New MonoGame project, OpenAL could not be initialized

Windows
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I just installed MonoGame 3.7.1 for Visual Studio 2017 and after creating a new cross platform project and trying to debug it, I get the error mentioned in the title. Here is a screenshot:

However, looking at the solution explorer, I see that the libraries for OpenAL are there:

I tried going to the OpenAL website and installed the binary they give, but I still get the same error. What am I doing wrong?

2

Are all audio sources on your computer disabled? This exception is thrown when the audio system cannot be initialized.

3

The problem is not as clear as it seems, the solution is under my comment:

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Could you check the stack trace in the inner exception? We can’t really tell what’s up without it.

5

Having the same issue.

StackTrace" at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.OpenALSoundController.OpenSoundController()\r\n at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.OpenALSoundController..ctor()\r\n at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.OpenALSoundController.get_GetInstance()\r\n at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.SdlGamePlatform..ctor(Game game)\r\n at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.ctor()\r\n at Game1.ctor() in Game1.cs:line 15\r\n at Program.Main() in\Program.cs:line 16"string

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Please try a development build, the issue has been fixed.

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I’m getting the same problem. The game project I created using the same PC, VS2017 and MG template a few months back still loads and runs fine but any new project I create fails with the above error as soon as you run it.

Any ideas?

EDIT: It was the # issue. I recently moved my test projects to a folder beginning with a Hash to keep them at the top!