diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj b/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
index 53ed41ea9c..cb66b388fd 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <Optimize>false</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>..\output\dll\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;DOTNET20;UNMANAGED;COMPRESS</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;DOTNET20;UNMANAGED;COMPRESS;WINDOWS</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>..\output\dll\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DOTNET20;UNMANAGED;COMPRESS</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DOTNET20;UNMANAGED;COMPRESS;WINDOWS</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index 19657bb0b9..23c3c87f5e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -226,7 +226,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public int DispCustomUserARHeight = 1;
 
 		// Sound options
+#if WINDOWS
 		public ESoundOutputMethod SoundOutputMethod = ESoundOutputMethod.DirectSound;
+#else
+		public ESoundOutputMethod SoundOutputMethod = ESoundOutputMethod.OpenAL;
+#endif
 		public bool SoundEnabled = true;
 		public bool MuteFrameAdvance = true;
 		public int SoundVolume = 100; // Range 0-100
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 8bd8254cc3..54e7cb046c 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -276,9 +276,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			Global.ActiveController = Global.NullControls;
 			Global.AutoFireController = Global.AutofireNullControls;
 			Global.AutofireStickyXORAdapter.SetOnOffPatternFromConfig();
-#if !WINDOWS
-			Global.Config.SoundOutputMethod = Config.ESoundOutputMethod.OpenAL;
-#endif
 			try { GlobalWin.Sound = new Sound(Handle); }
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Sound/Output/OpenALSoundOutput.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Sound/Output/OpenALSoundOutput.cs
index a9560f7de8..588c59da1d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Sound/Output/OpenALSoundOutput.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Sound/Output/OpenALSoundOutput.cs
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_disposed = true;
 		}
 
-		public static IEnumerable<string> GetDeviceNames()
-		{
-			return Enumerable.Empty<string>();
-		}
-
 		private int BufferSizeSamples { get; set; }
 
 		public int MaxSamplesDeficit { get; private set; }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/SoundConfig.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/SoundConfig.Designer.cs
index b803868e51..37a8e2d1a1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/SoundConfig.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/SoundConfig.Designer.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 			this.grpOutputMethod = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
 			this.rbOutputMethodXAudio2 = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
 			this.rbOutputMethodDirectSound = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
 			this.SoundVolGroup.SuspendLayout();
 			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.SoundVolBar)).BeginInit();
 			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.SoundVolNumeric)).BeginInit();
@@ -190,11 +191,12 @@
 			// 
 			// grpOutputMethod
 			// 
+			this.grpOutputMethod.Controls.Add(this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL);
 			this.grpOutputMethod.Controls.Add(this.rbOutputMethodXAudio2);
 			this.grpOutputMethod.Controls.Add(this.rbOutputMethodDirectSound);
 			this.grpOutputMethod.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(292, 12);
 			this.grpOutputMethod.Name = "grpOutputMethod";
-			this.grpOutputMethod.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 68);
+			this.grpOutputMethod.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 90);
 			this.grpOutputMethod.TabIndex = 5;
 			this.grpOutputMethod.TabStop = false;
 			this.grpOutputMethod.Text = "Output Method";
@@ -223,6 +225,18 @@
 			this.rbOutputMethodDirectSound.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
 			this.rbOutputMethodDirectSound.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.OutputMethodRadioButtons_CheckedChanged);
 			// 
+			// rbOutputMethodOpenAL
+			// 
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL.AutoSize = true;
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 65);
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL.Name = "rbOutputMethodOpenAL";
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 17);
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL.TabIndex = 2;
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL.TabStop = true;
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL.Text = "OpenAL";
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+			this.rbOutputMethodOpenAL.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.OutputMethodRadioButtons_CheckedChanged);
+			// 
 			// SoundConfig
 			// 
 			this.AcceptButton = this.OK;
@@ -276,5 +290,6 @@
 		private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox grpOutputMethod;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbOutputMethodXAudio2;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbOutputMethodDirectSound;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbOutputMethodOpenAL;
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/SoundConfig.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/SoundConfig.cs
index 68589a495e..803d9c5ca1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/SoundConfig.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/SoundConfig.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			SoundOnCheckBox.Checked = Global.Config.SoundEnabled;
 			MuteFrameAdvance.Checked = Global.Config.MuteFrameAdvance;
+#if !WINDOWS
+			rbOutputMethodDirectSound.Enabled = false;
+			rbOutputMethodXAudio2.Enabled = false;
+#endif
 			rbOutputMethodDirectSound.Checked = Global.Config.SoundOutputMethod == Config.ESoundOutputMethod.DirectSound;
 			rbOutputMethodXAudio2.Checked = Global.Config.SoundOutputMethod == Config.ESoundOutputMethod.XAudio2;
+			rbOutputMethodOpenAL.Checked = Global.Config.SoundOutputMethod == Config.ESoundOutputMethod.OpenAL;
 			BufferSizeNumeric.Value = Global.Config.SoundBufferSizeMs;
 			SoundVolBar.Value = Global.Config.SoundVolume;
 			SoundVolNumeric.Value = Global.Config.SoundVolume;
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			Global.Config.MuteFrameAdvance = MuteFrameAdvance.Checked;
 			if (rbOutputMethodDirectSound.Checked) Global.Config.SoundOutputMethod = Config.ESoundOutputMethod.DirectSound;
 			if (rbOutputMethodXAudio2.Checked) Global.Config.SoundOutputMethod = Config.ESoundOutputMethod.XAudio2;
+			if (rbOutputMethodOpenAL.Checked) Global.Config.SoundOutputMethod = Config.ESoundOutputMethod.OpenAL;
 			Global.Config.SoundBufferSizeMs = (int)BufferSizeNumeric.Value;
 			Global.Config.SoundVolume = SoundVolBar.Value;
 			Global.Config.SoundDevice = (string)listBoxSoundDevices.SelectedItem ?? "<default>";
diff --git a/output/dll/openal32.dll b/output/dll/openal32.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71ced6a21f
Binary files /dev/null and b/output/dll/openal32.dll differ