

You click a + to create a new virtual device, then select sources. Setting up Loopback is a simple matter, made more visual and easier to understand in version 2. One step shy of literally “plug and play” But if none of these uses remind you of tasks you’ve tried to manage or want to do, Loopback likely doesn’t meet your interests.

Managing a call with people across multiple internet audio apps, like audio calls within Slack and Google Hangouts, so that you and everyone can hear each other.

With multiple USB mics attached, combining their input to feed into a FaceTime call.Taking the output of a tab in Safari that’s playing cable channel news and recording it through QuickTime player.Loopback can be used in both extremely simple and complicated ways, and it benefits from practical examples. It also adds volume controls for every component in an audio workflow, which lets you really mix the sound together instead of have to control it from the source-often not a possibility-or dealing with out-of-balance levels. Version 2 simplifies the previous interface, making it easier to connect audio sources and providing you a better view of how you’ve configured a virtual audio device at a glance. You can also select it as an output device, too, playing into the virtual audio equipment system audio or the sound out of apps that allow audio output selection. A combined audio device appears as a single item you can select as an input in programs like GarageBand or Skype. The app lets you combine hardware audio-like mics and line input-with the audio output of apps and system-level components, like Text-to-Speech, to create virtual audio devices. IDGĪ typical configuration lets you route the output of multiple apps into a single device that you could use to record or pass to another app. The latest version improves significantly on its predecessor, which itself was quite powerful. If you’ve ever used a app that accepts an audio input and was frustrated that you can specify only one piece of audio hardware, or if you’ve wanted to route the sound output of an app into a Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts, or other conversation, Rogue Amoeba’s Loopback is the program you need.
