSS/ALSA). It is\\ intended to promote the exchange of audio software between developers on\\ different platforms. Many applications use PortAudio for Audio I/O.\\ \\