AudioRoute
AudioRoute captures whatever your Mac or Windows machine is playing (a browser stream, a Zoom or Teams call, a softsynth demo, a reference track) and gets it into your DAW or a WAV file, without aggregate devices, virtual cables, or Audio MIDI Setup.
One install gives you three capture paths: a VST3, AU, and AAX plug-in you drop onto a track in any DAW (Ableton, Logic, Pro Tools, Reaper, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, FL Studio); a virtual input device that appears as a standard microphone in any app that records audio (Audacity, OBS, Zoom, Discord, QuickTime); and a one-click recorder in the menu bar or system tray that captures straight to a WAV, no DAW required.
It uses OS-native capture (macOS Core Audio process taps, Windows WASAPI process loopback), so there is no kernel extension, and your speakers, audio interface, and existing routing keep working exactly as before. Built-in feedback protection stops your DAW's own output from being re-captured.
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SoundPipe
SoundPipe creates virtual audio devices on your Mac so you can send audio from any app, or your microphone, to any other app. Send app audio into a video call, pipe your mic through a recorder, or feed system sound into a DAW or streaming app.
Every route is drawn as a wire from source to destination on one screen, with live meters and a volume slider on every channel. Capture a single app, the whole system, or any hardware input, and mix multiple sources into one device.
It is fast and native: under 15 ms of latency, works with any sample rate your devices support, and installs its audio driver with one click. No Terminal, no manual setup in Audio MIDI Setup.
SoundPipe costs $10 once (no subscription) and a license covers up to 3 Macs at a time. The free trial is the full app: audio routes for 20 minutes per session, relaunch to start another. Requires macOS 14.4 or later.
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Voicemeeter Banana
Voicemeeter Banana is a real time audio mixer application. It comes with more I/O and a brand new 'next gen' audio engine creating new routing / mixing possibilities by managing 3 hardware sound cards and 2 virtual audio devices in a simple straightforward approach.
Endowed with new effects on all input strips, a High End Master Parametric EQ on every Bus and a multi format audio player/recorder, Voicemeeter Banana is described as "the most advanced audio mixer for Windows and a "must have" system audio component".
Originally developed for VOIP users and PC gamers, to mix voice and music on Skype, Google Voice, Lync, Teamspeak and others. Voicemeeter is also a useful app for Broadcasters, Podcasters and YouTubers, providing essential tools to manage many different audio needs: To improve voice quality on any microphone, record interviews or conferences in multichannel or mixed stereo, simply managing audio in a consistent way under the Windows operating system.
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Piezo
Piezo makes it a snap to record audio on your Mac. In seconds, you'll be recording audio from any application or from audio inputs like microphones. Piezo requires almost no configuration, and it's a blast to use. Simple and inexpensive, that's a winning combination. Select an application or audio device in Piezo, then just hit Record to save the audio! Piezo records from Skype and other VoIP apps with ease. It even saves the audio to distinct channels for easy editing. Open the settings popover to choose your recording quality, name your clip, and add comments. Piezo captures audio from just about any application playing on your Mac. With one click, recording audio on your Mac has never been simpler. Piezo's simple recording presets mean less worrying about your settings. Simple and striking, Piezo's charming interface makes recording fun. Save audio from the web, just by setting a browser such as Safari or Chrome as your source.
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