   OpenAL file types
  Hello...I have a question that I suspect has a very simple answer. With OpenAL, can you load file types other than .wav (like .mp3 or .ogg )?  If so, which files?   
  You can't load these files with only OpenAL. You can, however, load them into OpenAL using a library like libvorbisfile or libmad. In fact, there's an article on GameDev.net about playing Ogg Vorbis through OpenAL using libvorbisfile.   