New MonoGame project, OpenAL could not be initialized

mos 2019-01-05 07:22:11 UTC #1

I just installed MonoGame 3.7.1 for Visual Studio 2017 and after creating a new cross platform project and trying to debug it, I get the error mentioned in the title. Here is a screenshot:

However, looking at the solution explorer, I see that the libraries for OpenAL are there:

I tried going to the OpenAL website and installed the binary they give, but I still get the same error. What am I doing wrong?

Kimimaru 2019-01-05 23:01:34 UTC #2

Are all audio sources on your computer disabled? This exception is thrown when the audio system cannot be initialized.

Pixi91 2019-01-06 18:15:43 UTC #3

The problem is not as clear as it seems, the solution is under my comment:

Jjagg 2019-01-07 07:16:38 UTC #4

Could you check the stack trace in the inner exception? We can't really tell what's up without it.

gusg21 2019-02-05 02:49:22 UTC #5

Having the same issue.

StackTrace" at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.OpenALSoundController.OpenSoundController()\r\n at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.OpenALSoundController..ctor()\r\n at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.OpenALSoundController.get_GetInstance()\r\n at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.SdlGamePlatform..ctor(Game game)\r\n at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.ctor()\r\n at Game1.ctor() in Game1.cs:line 15\r\n at Program.Main() in\Program.cs:line 16"string

Jjagg 2019-02-06 19:49:36 UTC #6

Please try a development build, the issue has been fixed.