title: Portable library to play samples on individual 5.1 channels with C/C++?
body: <p>I'm looking for a free, portable C or C++ library which allows me to play mono sound samples on specific channels in a 5.1 setup. For example the sound should be played with the left front speaker whereby all other speakers remain silent. Is there any library capable of doing this?</p>
  
  <p>I had a look at OpenAL. However, I can only specify the position from which the sound should come, but it seems to me that I cannot say something like "use only the front left channel to play this sound".</p>
  
  <p>Any hints are welcome!</p>