![]() ![]() These processors are the most powerful DSPs available delivering over twice the performance of the DSPs used in our previous generation products. Two 1.25 GHz, floating-point “Keystone” Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) comprise the main audio engine*. Continuing the legacy of this philosophy the Axe-Fx III harnesses the power of no fewer than four separate processors. The Axe-Fx II expanded on this concept by putting two of those same DSPs to work. Leveraging the power of this DSP allowed detail and realism that no other product had previously achieved. SoundSource retails at $36 and can be downloaded from Rogue Amoeba’s website.The original Axe-Fx upended the industry by being the first device for musicians to put a military/industrial-grade DSP into a consumer product. When you switch out of a user, SoundSource will now be deactivated properly. ![]() The “System” and “Applications” section are collapsible, so you can hide either section and make the window even smaller.įinally, SoundSource now works better with Fast User Switching. Redirect popups now include useful icons to help distinguish between devices. ![]() The Balance control on the default output device is now a built-in effect, to allow for more powerful control and SoundSource’s Balance control is now stored on a per-device basis. The built-in 10-band Lagutin equalizer has been updated, with a new simplified view as well as other visual improvements. Right-clicking on SoundSource’s menu bar icon now provides fast access to change the output volume, as well as output and input devices - with icons as visual clues. Other improvements add to the feeling you’re driving the Rolls-Royce of sound control on a Mac. If you have a large number of Audio Unit effects installed, there’s a handy new built-in search field that makes it easier to find the desired effect. Just like the main window of SoundSource 5, Audio Unit effects can now be pinned so they stay open no matter what you’re doing on your Mac. It won’t protect you against hackers who are smart enough to turn your mic on, of course. Needless to say the latter is not just efficient but may also protect you against hackers who want to monitor your built-in mic. ![]() These optional meters also provide a handy mute control for anything producing or ingesting audio. It’s just as efficient and user-friendly the way it’s been implemented, though.Īnother efficiency improving new feature is that you can now see activity for the default output device, default input device and active applications, right in the menu bar. I first misunderstood this feature, thinking the app I started would automatically appear in the Applications list and would only stay there permanently after clicking the star icon. By default, an application added this way will be a Favorite and will stay in SoundSource’s “Applications” list permanently. In SoundSource 5, when an app produces audio, it will appear in the Favorites list from where you can add it to the Applications list. That felt a bit odd as many applications that somehow exchange information with others have an automatic ‘discovery’ mode so you can just pick the one you need. However, in SoundSource 4, you had to manually enter apps, even when they were running. For example, if you like to route system sounds and Youtube movies through to the internal speakers of an iMac, but Final Cut Pro X through your audio interface, SoundSource lets you do that. SoundSource 5 features a nice new design, with its default view more streamlined, using less space and with a new Compact View that takes up a lot less space than the previous version.Īs with version 4, SoundSource 5 offers audio controls on an app by app basis. It looks better, has more powerful controls and comes with meters and instant On/Off switches right in the menu bar, meaning you can instantly switch On/Off your Mac’s built-in mic and the selected speakers. SoundSource 4 was already a great addition to the macOS menu bar, but SoundSource 5 is better in more than one area. the ability to control audio coming from individual applications, sound improvement or alteration using audio effects and instant access to all of the Mac’s connected audio devices. Rogue Amoeba’s SoundSource is total sound control for Macs. ![]()
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