Questions tagged [soundflower]
a free utility developed by Cycling 74 that allows you to route audio from one application to another
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Sound output device changes on startup or when I plug in/unplug my headphones
I recently added an aggregate device and a multi-output device to use with Soundflower and record audio when recording the screen with Quicktime.
I've been doing some screen recording occasionally, ...
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Installing Soundflower on Intel Macs with Big Sur or Monterey
There is a website titled "Signed Version for macOS Big Sur (11.1) and earlier" with a link which causes the file Soundflower-2.0b2.dmg to be downloaded. This file contains the Soundflower....
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Soundflower change output through terminal
So I'm running soundflower to be able to control the volume for my monitor.
I was writing a script that toggles display mirroring, and when I'm mirroring displays I want the audio to come out of my ...
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How do I record my microphone in either mono or in both channels
Right now I am using the MacOS's default screen recorder to record gameplay, soundflower for laptop audio output, and a Samson C01U as a microphone. I've setup an aggregate device with my mic, ...
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How can I record an app in background
Due to my poor organization I have 2 simultaneous lectures this semester, at this moment I'm following one on Phone and I record the other one with the Mac (Quicktime and Soundflower)
Is it possible ...
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Microsoft Teams Silencing Soundflower
I am getting very odd behaviour from Soundflower while in a Microsoft Teams Meeting using the native app.
When I am not in a Teams Meeting, the system volume for Soundflower remains where set (see ...
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How can I mix multi-channel input device down to mono?
I have a microphone and Soundflower installed, and an aggregate device set up in Audio MIDI setup to mix the two together. My mic has two channels, and Soundflower has both a 2 channel and a 64 ...
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CATALINA: Override automatic mute triggered by Dictation
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Transcription Step 2 Instructions indicates:
When you’re running Dictation, your computer automatically mutes all
audio that’s playing. To override this, you’ll need to run two
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Macbook Air without Sound, and missing Input/Ouput device options
I have an up-to-date Macbook Air on which the sound no longer works.
I had installed Soundflowerbed on it, and for a long time everything was working fine until a couple of weeks ago when it started ...
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Soundflower + AU Lab Mojave?
I had an AU Lab preset saved from before updating to Mojave that used to work on macOS High Sierra.
It seems that the combination doesn't seem to work any more on Mojave. I'm not seeing any response ...
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Soundflower is not sending multi-output sound to all devices
Okay, so I'm using a new MacBook Pro to do streams on my Twitch channel. That being said, I followed a Youtube video months back, when I first started on how to get my desktop audio through OBS. I did ...
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Removing a file from a protected folder in Mojave
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I am trying to remove Sound Flower from my Mac. I found some relative files in 3 places. I removed 2 of them but the third one is in a folder that will not allow me to remove it.
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How to screen capture audio from multiple programs into Quicktime via Soundflower
I'm trying to set up Soundflower with Quicktime so I can screen record with audio coming from a microphone and multiple programs at the same time.
I'm using a MBP with a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, I ...
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Super quiet audio recording in Quicktime 10.4 using Soundflower-2 on Yosemite
Now that the Soundflowerbed app is retired, I haven't been able to record my Mac's system audio :(
Following the instructions from mattingalls' Soundflower-2 installation guide, (https://github.com/...
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Soundflower records only mono
I noticed that Soundflower only records mono here. I tried multiple different sound sources with stereo output (Ableton, iTunes, milkytracker) and I tried multiple different sound recorders (...
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Combine two input sources to one input source?
Can I use soundflower and my microphone together at the same time?
Example usage: stream desktop audio through Skype, while still being able to talk to the person simultaneously.
I wonder if ...
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How to record system audio? (Soundflower not working)
I've been trying to record some system audio from my computer while screen capturing in Quicktime Player. The thing is, I've done this before. I've recorded myself talking and the system audio through ...
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Make volume buttons only control headphones?
I'm trying to use soundflower and co. to record desktop sound, but I'd like to be able to adjust the volume of my headphones simultaneously.
The volume buttons adjust soundflower if I set the system ...
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How to stop audio from "warbling" when using SoundFlower
My system consists of a 2011 iMac running Mavericks, and using an external audio interface (iConnectAudio4+) along with a Bluetooth speaker and Airfoil to create a "surround" effect for music while I'...
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Record iPhone's Screen and the audio with Quicktime?
I know that I can record the phone's screen, but I want to record my phone audio too. I prefer for it not to hear the sounds around me (due to my house being loud).
I tried soundflower and loopback. ...
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How do I use Soundflower with El Capitan on my MacBook Air and hear my computer audio while recording with QuickTime?
Okay, so I've tried so hard to set up Soundflower on my computer, and it doesn't seem to work no matter how many tutorials I watch. I'm running OSX El Capitan 10.11.4 on a MacBook Air 13-inch from ...
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OS X El Capitan no sound output device found
Every time I start my Mac, there's no output device listed in system preferences > audio. In order to fix this, I have to reset SMC several times. I also tried to reset NVRAM. However, if I turn off ...
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Route USB mic input to System Audio output for Camtasia 2?
I'm using Camtasia 2 for the Mac on El Capitan (10.11.3). I need to use two microphones so the audio will record to separate audio tracks. Camtasia 2 has one input audio source that does recognize the ...
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Stream different videos and sounds to Bluetooth headphones & loudspeakers
I have Bluetooth headphones & loudspeakers.
I want to stream sound from iTunes to Bluetooth headphones and a YouTube video to the loudspeakers.
I know that OS X allows to stream one source to ...
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Skype with both system and microphone audio in El Capitan [duplicate]
I'm trying to use Skype for screen sharing with simultaneous audio from my microphone and the Mac system (for example a video or a game).
Using Soundflower, and in the Audio Midi Setup an Aggregate ...
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Setting Up Ecler Evo 5, MPC 5000 and Pro Tools 12
I'm trying to set up the Ecler Evo 5 to read the Akai MPC 5000 via MIDI, and Pro Tools 12 to read the Ecler Evo 5 via FireWire. If anyone has a similar set up and knows the way to make these ...
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Updating to El Capitan wiped out Soundflower presets
I just finished updating my OS X to El Capitan, and when I went to open AU Lab, it said the Soundflower input and output could not be found. I checked system preferences and both Soundflower 2ch and ...
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How can quicktime record audio from two sources: mac and iphone?
I use quicktime a lot to record screen sessions from my iphone.. I use this to share how my app behaves to my developers..
however right now i'm doing usability tests.. and what i would like to do ...
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Can I play audio from computer through VOIP connection?
I'm using join.me for online presentations. If I have a video I'd like to share, I can't send the sound to join.me. I was thinking perhaps some Soundflower set up might enable this function. Any ideas ...
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Permanently enabling volume control for audio interface that doesn't support it
I use an audio interface (namely a Roland Edirol UA-5, but that doesn't matter) which does not support volume control. I can only control the volume with the physical volume dial on the audio ...
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Soundflower + AU Lab + Mavericks results in incessant clicking
I have successfully routed my system audio through AU Lab via Soundflower, but it clicks.
To my knowledge, that clicking sound usually means that buffer sizes are out of wack (either too small, or not ...
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Can Soundflower route audio into Facetime?
I have successfully routed my built-in microphone's audio to a Google Hangout through AU Lab via Soundflower, and want to do the same with Facetime. Using the same settings as with the Google Hangout ...
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Using Audacity to Record Skype with External Mic
i am using Audacity to (attempt to) record a skype conversation. I am using an external mic.
when i attempt to record skype (via soundflower) in audacity, i only hear the skype output. I can hear ...
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Macbook Internal Speaker Option Gone
I know there's a lot of other questions similar to this, but none of them seem to be right. My problem's nothing to do with the headphone jack - I haven't used it for ages and there's no red light - ...
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How do I route YouTube audio to AU Lab using SoundFlower?
How do I route audio from a YouTube video to AU Lab using SoundFlower so that I can capture the YouTube video's sound stream?
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How to share Mac audio over Skype with the microphone?
System: 2011 iMac, built-in microphone, Mountain Lion.
This is a two part question. First the more basic scenario, second the more-niche scenario that I hope to ultimately solve.
I want to share ...
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Why is AU Lab not saving my output device settings?
I use the combination of Soundflowerbed and AU Lab on my MacBook Air in order to have a system-wide equalizer.
In AU Lab, when I open a document I previously created, the device selected in the ...
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Soundflower difficulties
I recently downloaded Soundflower so I could record some audio with the imagery I can already record through QuickTime. The thing is, once I've set Soundflower up I can't hear anything on my computer! ...
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How can I mix audio from separate devices and output to one device?
I have a USB audio interface which I use for recording. When I use some recording app (like Audacity), I can select the USB interface from a drop down menu, which will tell Audacity to use that device ...
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Sound on OS X doesn't work after Soundflower install
Because of missing native equalizer on OS-X (Snow Leopard) I had to use third party app Soundflower in combination with AU Lab. Everything was going right, but once I restarted OS X, the sound stopped ...
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How can I send my computer's audio to multiple outputs?
I'm sending my system's audio to Soundflower, but I want to send it to my headphones at the same time. Is there any way I can achieve this?
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