No, that's not how it works.
If you're using the OpenAL Software Device, ALL the mixing is done in software and then the result is sent the the sound card. It does not rely on any hardware channels for the software channels.
The OpenAL Software Device has a limit of 256 'sources' (similarly FMOD's software mixer limit is 1024).
Muttley
If you're using the OpenAL Software Device, ALL the mixing is done in software and then the result is sent the the sound card. It does not rely on any hardware channels for the software channels.
The OpenAL Software Device has a limit of 256 'sources' (similarly FMOD's software mixer limit is 1024).
Muttley