Sound Programming

I want to write a software synthesizer. I understand concepts like samples, the basic math, etc. I just need to learn a sound API now so I can actually hear something.

Which one is the least retarded to work with? Cross-platform would be a plus, but I wouldn't mind using DirectSound if it's easy to work with. SDL is pretty retarded.

>>21
I only have MSYS around to build ARM binaries at the moment. I might take a look into targeting Windows/x86 later, but it would probably be simpler to help you with your actual problem -- which is probably just a missing dependency, environment variable, or maybe a compiler or libc issue.

>>22
My software is an actual DAW, so I don't really see the point. If it wasn't, I would have made it a plugin.