When active, you may receive notice of pre-release versions of the software, ahead of its wide release. Get Access to Test Builds Loopback now features a new “Check for test releases” hidden preference. The Update window's width has been tweaked, to handle longer titles. The “Purchase” button in the License window now uses a better link to get to the Buy page. It's now possible to access several relevant menu items while the initial Quick Tour is open. USB device references for certain low-quality devices have been improved, to work better with some third party drivers. Loopback devices will now work correctly when used as the system's “Sound effects” device. This also corrects a previous incompatibility with window managers such as Magnet. Loopback's windows will now interact with full screen mode on MacOS 11 (Big Sur) as expected. Command-line debugging options have been added.Īssorted drawing issues where items would fail to properly highlight on MacOS 11 (Big Sur) have been corrected.A “Quit and Relaunch for Debugging” option has been added, accessed by pressing option in the Help menu.When a log is activated, it will also collect recent crash logs, to better understand any issues.Logs are now activated with simple checkboxes.Machine details are no longer needlessly included in copied errors.Active logs are now listed in the logging files.Many debugging improvements have been made: Volume sliders now reset to 100% when their readout is double-clicked. The application's “Help” menu has also been modified and streamlined, to get you assistance as quickly as possible. Loopback's manual is now provided online, rather than being built in to the application. Finally, the new “Skip for Now” button allows you to delay updating if desired.Īs always, we strongly recommend leaving the “Automatically check for updates” option enabled.The update interface has been improved, with several design and text enhancements.Automatic background updating has been removed as well, placing the user in charge of all updates. To avoid possible issues, Loopback will no longer offer to “Install on Quit”.It is now based on Sparkle 1.26.0, with several customizations. 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.
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