diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index ba98ce4776..eb43a104a6 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\Ijw.DirectX\Ijw.Framework\IjwFramework\bin\Debug\IjwFramework.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="irrKlang.NET2.0, Version=1.1.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a854741bd80517c7, processorArchitecture=x86">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\thirdparty\irrKlang.NET2.0.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core">
       <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
@@ -135,6 +131,7 @@
     <Compile Include="SupportPowers\IronCurtainPower.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SupportPowers\ISupportPowerImpl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SupportPowers\NullPower.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Support\OpenAlInterop.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Support\Stopwatch.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Support\PerfHistory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sync.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs
index 25d3cf0e0f..1543f16239 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-using IjwFramework.Collections;
-using IrrKlang;
+using System;
+using IjwFramework.Collections;
 using OpenRa.FileFormats;
 using OpenRa.Traits;
+using OpenRa.Support;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace OpenRa
 {
@@ -14,49 +16,42 @@ namespace OpenRa
 		//TODO: read these from somewhere?
 		static float soundVolume;
 		static float musicVolume;
-		static bool paused;
+	//	static bool paused;
 
 		static ISoundSource LoadSound(string filename)
 		{
 			var data = AudLoader.LoadSound(FileSystem.Open(filename));
-			return soundEngine.AddSoundSourceFromPCMData(data, filename,
-				new AudioFormat()
-				{
-					ChannelCount = 1,
-					FrameCount = data.Length / 2,
-					Format = SampleFormat.Signed16Bit,
-					SampleRate = 22050
-				});
+			return soundEngine.AddSoundSourceFromMemory(data, 1, 16, 22050);
 		}
 
 		public static void Initialize()
 		{
-			soundEngine = new ISoundEngine();
+			soundEngine = new OpenAlSoundEngine();
 			sounds = new Cache<string, ISoundSource>(LoadSound);
 			music = null;
-			soundVolume = soundEngine.SoundVolume;
-			musicVolume = soundEngine.SoundVolume;
+			soundVolume = soundEngine.Volume;
+			musicVolume = soundEngine.Volume;
 		}
 
 		public static void Play(string name)
 		{
 			var sound = sounds[name];
 			// todo: positioning
-			soundEngine.Play2D(sound, false /* loop */, false, false);
+			soundEngine.Play2D(sound, false);
 		}
-		
+
 		public static void PlayMusic(string name)
 		{
 			var sound = sounds[name];
-			music = soundEngine.Play2D(sound, true /* loop */, false, false);
+			music = soundEngine.Play2D(sound, true);
 			music.Volume = musicVolume;
 		}
 
-		public static bool Paused
-		{
-			get { return paused; }
-			set { paused = value; soundEngine.SetAllSoundsPaused(paused); }
-		}
+		//public static bool Paused
+		//{
+		//    get { return paused; }
+		//    set { paused = value; soundEngine.SetAllSoundsPaused(paused); }
+		//}
 
 		public static float Volume
 		{
@@ -64,29 +59,30 @@ namespace OpenRa
 			set
 			{
 				soundVolume = value;
-				soundEngine.SoundVolume = value;
+				soundEngine.Volume = value;
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		public static float MusicVolume
 		{
 			get { return musicVolume; }
-			set {
+			set
+			{
 				musicVolume = value;
 				if (music != null)
 					music.Volume = value;
 			}
 		}
 					
-		public static void SeekMusic(uint delta)
-		{
-			if (music != null)
-			{
-				music.PlayPosition += delta;
-				if (music.PlayPosition < 0 || music.PlayPosition > music.PlayLength) 
-					music.PlayPosition = 0;
-			}
-		}
+		//public static void SeekMusic(uint delta)
+		//{
+		//    if (music != null)
+		//    {
+		//        music.PlayPosition += delta;
+		//        if (music.PlayPosition < 0 || music.PlayPosition > music.PlayLength) 
+		//            music.PlayPosition = 0;
+		//    }
+		//}
 		
 		public static void PlayVoice(string phrase, Actor voicedUnit)
 		{
@@ -115,4 +111,91 @@ namespace OpenRa
 			Play(clip + variant);
 		}
 	}
+
+	interface ISoundEngine
+	{
+		ISoundSource AddSoundSourceFromMemory(byte[] data, int channels, int sampleBits, int sampleRate);
+		ISound Play2D(ISoundSource sound, bool loop);
+		float Volume { get; set; }
+	}
+
+	interface ISoundSource {}
+	interface ISound
+	{
+		float Volume { get; set; }
+	}
+
+	class OpenAlSoundEngine : ISoundEngine
+	{
+		float volume = 1f;
+
+		public OpenAlSoundEngine()
+		{
+			//var str = Alc.alcGetString(IntPtr.Zero, Alc.ALC_DEFAULT_DEVICE_SPECIFIER);
+			var dev = OpenAlInterop.alcOpenDevice(IntPtr.Zero);
+			if (dev == IntPtr.Zero)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Can't create OpenAL device");
+			var ctx = OpenAlInterop.alcCreateContext(dev, IntPtr.Zero);
+			OpenAlInterop.alcMakeContextCurrent(ctx);
+		}
+
+		public ISoundSource AddSoundSourceFromMemory(byte[] data, int channels, int sampleBits, int sampleRate)
+		{
+			return new OpenAlSoundSource(data, channels, sampleBits, sampleRate);
+		}
+
+		public ISound Play2D(ISoundSource sound, bool loop)
+		{
+			return new OpenAlSound((sound as OpenAlSoundSource).buffer, loop);
+		}
+
+		public float Volume
+		{
+			get { return volume; }
+			set { OpenAlInterop.alListenerf(OpenAlInterop.AL_GAIN, volume = value); }
+		}
+	}
+
+	class OpenAlSoundSource : ISoundSource
+	{
+		public readonly int buffer;
+
+		static int MakeALFormat(int channels, int bits)
+		{
+			if (channels == 1)
+				return bits == 16 ? OpenAlInterop.AL_FORMAT_MONO16 : OpenAlInterop.AL_FORMAT_MONO8;
+			else
+				return bits == 16 ? OpenAlInterop.AL_FORMAT_STEREO16 : OpenAlInterop.AL_FORMAT_STEREO8;
+		}
+
+		public OpenAlSoundSource(byte[] data, int channels, int sampleBits, int sampleRate)
+		{
+			OpenAlInterop.alGenBuffers(1, out buffer);
+			OpenAlInterop.alBufferData(buffer, MakeALFormat(channels, sampleBits), data, data.Length, sampleRate);
+		}
+	}
+
+	class OpenAlSound : ISound
+	{
+		public readonly int source;
+		float volume = 1f;
+
+		public OpenAlSound(int buffer, bool looping)
+		{
+			OpenAlInterop.alGenSources(1, out source);
+			OpenAlInterop.alSourcef(source, OpenAlInterop.AL_PITCH, 1f);
+			OpenAlInterop.alSourcef(source, OpenAlInterop.AL_GAIN, 1f);
+			OpenAlInterop.alSource3f(source, OpenAlInterop.AL_POSITION, 0f, 0f, 0f);
+			OpenAlInterop.alSource3f(source, OpenAlInterop.AL_VELOCITY, 0f, 0f, 0f);
+			OpenAlInterop.alSourcei(source, OpenAlInterop.AL_BUFFER, buffer);
+			OpenAlInterop.alSourcei(source, OpenAlInterop.AL_LOOPING, looping ? OpenAlInterop.AL_TRUE : OpenAlInterop.AL_FALSE);
+			OpenAlInterop.alSourcePlay(source);
+		}
+
+		public float Volume
+		{
+			get { return volume; }
+			set { OpenAlInterop.alSourcef(source, OpenAlInterop.AL_GAIN, volume = value); }
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Support/OpenAlInterop.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Support/OpenAlInterop.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73e4025425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Support/OpenAlInterop.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Support
+{
+	public static class OpenAlInterop
+	{
+		public static readonly int AL_GAIN = 0x100A;
+
+		public static readonly int AL_FORMAT_MONO8 = 0x1100;
+		public static readonly int AL_FORMAT_MONO16 = 0x1101;
+		public static readonly int AL_FORMAT_STEREO8 = 0x1102;
+		public static readonly int AL_FORMAT_STEREO16 = 0x1103;
+
+		public static readonly int AL_PITCH = 0x1003;
+
+		public static readonly int AL_POSITION = 0x1004;
+		public static readonly int AL_DIRECTION = 0x1005;
+		public static readonly int AL_VELOCITY = 0x1006;
+
+		public static readonly int AL_LOOPING = 0x1007;
+		public static readonly int AL_BUFFER = 0x1009;
+
+		public static readonly int AL_TRUE = 1;
+		public static readonly int AL_FALSE = 0;
+
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern IntPtr alcOpenDevice(IntPtr deviceName);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern IntPtr alcCreateContext(IntPtr device, IntPtr attrList);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern bool alcMakeContextCurrent(IntPtr context);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern void alListenerf(int param, float value);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern void alGenBuffers(int n, out int buffers);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern void alBufferData(int buffer, int format, 
+			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray)] byte[] data, int size, int freq);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern void alGenSources(int n, out int sources);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern void alSourcef(int source, int param, float value);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern void alSource3f(int source, int param, float v1, float v2, float v3);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern void alSourcei(int source, int param, int value);
+
+		[DllImport("OpenAL32.dll")]
+		public static extern void alSourcePlay(int source);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/thirdparty/irrKlang.NET2.0.dll b/thirdparty/irrKlang.NET2.0.dll
deleted file mode 100644
index a558e4fb00..0000000000
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diff --git a/thirdparty/irrKlang.txt b/thirdparty/irrKlang.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 92648dec0d..0000000000
--- a/thirdparty/irrKlang.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-irrKlang library is from http://www.ambiera.com/irrklang/
\ No newline at end of file