diff --git a/source/global/IDEsettings.bas b/source/global/IDEsettings.bas
index 7069b9108..d703d5613 100644
--- a/source/global/IDEsettings.bas
+++ b/source/global/IDEsettings.bas
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ DIM SHARED MaxParallelProcesses AS _UNSIGNED LONG
 DIM SHARED ExtraCppFlags AS STRING, ExtraLinkerFlags AS STRING
 DIM SHARED StripDebugSymbols AS _UNSIGNED LONG
 DIM SHARED OptimizeCppProgram AS _UNSIGNED LONG
+DIM SHARED UseMiniaudioBackend AS _UNSIGNED LONG
 
 ConfigFile$ = "internal/config.ini"
 iniFolderIndex$ = STR$(tempfolderindex)
@@ -535,5 +536,7 @@ MaxParallelProcesses = ReadWriteLongSettingValue&(compilerSettingsSection$, "Max
 ExtraCppFlags = ReadWriteStringSettingValue$(compilerSettingsSection$, "ExtraCppFlags", "")
 ExtraLinkerFlags = ReadWriteStringSettingValue$(compilerSettingsSection$, "ExtraLinkerFlags", "")
 
+UseMiniaudioBackend = ReadWriteBooleanSettingValue%(compilerSettingsSection$, "UseMiniaudioBackend", -1)
+
 'End of initial settings ------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
index 036740177..173f88c74 100644
--- a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
+++ b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ FUNCTION ide2 (ignore)
         menuDesc$(m, i - 1) = "Changes or customizes IDE color scheme"
         menu$(m, i) = "#Code Layout...": i = i + 1
         menuDesc$(m, i - 1) = "Changes auto-format features"
-        menu$(m, i) = "C++ Co#mpiler Settings...": i = i + 1
-        menuDesc$(m, i - 1) = "Change settings for compiling the C++ code"
+        menu$(m, i) = "Co#mpiler Settings...": i = i + 1
+        menuDesc$(m, i - 1) = "Change settings for compiling your code"
         menu$(m, i) = "-": i = i + 1
         menu$(m, i) = "#Language...": i = i + 1
         menuDesc$(m, i - 1) = "Changes code page to use with TTF fonts"
@@ -5103,7 +5103,7 @@ FUNCTION ide2 (ignore)
                 GOTO ideloop
             END IF
 
-            IF menu$(m, s) = "C++ Co#mpiler Settings..." THEN
+            IF menu$(m, s) = "Co#mpiler Settings..." THEN
                 PCOPY 2, 0
                 retval = ideCompilerSettingsBox
                 IF retval THEN idechangemade = 1: idelayoutallow = 2: startPausedPending = 0 'recompile if options changed
@@ -15123,6 +15123,7 @@ FUNCTION ideCompilerSettingsBox
     DIM maxParallelTextBox AS LONG
     DIM extraCppFlagsTextBox AS LONG
     DIM extraLinkerFlagsTextBox AS LONG
+    DIM useOldAudioBackend AS LONG
     sep = CHR$(0)
     '-------- end of generic dialog box header --------
 
@@ -15185,6 +15186,15 @@ FUNCTION ideCompilerSettingsBox
 
     y = y + 1 ' Blank line
 
+    i = i + 1
+    useOldAudioBackend = i
+    o(i).typ = 4 'check box
+    y = y + 1: o(i).y = y
+    o(i).nam = idenewtxt("#Use old audio backend (LGPL)")
+    o(i).sel = NOT UseMiniaudioBackend
+
+    y = y + 1 ' Blank line
+
     i = i + 1
     buttonsid = i
     o(i).typ = 3
@@ -15192,7 +15202,7 @@ FUNCTION ideCompilerSettingsBox
     o(i).txt = idenewtxt("#OK" + sep + "#Cancel")
     o(i).dft = 1
 
-    idepar p, 60, y, "C++ Compiler Settings"
+    idepar p, 60, y, "Compiler Settings"
     '-------- end of init --------
 
     '-------- generic init --------
@@ -15289,6 +15299,12 @@ FUNCTION ideCompilerSettingsBox
                 WriteConfigSetting generalSettingsSection$, "DebugInfo", BoolToTFString$(Include_GDB_Debugging_Info)
             END IF
 
+            v% = o(useOldAudioBackend).sel: IF v% <> 0 THEN v% = -1
+            IF UseMiniaudioBackend <> NOT v% THEN
+                UseMiniaudioBackend = NOT v%
+                WriteConfigSetting compilerSettingsSection$, "UseMiniaudioBackend", BoolToTFString$(UseMiniaudioBackend)
+            END IF
+
             v% = VAL(idetxt(o(maxParallelTextBox).txt))
             IF v% > 0 AND v% <> MaxParallelProcesses THEN
                 MaxParallelProcesses = v%
diff --git a/source/qb64pe.bas b/source/qb64pe.bas
index 1eb8019e8..68b76ea0b 100644
--- a/source/qb64pe.bas
+++ b/source/qb64pe.bas
@@ -12366,15 +12366,21 @@ IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_ICON) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_ICON=y"
 IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_SCREENIMAGE) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_SCREENIMAGE=y"
 IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_LOADFONT) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_FONT=y"
 IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_DEVICEINPUT) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_DEVICEINPUT=y"
-IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_DECODE) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_AUDIO_DECODE=y"
-IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_CONVERSION) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_AUDIO_CONVERSION=y"
-IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_DECODE) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_AUDIO_DECODE=y"
-IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_OUT) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_AUDIO_OUT=y"
 IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_ZLIB) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_ZLIB=y"
 IF inline_DATA = 0 AND DataOffset THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_DATA=y"
 IF Console THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_CONSOLE=y"
 IF ExeIconSet OR VersionInfoSet THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_ICON_RC=y"
 
+IF UseMiniaudioBackend = 0 THEN
+    IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_DECODE) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_AUDIO_DECODE=y"
+    IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_CONVERSION) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_AUDIO_CONVERSION=y"
+    IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_OUT) THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_AUDIO_OUT=y"
+ELSE
+    IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_DECODE) OR DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_CONVERSION) OR DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_OUT) THEN
+        makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " DEP_AUDIO_MINIAUDIO=y"
+    END IF
+END IF
+
 IF tempfolderindex > 1 THEN makedeps$ = makedeps$ + " TEMP_ID=" + str2$(tempfolderindex)
 
 CxxFlagsExtra$ = ExtraCppFlags