5/15/2023 0 Comments Soundsource for mac![]() So I did a little searching, found a solution, and thought I’d pass it along in case you run up against the same issue. I needed to EQ the audio, but as mentioned above, I couldn’t. Yikes! It was woofy, boomy, muddy, and very distracting. This morning, I decided to fire up (a local talk station) on my iMac as I was working on my MacBook Pro. Because I am a musician, I find it very difficult to not pay attention to the music. I know that a lot of people like to listen to music while they work, but I am not one of them. Often it is in the form of a random news channel on the TV, or (unfortunately not during the COVID-19 shutdown) a Cubs game lilting just within earshot. When I work from home (WFH), I like a little background noise. But what if you listen to Spotify on your Mac? What about YouTube or streaming music in a web browser? Unfortunately, there is no built-in EQ for Safari, nor is there a way to control the EQ on a system-wide basis. It can help compensate for the small speakers on your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro or fine-tune the bass and treble in your headphones to your personal tastes. Based on my experience with SoundSource 4, they’re absolutely right.The Apple Music App has an okay (i.e., usable) equalizer with plenty of presets for the average user. ![]() Rogue Amoeba bills their program as “sound control so good, it ought to be built in”. That’s more than enough time to see if the program is right for you. Be aware that in SoundSource’s trial mode, the audio will degrade after 20 minutes. I tested it for about a week before buying it. Below you can see that I have a custom keyboard shortcut applied to invoke the app.Īs you might surmise from reading this post, I really like SoundSource 4. SoundSource is keyboard shortcut friendly. (Side note: I would love to have an easy text entry method to quickly populate all the audio levels without having to use the slider for each.)Īlso included is support for Apple’s custom audio effects, should you need them. While there are many to choose from, I prefer to use my own. SoundSource includes several equalizer presets. In the same screenshot are my custom equalizer settings, dubbed “Riccardo”, for the person who shared his equalizer settings on a macOS forum thread I came upon. This type of granular control over audio is just not possible within macOS.īelow is the main SoundSource interface. Volume, balance, levels, and even sample rate can be dialed in with SoundSource. Conversely, I prefer to listen to my iTunes music either via bookshelf speakers or my AirPods, each with its own custom volume and equalizer settings. It also lets you route audio to specific outputs.įor example, I currently have my Mac mini’s system sounds routed through my Mac mini’s internal speaker, and set to a lower volume. SoundSource lets you add custom volume / equalization settings for each of your apps. With SoundSource, you can see ALL of your Mac’s audio input / output devices and set independent volumes for each of them. ![]() ![]() In a nutshell, SoundSource lets you independently control and adjust all your Mac’s audio levels, right from the convenience of your Mac’s menu bar. And that’s where Rogue Amoeba’s $29 SoundSource 4 comes in. I’m no audiophile, but I know for my needs – the default Sound preference in macOS is… lacking.
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