SoundSource 5.8.7

SounceSource lets you adjust your input, output, and sound-effects devices and volume settings in mere moments, right from the menu bar. Enable soft play-thru of input devices to your desired output, so you can hear sound coming in through any microphone or other source. With SoundSource, you get fast access to your Mac’s most important audio settings.

Fast Access to System Devices
Control the settings for your Mac’s Output, Input, and Sound Effects audio devices right from your menu bar.

Per-Application Audio Control
Change the volume of any app relative to others, and send individual apps to different audio outputs.

Add Effects
Make any audio sound great, with powerful built-in effects, as well as advanced Audio Unit support.

Fundamental Features

• Per-App Volume Control
  Adjust volume levels for each of your applications, all in one place. Make one app louder or softer than others, or even mute it entirely.
• Per-App Output Redirection
  Control exactly where audio plays. Route music from one app to your best speakers, while everything else is heard via your Mac’s built-in output.
• Per-App Audio Effects
  Use the built-in 10-band equalizer and support for Audio Units to sweeten the sound of individual apps.
• System Audio Settings
  Quickly adjust volume and input levels, balance, and even sample rate for your system’s Output, Input, and Sound Effects devices.
• System-Wide Audio Effects
  Apply effects to sweeten the sound of all audio on your system, with the built-in 10-band equalizer and support for advanced Audio Unit plugins.
• Super Volume Keys
  HDMI devices, DisplayPort audio outputs, and more fail to support the volume keys found on Mac keyboards. SoundSource makes those keys work with any outputs you have.
• Menu Bar Access
  SoundSource lives in your menu bar, for one-click access to all your audio controls. You can also bring it up with a configurable global keyboard shortcut.
• Floating Access
  Making frequent adjustments? Pin SoundSource’s main window, and it will float on your screen for instant access.
• Headphone EQ
  The new Headphone EQ effect provides the very best sound from thousands of different models of headphones.
• Magic Boost 2
  The new Magic Boost 2 does even more to provide rich, full sound from even the tiniest speakers.
• Compact View
  SoundSource’s main window is streamlined, but to truly minimize how much space it uses, the Compact view has you covered.
• Menu Bar Meters
  Add optional meters for your output device, input device, and/or active applications, so you can see and control audio even more easily.

What’s New:

Version 5.8.7:

• Workarounds for Bugs in MacOS 26 (Tahoe)
  To avoid bugs found in the initial release of Tahoe, SoundSource now stops processing audio in problematic configurations. Find more details, including workarounds, in our support article.
• ARK Plugin Updated to 12.3
  The ARK plugin which powers SoundSource’s audio handling has been updated to version 12.3. This updates makes small improvements to audio handling.
• SoundSource now correctly becomes the active application when the “Show SoundSource” global hotkey is used.
• A gradual memory leak triggered by device updates has been fixed. Thus correction improves interface performance.
• A bug where VoiceOver would incorrectly say “currentudio device” instead of “current audio device” has been corrected.
• A new “Auto-adjust device sample rates to avoid Tahoe bugs” hidden setting has been added and enabled by default. We recommend leaving it on, so SoundSource will automatically adjust sample rates to avoid lost audio caused by a bug in Tahoe. Nevertheless, you can disable it if you wish. For full details on hidden settings, see this support article.
• SoundSource 5.8.7 Is for MacOS 14.5 and Higher
  This variant of SoundSource supports MacOS 14.5 and higher. On MacOS 11 through 14.4.1, a different variant is automatically used, with no action required on your part.

Compatibility: macOS 14.5 or later
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