New “Sound Effects” Special Source A new “Sound Effects” special source has been added, making it possible to capture sound effects like alerts in the Messages app, or the Trash being emptied.Įnhancements to Loopback's Built-In Updating Loopback's updating code has been overhauled and improved. Updates to the anonymous UserSurvey have been made, to better understand usage of Pass-Thru and Mute when Capturing.įixes and Improvements in ACE 11.7.1 The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.1, with fixes for several rare issues. The “Quick Tour” window now offers Dark Mode support. Monitors now correctly disable volume controls when a device doesn't support them.Ī new “Disable hardware volume control” Hidden Preference has been added, to manually disable non-functional volume sliders, for use with devices that inaccurately claim to allow volume adjustment. We hope to add proper Shortcuts support to Loopback in the future. This has been corrected, and those invalid Shortcuts will no longer appear. Support for EVE Online Loopback now properly recognizes audio from EVE Online.Īssorted improvements have been made to better handle misbehaving Universal Audio devices.Īs a result of changes to MacOS, the Shortcuts app erroneously showed non-functional Shortcuts for Loopback. Updates to ACE 11.7.8 The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.8, with several small improvements for even more reliable audio capture. Software Update checks now occur only after the Welcome Window has been closed. When the full version of Loopback has been unlocked, the “License” window now subtly shows the application's version number.įussy typography improvements have been made to the mailing list sign-up window shown at the fifth launch for new users, as well as the “Release Notes” window shown at the first launch of a new version, which you might be looking at right now! CPU usage has been reduced in many common audio flows, clock synchronization across devices has been improved, and persistent device tracking has been improved.Īn issue where upsampling of certain low sample rates could sometimes produce audio artifacts has been resolved. Tracking of audio device sample clocks also now works better when the device is providing erroneous information. This includes a workaround for issues with FaceTime volume when using the built-in microphone, as well as an improvement in dealing with poorly implemented Audio Units. Improvements in ACE 11.8.2 The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.8.2, with many improvements for even more reliable audio capture. If you're still on 10.14 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy Software page. Loopback now requires MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher. If the “Check for Test Releases” hidden preference is enabled, checks will now run regardless of the status of the “Software Update” preference/setting. On MacOS 13 (Ventura) and up, Loopback’s “Preferences” window is now called “Settings”, to match the new MacOS convention. On Ventura, this audio can now be captured on a per-application basis by targeting the application where the text is being spoken. Further enhancements to all volume sliders in Loopback are planned for the future.ĭue to changes made by Apple, the “Text to Speech” special source is no longer available on MacOS 13 (Ventura). Meters will no longer report invalid levels when their target device’s sample rate is changed.Ī rare channel mapping issue with certain devices which could result in coreaudiod instability has been corrected.Ī logic issue has been fixed to prevent clock desynchronization when a device clock resets.Īttempting to change volumes by selecting a volume knob then manually typing in a new value no longer causes an internal error. Improvements in ACE 11.9 The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.9, with compatibility for MacOS 13 (Ventura) and many improvements for even more reliable audio capture. Initial MacOS 13 (Ventura) Compatibility Loopback now has initial compatibility with MacOS 13 (Ventura), with no known issues.
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