Vorbis - Oct 2006 - Audio Output for Ogg Vorbis Player

Hello,
I am writing a program that decodes Ogg Vorbis and output to the hardware.
I followed the decoding examples and got the bytes ready for output.  I am
looking for an audio output library on Windows.  So far, I tried at
DirectSound but it is quite complicated and requires lots of set up.  I have
several questions:

1. Does Libao work on Windows?
2. And Is there a simpler audio output library?
3. The bits I get from ov_read.  Are they equivalent to the .wav bits?  Can
I just load them to the buffer and play them like a normal .wav?

A simple Ogg audio output example would be very helpful.

Thanks,
Phuoc Do
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Phuoc Do wrote:
> 1. Does Libao work on Windows?
Using Bloodshed Dev-C++, at least, yes. I've not tried using it with any 
other development environment.


You can also use SDL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_DirectMedia_Layer

-Chris

Phuoc Do skrev:
> 2. And Is there a simpler audio output library?
You could try PortAudio. Last time I used it I found it really simple to 
set up and use.
http://www.portaudio.com/
> 3. The bits I get from ov_read.  Are they equivalent to the .wav 
> bits?  Can I just load them to the buffer and play them like a normal 
> .wav?
IIRC, yes. Put them in the sound buffer and (provided you set it up 
correctly) it'll sound just right.

Oscar