Audio Hijack Changelog

What's new in Audio Hijack 4.3.2

Mar 14, 2024
  • The “Podcast [Remote]” template has again been improved.
  • VoiceOver improvements have been made to the “Transcribe” block to enhance its accessibility.
  • Corrections have been made to the default applications listed under “Recent Applications” in the “Application” source block.
  • Multiple Whisper-related crashes which could occur with the “Transcribe” block have been corrected.
  • The “Sources” menu has been updated to alphabatize using the on-disk name, which ensures apps like “Ableton Live” appear where you’d expect.
  • The “Recent Applications” section of the “Sources” menu in the “Application” block has been improved to include apps dragged and dropped into Audio Hijack, and to ignore apps that have been rejected. It’s also synced across all “Applicaton” blocks now
  • Audio Unit windows now correctly hide when Audio Hijack is in the background.
  • Assorted drawing bugs associated with updates to MacOS 14 have been corrected.

New in Audio Hijack 4.3.1 (Nov 14, 2023)

  • Improved Speech to Text Results with “Transcribe”:
  • Several backend adjustments have been made to the beta “Transcribe” block, which should automatically produce better results.
  • New Language Selector in “Transcribe”:
  • The “Transcribe” block now provides a language selector, to focus transcription efforts on a specific language. Choose from an incredible 99 languages offered. If multiple languages may be spoken, the “Auto” state can be used. “Transcribe” will then attempt automatic detection of languages.
  • The “Transcribe” block’s status readout is now more helpful and accurate.
  • Audio Hijack now correctly avoids issues when multiple “Transcribe” blocks save to the same location.
  • The “Transcribe” block’s “Select Other Model File” option is now accessible via a new “defaults write” command (`defaults write com.rogueamoeba.audiohijack transcribeShowSelect true`). Do note that loading alternate models is not currently recommended.
  • Several additional improvements have been made to the “Transcribe” block, including:
  • Up to five input connections can now be made.
  • Selecting an invalid location for saving is no longer incorrectly permitted, and issues where a save location is no longer valid are now better handled.
  • A performance warning now displays correctly on all Intel Macs.
  • Proper animations are now shown throughout the app for “Transcribe”.

New in Audio Hijack 4.3.0 (Nov 5, 2023)

  • Convert Speech to Text with the Brand-New “Transcribe” Block. Audio Hijack can now convert speech to text from any audio source, thanks to the new “Transcribe” block. The Mac's best audio recording tool now also includes your own personal stenographer, to provide transcripts of podcasts, written records of meetings held in person or via the internet, and so much more. Create accurate transcriptions with zero ongoing charges and a hassle-free setup.
  • The “Mixer” block’s list of inputs now shows a block’s nickname, if it has one.
  • The “System Audio” block’s “Advanced” settings are once again correctly visible on MacOS 14 (Sonoma).
  • Several fixes have been made for tooltips throughout the app.

New in Audio Hijack 4.2.5 (Oct 20, 2023)

  • Improvements in ACE 11.9.6: The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.9.6, with improvements for even more reliable audio capture.
  • The celebratory sound effect heard when unlocking Audio Hijack will now correctly play through the Mac’s configured “Sound Effects” device. After all, sound effects play through a separately configured output in macOS.

New in Audio Hijack 4.2.4 (Oct 5, 2023)

  • Full Support for macOS 14 (Sonoma):
  • Audio Hijack now has full compatibility with MacOS 14 (Sonoma), with no known issues.
  • Improvements in ACE 11.9.5:
  • The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.9.5, with improvements for even more reliable audio capture.
  • Audio Hijack will now launch and run as expected on MacOS 14.1.
  • Menu bar meters from the “Peak/RMS Meters” and “VU Meters” blocks now properly adjust for both dark and light modes.
  • The “Parametric EQ” block no longer appears to be producing audio when none is flowing to it.
  • A drawing issue where sessions could overlap in the global window has been fixed.
  • It’s now possible to control-click in the “Name” and “Code” fields of the “License” window, making it possible to copy and paste in data.

New in Audio Hijack 4.2.3 (Sep 14, 2023)

  • Initial Support for MacOS 14 (Sonoma):
  • Audio Hijack now has initial compatibility with the forthcoming MacOS 14 (Sonoma), with no known issues.
  • Improvements in ACE 11.9.4:
  • The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.9.4, with compatibility for MacOS 14 (Sonoma), correct capture of audio from Xcode Playgrounds, and many smaller improvements for even more reliable audio capture.
  • Nextiva VoIP Capture Support:
  • The Nextiva desktop app is now supported as a VoIP audio source, making it easy to record both halves of a conversation.
  • New “Permissions” Window:
  • The “Audio Hijack” menu now includes a new “Permissions” window, to easily enable the “Microphone Access” permissions. These permissions are required for Audio Hijack to capture audio from microphones and other input devices you specify.
  • An unexpected bug where “Parametric EQ” could incorrectly apply its effect to audio in a parallel chain has been fixed.
  • The interface for “Parametric EQ” now updates correctly when selecting a preset with a different number of bands.
  • Audio Unit plugins built with the iPlug2 SDK, including Neural Amp Modeller, should now have correct mouse responsiveness.
  • Plugins that require a non-null value for the “name” key in their restored preferences should now work as expected.
  • Tag fields in the Inspector window now correctly update when switching between recordings after a recent edit.
  • Minor adjustments have been made to global shortcuts in the “Settings” window, to provide better tooltips and a correct cancel (X) button.
  • A rare VoiceOver issue with the “Template Chooser” has been fixed, to avoid an exception being raised when tabbing through the window.
  • MacOS 11 or higher is now required:
  • Audio Hijack now requires MacOS 11 (Big Sur) or higher. If you're still on 10.15 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy Software page.

New in Audio Hijack 4.2.2 (Jun 27, 2023)

  • Improved options for Impulse Response resampling have been added to the new “FIR Filter”.
  • Many improvements have been made to accessibility throughout the app. The “Parametric EQ” and “Ducking” blocks have been enhanced to be easier to use with VoiceOver. As well, VoiceOver now better identifies the position of blocks, and the “Session List” window now has improved VoiceOver support.
  • Assorted issues with deleting recordings have been corrected, fixing issues where deletions could fail or appear to fail.
  • Audio Unit plugins built using the JUCE framework, such as those from Universal Audio, now properly respond to mouse events in their secondary windows.
  • A particularly nasty bug, where session data could be lost when an .ahcommand script was opened to the “Debugging” window, has been resolved.
  • The “Inspect” and “Actions” buttons in the Recordings sidebar no longer start off inactive, fixing a regression found in version 4.2.0. As well, an issue where the “Inspect” button could break has also been fixed.
  • Several additional minor improvements can be found in this update, including:
  • When selecting multiple files in the “Recordings” tab, then using a contextual menu, the selection is modified to show which recording will be acted upon.
  • Small tweaks to the “FIR Filter” have been made, including using a proper “kHz” label, not “KHz”.
  • Minor visual corrections have been made to “Parametric EQ”, including when adding and deleting bands.

New in Audio Hijack 4.2.1 (Jun 27, 2023)

  • Audio Hijack 4.2.1 was available for a very brief period of time, being withdrawn minutes after release when a compiler bug was discovered to be causing silence-only recordings under certain situations.

New in Audio Hijack 4.2.0 (May 30, 2023)

  • New “Speech Denoise” Block:
  • Remove background noise from speech with the new “Speech Denoise” block. Get more details in the Audio Hijack manual.
  • New “Parametric EQ” Block:
  • The powerful new “Parametric EQ” can boost or cut specific frequencies, with up to 10 unique frequency bands. Get more details in the Audio Hijack manual.
  • New “FIR Filter” Block:
  • Modify audio with the new “FIR Filter”, convolving the signal with loaded impulse responses. Get more details in the Audio Hijack manual.
  • Block Search Improvements:
  • An assortment of updates have been made to make searching the block library work better, including: a new ”Filter Library” menu option, as well as an accompanying Command-F keyboard shortcut.
  • “System Audio” Block Improvements:
  • Refinements have been made to the “System Audio” block, including corrections to the “Exclude Source” menu, as well as multi-select in the “Excluded Sources” table, and support for dragging and dropping multiple applications there.
  • “Balance” and “Pan” Updates:
  • The interfaces for the “Balance” and “Pan” blocks have been updated to provide more useful readouts.
  • Improvements in ACE 11.9.3:
  • The ACE audio capture engine has been updated with minor changes.
  • Updates to VoIP Capture Support for Cisco Webex:
  • Changes have been made to ensure proper capture from Webex.
  • VoiceOver Refinements:
  • We’ve made several key updates to improve accessibility of the application when using VoiceOver, including:
  • It’s now possible to navigate to the global window via VoiceOver, and VoiceOver navigation of the global menu itself has been improved.
  • Sorting options in the “Session List” should now be properly accessible.
  • Sections in the blocks libary are now easier to navigate.
  • Tabbing around all windows has been improved.
  • Several block titles are now more informative.
  • The accessibility of “Mixer” block has been improved.
  • The accessibility of “Volume” block has been improved.
  • Presets throughout the app have been updated with helpful visuals, including app icons in the “Application” block and sparklines for EQ blocks.
  • Support for the “AUSoundIsolation” effect, found in MacOS 13 (Ventura) and up, has been improved within Audio Hijack.
  • Audio Hijack’s “Safe Mode” has been updated, to prevent scripts from running on a per-launch basis. This is in addition to preventing any windows from opening at launch and stopping auto-run sessions from running at launch. Hold Shift at launch to run the app in Safe Mode.
  • Audio Hijack will now warn when attempting to delete a script that’s in use by any of its current automations.
  • Default titles for saved presets have been improved in many blocks, and now offer helpful visual information in many blocks.
  • Assorted visual enhancements have been made throughout the app, including:
  • Deleting the default name for a block is now handled better.
  • The coloring of ‘Menu Bar Meters” has been improved.
  • Presets in the “Mixer” block now have more helpful visuals.
  • Elapsed and remaining times are now simplified and more accurate.
  • Labels have been added to the slider found in “Declick”.
  • The Scripting permissions dialog now properly references “Settings” on MacOS 13 and up.
  • Various improvements have been made to the “Mixer” block’s visuals.
  • The playhead no longer incorrectly disappears off the ends when playing a recording.
  • Tab heights in the “Broadcast” block’s popover have been standardized.
  • Imagery for the “Global Window” option in the “General” Settings has been updated.
  • Renaming files now works better, with changes made in the Finder reflected in Audio Hijack much sooner.
  • Imports of settings from Audio Hijack 3 once again work fully, fixing a regression seen in Audio Hijack 4.1.x. If you need find any settings missing, select “Import Audio Hijack 3 Sessions” from the Help menu to re-import.
  • AU Instruments once again only show when the relevant hidden preference is turned on, rather than at all times.
  • Tags can no longer incorrectly be edited when the “Tags” section of the “Inspector” is closed.
  • Changes to MacOS’s “Audio Components” folder will no longer result in high CPU usage, even when a significant number of Audio Units are installed on the Mac.
  • It is no longer possible to accidentally select multiple scripts in the “Script Library”.
  • Work has been done to avoid an issue where new ACE installations could incorrectly show an “Almost Ready” screen after restarting.
  • A new “Uninstall ACE” option has been added to the “Debugging” window, accessible (by holding Option) before the app has fully launched.

New in Audio Hijack 4.1.2 (Mar 1, 2023)

  • A crash which could occur when using the waveform visualizer with the “Live Stream” block has been fixed.
  • Highlighted sliders no longer erroneously accept typed number input.
  • Potential high CPU usage when an external screen is detached has been corrected, and animation on ProMotion and other higher refresh rate screens has been optimized.
  • The “Mixer” block once again correctly displays the icon for “System Audio”, fixing a display bug regression in v4.1.0.
  • VoiceOver updates and improvements have been made to several parts of the app, including multiple “Advanced” sections, the “Recorder” block, the “System Audio” block, and columns in the “Session List”. As well, editing a file name no longer incorrectly leads to ticking sounds when using VoiceOver
  • Work has been done to avoid an issue where new ACE installations could incorrectly show an “Almost Ready” screen after restarting.

New in Audio Hijack 4.1.1 (Feb 3, 2023)

  • Resuming a recording after pausing will once again always work as expected, fixing a regression in Audio Hijack 4.1.0.
  • The Sessions Lists window once again correctly handles long lists, fixing a regression seen in 4.1.0 where the window contents could scroll in a jerky fashion, skipping past sessions when the list grew too large.
  • Standard horizontal resizing is no longer incorrectly allowed in the Session List window, fixing issues which could result in subpar layouts. The width of the Sessions List window can now be adjusted by resizing any columns, as well as by showing or hiding columns from the view options button in the upper right.
  • When multiple sessions are selected, the “Delete Session” control now correctly reads “Delete Sessions”.
  • Issues with the count of recordings not being accurate at all times have been corrected.
  • Several minor graphical glitches related to text fields have been fixed.
  • Some small graphical glitches related to undelete animations have been fixed. Further improvements are expected for the future.

New in Audio Hijack 4.1.0 (Jan 22, 2023)

  • A Greatly Enhanced “Session List” Window:
  • The Session List window, which contains all previously saved sessions, now works more like a familiar Finder window. This includes the following updates:
  • Columns now have adjustable widths.
  • In particular, the “Meters” column can be resized from 5 to 30 bars wide.
  • The exact columns the window shows can be customized.
  • Sorting is no longer limited to the “Name” column, with sorting based on all relevant columns now possible.
  • New columns have been added, including “Recordings” (A count of recordings for each session) and “Timers” (A count of timers for each session), as well as a stand-alone “Meters” column.
  • A Greatly Enhanced Global Window, Too:
  • Audio Hijack’s global window optionally lives in the menu bar, providing access to the app even when it’s in the background. Now, this window has been substantially updated as well. Like the “Session List”, the Global window also now works more like a Finder window. This includes the following updates:
  • Once detached, you can now control the height of the global window, resizing as you see fit.
  • Once detached, columns now have adjustable widths. This also enables resizing of the entire window’s width.
  • In particular, the “Meters” column can be resized from 5 to 30 bars wide.
  • Once detached, you can now customize the exact columns the window shows.
  • Sorting is no longer limited to the “Name” column, with sorting based on all relevant columns now possible.
  • New columns have been added, including “Recordings” (A count of recordings for each session) and “Timers” (A count of timers for each session), as well as a stand-alone “Meters” column.
  • Visuals have been improved when there are no saved sessions.
  • More Powerful “System Audio” Block:
  • The “System Audio” input block has always allowed you to capture all audio on your Mac. With this update, you can now exclude specific sources manually. As well, alert sounds like notification dings and error beeps can now optionally be included if you wish.
  • Improvements to the “Recording Inspector”:
  • The “Recording Inspector” window now provides the ability to rename files without needing to go to the Finder. Additional changes include the addition of new time readouts, new status indicators for active recordings, and further reorganization.
  • Standard Audio Unit Presets:
  • Audio Hijack’s saved Audio Unit presets can now be read by other applications which support Audio Units, including our own app SoundSource. As well, Audio Hijack will now read presets created by any other applications, again including our own app SoundSource.
  • “Recorder” Block Enhancements:
  • The “Recorder” popover has been refined to collapse to a very small size. This makes it ideal to pin for easy reference, no matter what app you have in the foreground. The “Recorder” block face also now features a helpful status icon when active.
  • Narrower Session Windows:
  • Session windows can now be shrunk way, way down, with a much smaller minimum size. Session meters are also now tied to the window width.
  • Scripting Enhancements:
  • As a result of useful feedback (thanks!), many enhancements have been made to Audio Hijack’s scripting. This includes the following updates:
  • Automations are now smarter about running scripts that have been deleted.
  • It is now more obvious that built-in scripts are read-only. To edit them, just duplicate and create your own custom version.
  • Script logs have been improved, with proper font setting and simplified backend code. The log also now prints objects and arrays with formatting from console.log(), making working with the new tags dictionaries bearable.
  • Other bug fixes have been made, along with better error logging when running scripts.
  • A new contextual menu has been added to the Session List window, allowing for fast duplicating, exporting, and deletion. Access it by control-clicking (or right-clicking) on a session in the list.
  • Meters throughout the application are now more animated, for better responsiveness.
  • When playing a recording in a session’s “Recordings” tab, you can now click the time readout on the right side of the recording to see a count down of the track’s remaining time.
  • The “Presets” window for any popover now floats at the same level as detached popovers, preventing it from getting hidden. Several other small issues with editing preset names have also been fixed.
  • The session delete button in the “Session List” window is now labeled “Delete Session”, for improved clarity.
  • Lists have been improved throughout the application, with better re-sorting behavior, improved handling of very large numbers of items, and more.
  • The “Control” menu now has correct “Run Session/Stop Session” options, matching the “Run/Stop” button found in the session window.
  • When all of a session’s recorder blocks are paused, statuses throughout the app now correctly report the session as “Running” rather than “Recording”.
  • The “Pause Recording” and “Split File” buttons found on “Recorder” blocks have been made easier to read in Light mode when the block is inactive.
  • Changes to recording titles are now reflected immediately in all cases, rather than only showing after a restart of Audio Hijack.
  • Several tooltips throughout the application were not properly updating based on state changes. Now? They are!
  • Audio Hijack now correctly saves presets for Audio Unit plugins even when preset folders haven't previously been created.
  • A rare crash which could be caused by timers firing too quickly has been worked around.
  • A graphical glitch which appeared to allow automatic connections to be deleted has been corrected.
  • Countdowns for timers now update more regularly in the background.
  • When the “Recordings” tab is selected in a session, keyboard navigation will now work to move up and down the list of recordings. Similar improvements are planned for the “Schedule” and “Scripting” tabs.
  • Waveforms in the “Recordings” tab once again draw correctly in all cases.
  • Errors with the Broadcast block now dismiss more reliably when corrections are made.
  • The “Comments” field now properly handles multiple lines in all instances throughout the app.
  • Fixes have been made so that “Undo” works correctly to remove recently added blocks.
  • Fixes have been made for assorted highlights throughout the app, including standardizing the blue color used and correcting an issue where text wouldn’t visually highlight properly.
  • A crashing bug related to syntax coloring in the editor portion of the “Script Library” window has been fixed.
  • It’s no longer possible to inadvertently create a block preset with a blank name, and that’s a good thing.
  • Delightful animations for deleting and undeleting blocks, missing since the release of Audio Hijack 4.0, have now been restored.
  • The “Podcast [Remote]” template has been improved, to avoid doubled-up audio. The “Voice Chat” template has also been tweaked, to avoid accidental connections.
  • Detached popovers now have background states, providing a subtle indication as to which block is currently selected.
  • The warning visuals for missing audio devices have been updated and improved.
  • The FLAC library has been updated to v1.4.2.
  • The icon for Audio Hijack’s “Scheduler” has been updated and modernized.
  • When it contains 2500 or more recordings, Audio Hijack will now warn about possible performance issues. If you hit this, we want to hear more!
  • Small adjustments have been made to the Settings window, particularly the layout of explanatory tiny text.
  • Tweaks have been made to deleting sessions from the Global window.

New in Audio Hijack 4.0.7 (Dec 20, 2022)

  • Full macOS 13.1 Compatibility:
  • Audio Hijack now provides full audio capture on MacOS 13.1, with no known issues.
  • Improvements in ACE 11.9.2:
  • The ACE audio capture engine has been updated to provide full audio capture on MacOS 13.1.

New in Audio Hijack 4.0.6 (Nov 18, 2022)

  • Full MacOS 13 (Ventura) Compatibility. Audio Hijack now has full compatibility with MacOS 13 (Ventura), with no known issues.
  • New “Background Sound” Special Source. On MacOS 13 (Ventura), Audio Hijack’s new “Background Sound” special source makes it possible to capture audio from this new feature, which can be found in Ventura’s “Accessibility” System Settings.
  • Improvements in ACE 11.9.1. The ACE audio capture engine has been updated with several small bug fixes for improved performance.
  • Audio devices presets should now import properly from older versions of Audio Hijack 3.
  • On MacOS 13 (Ventura) and up, Audio Hijack’s “Preferences” window is now called “Settings”, to match the new MacOS convention.
  • If the “Check for Test Releases” hidden preference is enabled, checks will now run regardless of the status of the “Software Update” preference/setting.

New in Audio Hijack 4.0.5 (Oct 20, 2022)

  • Initial macOS 13 (Ventura) Compatibility. Audio Hijack now has initial compatibility with macOS 13 (Ventura), with no known issues.
  • Improvements in ACE 11.9. The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.9, with compatibility for macOS 13 (Ventura) and many improvements for even more reliable audio capture.
  • TeamTalk and Gather VoIP Capture Support. The TeamTalk and Gather Mac apps are now supported as a VoIP audio sources, making it easy to record both halves of a conversation.
  • Improvements have been made to handling plugin window resizing, and generic views for AUGraphicEQ now correctly update their controls when switching between 10 band and 30 band modes.
  • Sessions created by pressing the Enter key in the Template Chooser now save as expected.
  • A channel mapping issue which could affect devices containing both inputs and outputs when capturing from VoIP apps has been corrected.
  • Due to changes made by Apple, the “Text to Speech” special source is no longer available on macOS 13 (Ventura). On Ventura, this audio can now be captured on a per-application basis by targeting the application where the text is being read.
  • Audio Hijack now requires macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher. If you're still on 10.14 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy page.

New in Audio Hijack 4.0.4 (Jul 15, 2022)

  • Improvements in ACE 11.8.3. The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.8.3, with many improvements for even more reliable audio capture. 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. Tracking of audio device sample clocks also now works better when the device is providing erroneous information. CPU usage has been reduced in many common audio flows, clock synchronization across devices has been improved, and persistent device tracking has been improved.
  • Substantial improvements have been made to the performance of the “Recordings” list found in each session, to make things work better when a session contains many recordings.
  • Left (L) and Right (R) labels have been added to the block face for “VU Meters”.
  • Several visual improvemnts have been made for better legibility throughout the app. This includes making active Recorder blocks easier to read, and greatly improving the coloring of selected wires when using manual connections in Light mode.
  • Automatic sample rate selection for the “Application” and “System Audio” Input blocks have been improved, with better performance and less resampling.
  • Corrections have been made to the “Live Stream” block, to provide better colors in the automatically generated video, and to show a more useful preview even when not broadcasting.
  • Fixes have been made to prevent rare issues with the Run/Stop button in the “Sessions List” window.
  • An issue where the Recording Inspector could fail to show the genre selector has been corrected.
  • An issue where upsampling of certain low sample rates could sometimes produce audio artifacts has been resolved.
  • To avoid a rare issue where recordings could be corrupted, Audio Hijack now prevents editing of tags during playback and waveform creation.
  • The user interface now indicates when the app is finalizing .m4a files, both in the Recordings tab and when quitting the application.
  • The Recording Inspector now better shows in-progress recordings.
  • The edit button for renaming blocks now properly moves its position related to the title.
  • Renaming a session will now cause the “Session List” window to re-sort.
  • The “Denoise” block now properly shows previously learned noises when a session reloads.
  • A graphical glitch which could occur when dragging plugin windows has been fixed.
  • An issue where a highlighted recording in the “Recordings” list might not be the recording which reacts to playback shortcuts has been corrected. Further improvements are planned for the future.
  • Assorted improvements have been made to make timers function more reliably.
  • Multiple fixes and improvements have been made for block popovers, to ensure they behave optimally.
  • Adjustments have been made to allow the “Quit and Relaunch for Debugging” option to be accessed even on unsupported operating systems, making it possible to activate the “Check for test releases” hidden preference.
  • The icon shown in the “Recorder” popover when Audio Hijack is “Ready to Record” has been updated and improved.
  • The “Session Start” automation now correctly runs when a timer starts a session. For actions which should run only when a timer fires (and not when a session is started manually), use the “Timer Start” automation.
  • Once a session is closed, re-attaching any detached popovers will make the session window reappear.
  • When the full version of Audio Hijack has been unlocked, the “License” window now subtly shows the application's version number.
  • Fussy typography improvements have been made to the “Release Notes” window shown at the first launch of a new version, which you might be looking at right now!
  • A new hidden preference has been added, enabling Audio Hijack's Dock icon to be hidden. Please note that this may behave in sub-optimal ways. This option may be removed in the future.
  • Software Update checks now occur only after the Welcome Window has been closed.

New in Audio Hijack 4.0.3 (Jul 15, 2022)

  • Scripting: New “Open Recording in Editor” Script. Use the new “Open Recording in Editor” built-in script to pass audio files to the audio editor specified in Audio Hijack’s preferences.
  • Smarter Templates. Templates are now more intelligent in picking applications. This includes selecting the system’s default browser and default call app, as well as picking third-party VoIP and music apps if present.
  • If Fission is present on the system, Audio Hijack will use it as its editor, if no other editor is set.
  • A new article for VoiceOver users has been added to our Knowledge Base. This article provides a useful overview of using Audio Hijack 4 with VoiceOver. It can be accessed at https://rogueamoeba.com/support/knowledgebase/?showArticle=VoiceOver-AH4. Further, the Session List window now includes a button (available only via VoiceOver) to guide users to this article.
  • The Input Switch no longer incorrectly takes 3+ connections in manual connections mode.
  • Background rows in both the Session List window and the global window now correctly alternate colors at all times.
  • Using Undo to remove a block after adding it now works better. Further improvements are still pending.
  • Deleting a recording that's currently playing now correctly stops playback.
  • The “Info” tab now better shrinks when a session is reduced toward its minimum height, specifically by reducing the height of the “Notes” field.
  • An issue where the “Latency” slider could behave strangely has been corrected.
  • The AUAudioFilePlayer Audio Unit has been special-cased, to continue playing audio even when the popover is closed.
  • A graphical glitch which could occur when dragging plugin windows has been fixed.
  • An incompatibility with the views supplied by v3 Audio Units has been fixed, and these plugins will now respond to mouse events as expected.
  • A rare issue where Audio Unit effects could incorrectly switch to a Generic view when switching Spaces has now been corrected.
  • Audio Hijack now better handles recordings where a paused Recorder has its “Split” button pressed.
  • Pipeline bubbles, as seen with the “Ducking”, “Input Switch”, and “Mixer” blocks, now show a more helpful appearance when their block is switched off.
  • Title case in the Recorder block’s messages has been corrected.
  • Pinned block popovers now stay on screen, even if their session is closed.
  • Audio Hijack now offers a “Safe Start” option. Hold Shift at launch to prevent any windows from opening, and stop auto-run sessions from running.
  • The “Audio Unit Effects” section of the Blocks library has been updated to no longer show Instruments effects by default. For those users who wish to have those Audio Units included, a “Show Audio Unit Instruments” hidden preference has been added to the Debugging window (accessible via the “Quit and Relaunch to Debugging” menu option, accessed by pressing the option key while in the “Help” menu). This preference will be automatically enabled for existing users who are using Instruments in Audio Hijack.
  • Session errors now explicitly mention, by name, the session in which the error occurred.
  • Help tags for popover controls have been updated, and now correctly reflect state.
  • The “Input Device” block is now more intelligent about shortening the word “Microphone” down to “Mic”, to save space.
  • Debug logging for scripting has been improved, to enable us to provide better support with scripting issues.
  • Audio Hijack’s “License” window now subtly shows the application’s version number.
  • Tweaks have been made to the “General” and “File Limits” tabs in the “Recorder” block, to synchronize their height and prevent unnecessary resizing.
  • A small change has been made to app launch, to prevent auto-launch or timer start sessions starting before startup is finalised/windows are shown and reduce the chance of issues.
  • Fussy typography improvements have been made to the mailing list sign-up window which is displayed on the fifth launch for new users.

New in Audio Hijack 4.0.2 (Apr 5, 2022)

  • Importing Improvements for Sessions With Many Recordings. Audio Hijack 3 sessions with many recordings could previously be slow to import to Audio Hijack 4, or fail to import at all. This has been corrected. If necessary, use the “Import Audio Hijack 3 Sessions” menu item in the “Help” menu to re-trigger importing.
  • Audio Unit Presets Now Properly Import From Audio Hijack 3. Presets saved for Audio Units in Audio Hijack 3 will now properly import into Audio Hijack 4.0.2 and up. This will happen automatically, with no user intervention necessary.
  • When the selected device for an “Input Device” or “Output Device” block is missing, a useful visual will now be shown on the block face.
  • Scripting: Audio Hijack's console.log() now also copies all messages to MacOS's Console.app, for easy viewing.
  • The tab key now correctly navigates between fields in the “Recording Inspector” window.
  • A rare issue where pipelines could change slightly when imported from Audio Hijack 3 has been corrected.
  • A rare issue where certain Audio Hijack 3 sessions could import into Audio Hijack 4 without a name has been corrected.
  • The interface will now always update when starting a session via a script.

New in Audio Hijack 4.0.1 (Apr 5, 2022)

  • Timers Now Properly Import Alongside Their Sessions From Audio Hijack 3. Timers created in Audio Hijack 3 will now properly import into Audio Hijack 4.0.1 and up. If you have sessions already imported by Audio Hijack 4.0.0 that are missing timers, you can delete the sessions from Audio Hijack 4.0.1, then re-import using the “Import Audio Hijack 3 Sessions” menu item in the “Help” menu.
  • Several improvements have been made to VoiceOver, including better labeling of groups and improvements for the “Application” block's Source selector.
  • Improvements have been made for opening imported sessions which contain a lot of recording data (many recordings or long recordings).
  • The “Live Stream” block now properly links to a specific page in the manual.
  • Fussy typography improvements have been made to the “Release Notes” window shown at the first launch of a new version, which you might be looking at right now!
  • The software update menu item is now correctly “Check for Updates…”, matching the rest of our product lineup.
  • Small adjustments have been made to messaging for the Scheduler, which is used to power timers.

New in Audio Hijack 4.0.0 (Apr 1, 2022)

  • New Block: Mixer:
  • Mixer lets you mix up to five sources together, with useful volume controls and fades. It's perfect for podcasts and live streams.
  • New Block: Magic Boost:
  • Turn on the Magic Boost effect, and quiet audio is boosted while louder audio is left untouched.
  • New Block: Simple Compressor:
  • With “Simple Compressor”, you can compress audio without dealing with an excess of controls. Select from one of the four presets to reduce the range between soft and loud sounds.
  • Background Sessions:
  • Audio Hijack sessions can now run without their window needing to be open. Close a window and keep on recording.
  • Auto Run Sessions:
  • Set sessions to run automatically when Audio Hijack launches, with the new “Auto Run” feature.
  • Always-On Sessions:
  • If you need a session to run at all times, turn on Auto Run and put Audio Hijack in your “Login Items” in the “Users & Groups” System Preference. Now, any time you log in to your Mac, Audio Hijack will launch and your session will run.
  • Manual Connections:
  • Audio Hijack now allows you to connect your blocks manually. “Automatic Connections” is on by default, but it can be toggled off from the “Info” tab as well as the “Session” menu. Switch a session to use manual connections, and you can control the exact layout and flow of your audio pipeline.
  • Brand-New Templates:
  • With session templates, it's a snap to begin common tasks, with pre-configured set-ups for your use. Audio Hijack now includes four brand-new templates: “Live Stream”, “Manual Connections”, “Play-Thru”, and “Podcast [Remote]”.
  • Overhauled Templates:
  • All of Audio Hijack's existing templates have been updated as well, with reconfigured pipelines and session notes containing helpful hints.
  • Scripting: Audio Hijack Is Now Scriptable:
  • Building complex workflows in Audio Hijack is now a reality. Scripts can run automatically when sessions start and stop, and process recordings as they're created.
  • Scripting: Shortcuts Support on MacOS 12 (Monterey):
  • On MacOS 12 (Monterey) and up, you can integrate Audio Hijack with workflows you run in the Shortcuts app.
  • Scripting: Automation for Everyone:
  • Even if you're not fluent in JavaScript, you can still streamline your use of Audio Hijack. Using the built-in scripts for basic automation, right in the “Scripting” tab within a session.
  • Block Feature: Block Nicknames:
  • Using multiple blocks of the same type? Now you can edit the title of each block, so you always know exactly what's what.
  • Block Feature: Pinnable Popovers for All Blocks:
  • All blocks now have popovers, so you can pin any block for easy viewing and access, no matter what you're doing on your Mac.
  • Block Feature: Presets in All Blocks:
  • Every single block now offers presets, allowing you to save your settings for future use. Spend less time on configuration!
  • Block Update: Recorder Revamp:
  • With a useful new popover status line, improved organization, and enhanced 32-bit and dithering options for AIFF & WAV recording, the crucial Recorder block is more advanced the ever.
  • Block Update: Volume:
  • The “Volume” block has been substantially updated. Its block face now offers helpful meters, while its popover provides presets, a handy Mute button, and access to volume overdriving. The “Overdrive” feature is now powered by a more advanced look-ahead peak limiter.
  • Block Update: Track System Devices in Input Device and Output Device:
  • In addition to selecting a specific device, the “Input Device” and “Output Device” blocks can now be set to track the OS's default input and default output devices, respectively.
  • Block Update: More Intelligent Input Device:
  • To avoid the potential for capturing audio from an undesired device, the “Input Device” block now has no device selected by default. In addition, a subtle visual indicator alerts you when a (possibly lower quality) built-in device is selected.
  • Block Update: Input Switch:
  • The “Input Switch” now offers a pinnable popover, so you can flip the switch from anywhere. As well, new pipeline indicators make it clearer how connections work.
  • Block Update: Overhauled VU & Peak/RMS Meters:
  • Both “VU Meters” and “Peak/RMS Meters” have been overhauled, with a modern look and integration of menu bar functionality (replacing the stand-alone Menu Bar Meters block).
  • Block Update: Channels:
  • With a dynamic on-face visual indicator, as well as an on-face adjustor, the Channels block is handier than ever.
  • Block Update: 10-Band EQ:
  • Our famous 10-Band Lagutin Equalizer has also gained an on-face visual indicator as well as an on-face selector. As well, it now animates between presets, which is just fun.
  • Block Update: Live Stream:
  • Send RTMP streams to services like YouTube Live, with Live Stream. It's now exited its beta period, and features improved organization.
  • Block Update: Declick and Dehum:
  • The Declick and Dehum blocks now both offer on-face controls.
  • Block Update: Ducking:
  • The visuals of the “Ducking” block have been substantially updated for improved clarity. As well, assorted bugs related to audio flow have been corrected, and pipeline indicators have been improved.
  • Automatic App Re-Hijacking:
  • If an Application block's captured app disappears, Audio Hijack will alert you (while the session keeps running). Even better, if the application reappears while the session is still running, its audio will now be captured.
  • Blocks Filter:
  • At the top of the Block Library, you'll find an incredibly helpful filter. Use it to quickly find the exact block you want, even if you have hundreds of Audio Units installed.
  • Global Hotkey:
  • A new “Bring Audio Hijack Forward” global shortcut now makes it easy to bring Audio Hijack to the foreground for fast adjustments.
  • Major Updates to Audio Unit Hosting:
  • Audio Unit effects are now hosted in a separate process, to avoid crashes caused by misbehaving plugins, as well as provide the best support for Intel-based plugins running in emulation on M1 processors.
  • Full VoiceOver Support:
  • VoiceOver users, we're ready for you! We've always worked hard to ensure Audio Hijack is accessible to users with vision impairments, and Audio Hijack 4 is no exception.
  • Audio Unit v3 Support:
  • Audio Hijack now supports the newest Audio Unit plugins, made with the Audio Unit v3 API.
  • Toggle All Outputs Instantly:
  • The new output device toggle, found in the “Control” menu, enables you to turn all Output blocks off or on with a single click.
  • Interface Update: New Light Color Scheme:
  • Audio Hijack now offers a lovely new Light theme, providing an entire second appearance to use with Audio Hijack. The app can also now be configured to match the System's theme.
  • Interface Update: Revised “Session List” Window:
  • Audio Hijack's main window can now serve as a control center for using your sessions. It features a more compact list view, and provides helpful controls and status indicators, for fast, easy access.
  • Interface Update: Global Window:
  • With the new global menu, you can access Audio Hijack from anywhere on your Mac, instantly. Use it to check in on Audio Hijack sessions, or to stop or start them, without needing to pull Audio Hijack forward. You can also pin the global window, giving you a floating Audio Hijack control.
  • Interface Update: Tabbed Session Sidebar:
  • Session windows now feature a sidebar with five tabs: Blocks, Recordings, Schedule, Scripting, and Info, accessible with Cmd-1 through Cmd-5. These per-session tabs now logically store Recordings and Timers with their specific sessions. As well, Info tab now enables easy session renaming and provides session controls.
  • Interface Update: Recording Inspector:
  • Recordings can now be reviewed in the “Recording Inspector” window, available from the “Recordings” tab of any session. It shows file data, provides more robust playback, and allows editing of all ID3 tags.
  • Interface Update: Session Notes:
  • With the new “Notes” section in each session's “Info” tab, you now have a great place to jot down details about your session.
  • Interface Update: Improved Block Popovers:
  • Block popovers now offer a Detach button, to tear off the popover from its block and make it stay on screen within Audio Hijack. Once detached, a Pin button is shown. Click it to make the popover float above all windows on the Mac.
  • Interface Update: Recording Status Indicators:
  • Several additional animations and indicators have been added to make it clear when a recording is occurring. In particular, the “Recorder” popover now includes a status area. Pin the popover so that it floats above all other windows, and your recording status will be visible anywhere on your Mac.
  • An Updated Quick Tour:
  • The Quick Tour (available in the Help menu) has been updated for version 4. Additional updates may occur before shipping, but it's now worth reviewing.
  • Adjustable Sample Rate:
  • The sample rate for a session can now be configured from the “Info” tab. While most users will want to leave this set to “Auto”, manual configuration is now possible.
  • A Smooth Transition From Audio Hijack 3:
  • On first run, Audio Hijack 4 will automatically import your settings from version 3. Pick up right where you left off. As well, the “Import Audio Hijack 3 Sessions” menu item can be found in the Help menu and used any time.
  • Other:
  • The “10-Band EQ” now offers an “AirPods” preset.
  • A new “Zero-Prefixed Counter” variable is now available, and starts at “001”, allowing up to 999 recordings to sort by name with no additional editing needed.
  • Pressing the escape key while dragging a block from the library or a new wire between (while in manual connection mode) will now cancel the action.
  • The “Select Your Audio Editor” window (shown when you attempt to edit a file with no audio editor selected in Preferences) has been improved.
  • The audio pipeline has been updated in many ways, and now uses more aesthetically pleasing curved connections.
  • When a block is turned off, the pipeline now adjusts visually, to make this more obvious.
  • The shortcut for Audio Hijack's “Session List” window (Command-0) now intelligently toggles visibility. If the window is in the background, the shortcut pulls it forward. If it's in the foreground, it simply toggles visibility.
  • Audio devices are now sorted alphabetically for better clarity.
  • Audio Hijack now supports single key shortcuts for hotkeys set in the Preferences window.
  • Control-clicking a recording in the Recordings tab will now reveal a useful contextual menu.
  • The appearance of meters throughout the app have been updated and improved.
  • Blocks can now be moved via the arrow keys, coupled with Option (for small moves) and Command (for larger moves).
  • Arrow keys now work to navigate through the Recordings tab of a session.
  • Activating sessions has been simplified, with just two states: “Run” and “Stop”.
  • Mono Audio Unit plugins now work better within Audio Hijack.
  • Leading periods in filenames are now replaced with dashes, to prevent recordings from being hidden.
  • The “Pause/Resume All Recordings” menu option now works at all times. Previously, having a disabled “Recorder” block could prevent resuming.
  • On MacOS 11 (Big Sur) and up, Audio Hijack now allows machine sleep in cases where it is otherwise inactive.
  • The Quick Tour now properly supports the new “Speak items under the pointer” setting in MacOS 11 (Big Sur).
  • Several fixes have been implemented to make generic interfaces for Audio Unit effects work better. To access a generic interface, control-click on a block and select “Use Generic Audio Unit Interface”.
  • Audio Hijack now better cleans up hidden Audio Unit views, saving CPU.
  • Command-S now toggles the visibility of the session sidebar, while Command-L has been repurposed to open the “Script Library”.
  • The Release Notes window has been improved when in Dark Mode.
  • Improvements have been made for the Installer and Quick Tour, to present better on small resolutions using scrollbars to make all content accessible.
  • Holding Shift while dragging a slider will now prevent it from snapping to a default point.
  • The “Application” and “Input” blocks have improved errors when no source is selected.
  • The “Live Stream” block's “(?)” link now points to a new and more useful page.
  • Block descriptions have been updated in the per-session “Blocks” tab. The order of sections has also been adjusted, with “Meters” now appearing above “Advanced”.
  • The “Window” menu has been updated, to provide a full and standard dynamic list of windows at the bottom.
  • Informative hints have been added to “Declick”, “Dehum”, “Magic Boost”, “Mono Enhancer”, and “Simple Compressor”.
  • “Recorder” and “Broadcast” now use kHz, rather than Hz.
  • The “Advanced” tab in “Recorder” blocks has been renamed “File Limits”.
  • Audio Hijack exports sessions as “.ah4session”, so they will correctly only open in Audio Hijack 4 and up.
  • If Audio Hijack is corrupted (possibly by editing the binary), it will now error on launch.
  • It's now possible to access several relevant menu items (About, Contact Support, Help, Visit RogueAmoeba.com, and Purchase) prior to the installation of ACE.
  • In trial mode, Audio Hijack now displays a banner on the “Session List” window, as well as in all sessions.
  • Many debugging improvements have been made:
  • Available logs have been cleaned up.
  • Active logs are now listed in the logging files.
  • Logs are now activated with simple checkboxes.
  • Recent crash logs are now collected alongside with app logs.
  • A “Quit and Relaunch to Debugging” menu option has been added, accessed by pressing the option key while in the Options (Gear) menu.
  • Command-line debugging options have been added.
  • A “Check for test releases” option has been added, enabling you to access pre-release builds when available.
  • A “Short trial mode” option has been added for internal use.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.11 (Mar 13, 2022)

  • 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, particularly when using Bluetooth audio devices.
  • Support for EVE Online. Audio Hijack now properly recognizes audio from EVE Online, and correctly applies any effects or adjustments.
  • Audio Hijack's Audio Unit handling has been updated on Apple Silicon machines, with effects now hosted in a separate process to avoid crashes caused by misbehaving plugins, as well as provide the best support for Intel-based plugins running in emulation on M1 processors.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.10 (Jan 27, 2022)

  • An audio sync issue which could occur when an audio device's clock changed rate significantly has been corrected.
  • A heuristic to detect rare devices with inaccurate (non-sensical) clocks has been added, enabling them to be disabled before they can cause cascading problems.
  • An issue where the Audio Hijack “Quick Tour” could fail to load, or fail to load correctly, has been corrected.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.9 (Dec 9, 2021)

  • Full MacOS 12 (Monterey) Compatibility. Audio Hijack now has full compatibility with MacOS 12 (Monterey), with no known issues.
  • Updates to ACE 11.7.7. The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.7, with several small improvements for even more reliable audio capture.
  • Audio Hijack's “Schedule Helper” is now just “Scheduler”, to better fit in the “Login Items” table of the “Users & Groups” System Preference. It's been updated to version 2.0.3.
  • A bug where session names could incorrectly become editable when the Home window was opened automatically has been corrected.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.8 (Oct 15, 2021)

  • MacOS 12 (Monterey) Improvements. Several small improvements have been made for Audio Hijack's support for MacOS 12 (Monterey).
  • Updates to ACE 11.7.6. The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.6, with small improvements for MacOS 12 (Monterey).
  • Improvements have been made to title track transmission, for better compatibility with MegaSeg.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.7 (Oct 11, 2021)

  • MacOS 12 (Monterey) Improvements. Several small improvements have been made for Audio Hijack's support for MacOS 12 (Monterey).
  • Updates to ACE 11.7.4. The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.4, with small improvements for MacOS 12 (Monterey).
  • Signal VoIP Capture Support. The Signal Mac app is now supported as a VoIP audio source, making it easy to record both halves of a conversation.
  • Audio Distortion Fix. An issue where audio could, in rare cases involving multiple Audio Unit effects, be distorted with pops and clicks, has been fixed. This regression was introduced in Audio Hijack 3.8.6.
  • Important Memory Leak Plugged. A memory leak which could impact long-running sessions that were processing device audio has been fixed.
  • Improvements have been made to title track transmission, for better compatibility with MegaSeg.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.6 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • Initial MacOS 12 (Monterey) Compatibility. Audio Hijack now has initial compatibility with MacOS 12 (Monterey), with no known issues.
  • New “AirPlay Receiver” Special Source. A new “AirPlay Receiver” special source has been added on Monterey, making it possible to capture audio sent to the Mac via AirPlay.
  • Fixes and Improvements in ACE 11.7.3. The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7.3, with fixes for several rare issues.
  • Rare audio artifacts should no longer be heard when sources come and go. This includes artifacts heard when capturing from browser tabs.
  • Icons for Special Sources (like “Siri” and “Sound Effects”) now appear correctly in the Home window.
  • VoiceOver fix: The template name is again correctly read when using the “Template Chooser” window.
  • An issue where rare configurations without a Source but with an audio-producing Audio Unit might fail to advance the session timer has been corrected.
  • Handling for built-in EQ effects has been improved in cases where invalid data is provided from an audio source.
  • Sample rate matching (clock synchronization) for audio devices has been improved.
  • Menu items, such as those in the Help menu, are now properly accessible when the Welcome window is visible.
  • Audio Hijack now requires MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) or higher. If you're still on 10.13 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy page.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.5 (Jul 1, 2021)

  • Fixes 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.
  • 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.
  • Enhancements to Audio Hijack's Built-In Updating: Audio Hijack's updating code has been overhauled and improved. It is now based on Sparkle 1.26.0, with several customizations.
  • To avoid possible issues, Audio Hijack will no longer offer to “Install on Quit”. Automatic background updating has been removed as well, placing the user in charge of all updates.
  • The update interface has been improved, with several design and text enhancements.
  • Finally, the new “Skip for Now” button allows you to delay updating if desired.
  • As always, we strongly recommend leaving the “Automatically check for updates” option enabled.
  • Audio Hijack's manual is now provided online, rather than being built in to the application. The application's “Help” menu has also been modified and streamlined, to get you assistance as quickly as possible.
  • Audio Hijack's Recordings tab now better handles disk errors, malformed recordings, and more.
  • The “Application block's source selector now better handles iOS apps running on M1 Macs, avoiding duplicating them in the list.
  • It's now possible to access several relevant menu items while the initial Quick Tour is open.
  • The “Purchase” button in the License window now uses a better link to get to the Buy page.
  • The Update window's width has been tweaked, to handle longer titles.
  • Get Access to Test Builds:
  • Audio Hijack now features a new “Check for test releases” hidden preference. When active, you may receive notice of pre-release versions of the software, ahead of its wide release. If you're interested to test updates, you can turn this option on in the Debugging window (accessible by holding option while viewing the “Help” menu, then selecting “Quit and Relaunch for Debugging”).
  • Many debugging improvements have been made:
  • Available logs have been cleaned up.
  • Active logs are now listed in the logging files.
  • Machine details are no longer needlessly included in copied errors.
  • Logs are now activated with simple checkboxes.
  • When a log is activated, it will also collect recent crash logs, to better understand any issues.
  • A “Quit and Relaunch for Debugging” option has been added, accessed by pressing option in the Help menu.
  • Command-line debugging options have been added.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.4 (Mar 7, 2021)

  • Major Updates in ACE 11.7: The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.7. Its sample rate converter has been upgraded, drift correction has been improved, and several rare issues have been resolved.
  • Support for Xcode's Simulator: It's now possible to capture audio from Xcode's Simulator with Audio Hijack.
  • The Quick Tour now properly supports the new “Speak items under the pointer” setting in MacOS 11 (Big Sur).
  • VoiceOver now provides better read-outs for disabled blocks, as well as the On/Off switch within each block's popover.
  • Improvements have been made for the Installer and Quick Tour, to present better on small resolutions, using scrollbars to make all content accessible.
  • When Audio Hijack is unlocked by entering a valid license key, in addition to displaying an animation, it will now play a brief celebratory sound for visually impaired users.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.3 (Feb 8, 2021)

  • When using the Input Switch block, audio will once again correctly switch away from Audio Unit plugins, fixing a regression in Audio Hijack 3.8.2.
  • All third-party Audio Units should now load as expected, fixing an issue seen with “Gain” from Kilohearts, as well as “NX Ocean Way” from Waves.
  • Further improvements have been made for dealing with Intel plugins on Apple Silicon-powered Macs, to handle crashy plugins.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.2 (Jan 31, 2021)

  • ACE Updated to 11.6.3: The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.6.3. This update has several fixes, and provides further handling for future MacOS updates running on Apple Silicon. As before, M1 Mac users should update immediately.
  • Plugin interfaces should now always load as expected, fixing a regression in Audio Hijack 3.8.1.
  • Audio from the “AUAudioFilePlayer” effect is once again visible in the audio pipeline, fixing a regression in Audio Hijack 3.8.1.
  • A crash which could occur due to sample rate mismatches has been fixed.
  • Improvements have been made for dealing with Intel plugins on Apple Silicon-powered Macs.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.1 (Jan 12, 2021)

  • Fixes and Improvements in ACE 11.6.1: The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.6.1, with several fixes, as well as a work around for an incompatibility with future MacOS updates running on Apple Silicon. M1 Mac users should update immediately.
  • Full Compatibility With M Chip-Based Macs: Audio Hijack now has full compatibility with new Macs powered by Apple Silicon.
  • An issue where freshly-downloaded apps could cause an error on capture has been fixed.
  • Track titles are now supported with Algoriddim's new “djay Pro AI”.

New in Audio Hijack 3.8.0 (Dec 21, 2020)

  • Initial Support for M Chip-Based Macs: Audio Hijack is now a Universal app, offering initial support for the new M1 chip-based Macs. Though there are no known issues, we do not yet recommend its use in critical productions. Further testing is ongoing, with more updates to follow.
  • Full MacOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility: Audio Hijack now has full compatibility with MacOS 11 (Big Sur), with no known issues.
  • ACE 11.6 Brings Audio Capture to Apple Silicon Macs: The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.6, offering compatibility with Apple Silicon Macs.
  • Audio Hijack will now load emulated (non-native) plugins on Apple Silicon Macs.
  • Audio Hijack now respects the user-specified system-wide “Accent” color on MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) and up. It also supports Big Sur's new “Multicolor” option, with an appropriate, app-specific blue.
  • Audio Hijack will now capture both halves of conversations for users beta testing voice and video calls in the Whatsapp Desktop app.

New in Audio Hijack 3.7.7 (Nov 14, 2020)

  • Backend updates have been made for better compatibility with the new M1 chip-based Macs. Additional updates with full support for these machines will be forthcoming.

New in Audio Hijack 3.7.6 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Initial MacOS 11 (Big Sur) Compatibility - Audio Hijack now has initial compatibility with MacOS 11 (Big Sur).
  • ACE 11.5 Brings Audio Capture to MacOS 11 (Big Sur) - The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.5, offering initial compatibility with MacOS 11 (Big Sur).
  • Updates to the names of Loopback virtual audio devices are now immediately reflected.

New in Audio Hijack 3.7.5 (Oct 28, 2020)

  • Additional Audio Fixes in ACE 11.2.2:
  • The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.2.2, fixing several issues. Playback to Bluetooth devices has been improved, non-standard audio formats will again play as expected, and several regressions have been fixed.

New in Audio Hijack 3.7.4 (Oct 25, 2020)

  • Critical Fixes in ACE 11.2.1:
  • The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.2.1, fixing a regression which would cause captured input audio to be improperly muted, as well as a crash which could occur with multi-output devices.

New in Audio Hijack 3.7.3 (Oct 23, 2020)

  • Audio Capture Has Been Improved With ACE 11.2, Including Full Support for Catalyst Apps: The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.2, with many backend enhancements. Catalyst apps like “Voice Memos” are now fully supported, aggregate devices now work better, and many other small improvements have been made.
  • VoIP Capture Support for Several Additional Apps: Jamulus and Jami are now supported as a VoIP audio source, making it easy to record both halves of a conversation. Support for Cisco's various chat applications has also been improved.
  • Support for Chrome's “Progressive Web Apps”: Audio will now be captured from Chrome web apps, also known as progressive web apps.
  • The Broadcast block now supports receiving track titles from our own soundboard app Farrago, as well as MiX16 Pro and MiX16 Go.
  • The Volume block's VoiceOver labeling now correctly matches the visual interface, correcting an accessibility issue.
  • The “Mixed In Key” audio unit is now fully supported.
  • Audio Hijack is not yet compatible with MacOS 11 (Big Sur), but we expect to have an additional release with support in the very near future. Stay tuned!
  • Audio Hijack now requires MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or higher. If you're still on 10.12 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy page.

New in Audio Hijack 3.7.2 (May 1, 2020)

  • The New Live Stream Block Now Supports Facebook Live: The Live Stream block now has support for streaming RTMPS services, including Facebook Live.
  • Facebook Messenger VoIP Capture Support: Facebook's Messenger app is now supported as a VoIP audio source, making it easy to record both halves of a conversation.
  • Application Block Source Selector Fixes: An issue which could cause the “Source” selector in Application Source blocks to behave in unexpected ways has been corrected.
  • The Live Stream block's “Visualizer” options now shown a brief preview when selected if no audio is flowing through them.
  • Audio Hijack's Broadcast and Live Stream blocks can once again correctly pull track titles and album artwork from current versions of Audirvana.
  • The “Other Source” dialog in the Live Stream and Broadcast blocks now correctly allows the opening of folders to navigate to the desired location.
  • The performance of Spotify track title retrieval has been improved using the Scripting Bridge API.
  • Edits made in the “Recordings” tab are now committed prior to passing a file elsewhere with the “Actions” menu.
  • Animated GIFs no longer incorrectly animate in Live Stream's “Logo” field.

New in Audio Hijack 3.7.1 (Apr 6, 2020)

  • Fixes a Crash With the Broadcast Block - Audio Hijack 3.7.0 introduced a crash which could occur when using the Broadcast block. This bug has ben squashed with much alacrity.
  • A buffer overflow, which could have caused a crash, has been addressed.

New in Audio Hijack 3.7.0 (Apr 6, 2020)

  • Start Live Streaming, With the New Live Stream Block - With the brand-new Live Stream output block, you can transmit to RTMP-based servers. Quickly get a free stream up and running with one of the services offered by major platforms, including Periscope, Twitch, and YouTube Live. Live streaming is great for offering a live feed while recording a podcast, or transmitting content like concerts and DJ sets.
  • Improvements and Fixes With ACE 11.1.4 - The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.1.4, with many backend enhancements including additional fixes for device tracking, and work arounds for issues with Bluetooth.
  • The “System Audio” block's interface has been updated for clarity and simplicity.
  • Tags and other text fields are now saved fully before passed to other applications.

New in Audio Hijack 3.6.4 (Feb 24, 2020)

  • ACE Update: The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.1.2, with many backend enhancements, and bug fixes when dealing with aggregate devices.
  • Still more improvements have been made to the tracking of USB audio devices, to work around issues where devices don't properly identify themselves in a unique fashion.

New in Audio Hijack 3.6.3 (Dec 22, 2019)

  • Audio Capture From New Special Sources:
  • Audio Hijack can now easily capture audio from Siri and VoiceOver, simply by selecting them from the “Special Sources” area in the Application source block.
  • Enhanced Audio Capture with ACE 11.1:
  • The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.1, with many backend enhancements.
  • Improvements to Bluetooth Device Reliability:
  • Audio Hijack now does additional work to avoid issues caused by Apple's Bluetooth device handling, so Bluetooth devices will work more reliably when included in a session.
  • The new TV.app on Catalina is now supported for metadata capture withs the Broadcast block.
  • Further improvements have been made to the tracking of USB audio devices.
  • Installation of the Schedule Helper tool has been moved into Audio Hijack's Preferences window.
  • A useful “Reinstall ACE” debugging option is now available by option-clicking the Piezo menu. This will uninstall and then immediately reinstall ACE.

New in Audio Hijack 3.6.2 (Oct 23, 2019)

  • Full MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) Support:
  • At this time, Audio Hijack now has full compatibility with MacOS 10.15 (Catalina).
  • Additional Denoise Improvements:
  • Continued improvements have been made to the Denoise plugin, which now better handles changes to the session's sample rate. Note that a one-time data reset will occur for any previously learned noise profiles. We apologize for the inconvenience.
  • Additional Schedule Helper Improvements:
  • The Schedule Helper tool has been updated to version 2.0.2, to fix issues with waking from sleep. If you use Timers in Audio Hijack, update Schedule Helper from the Audio Hijack menu.
  • Window Improvements
  • Several small issues related to the handling of various windows have been fixed. Windows once again properly come forward when switching to Audio Hijack, and the behavior of pinned popovers is once again correct.
  • An issue where the Quick Tour wouldn't appear at the correct size has been fixed.

New in Audio Hijack 3.6.1 (Oct 18, 2019)

  • Schedule Helper Fixes: Schedule Helper has been fixed to no longer incorrectly require so much authentication.
  • Further improvements have been made to the tracking of USB audio devices.
  • Some improvements have been made to the new Denoise block, to make its “Active” light is more helpful.
  • A possible crash which could occur when the recording folder was missing has been fixed.
  • Several additional improvements have been made, including small VoiceOver fixes, a refactoring of the Wizard window, and more.

New in Audio Hijack 3.6.0 (Oct 8, 2019)

  • Audio Hijack's tracking of physical input and output devices has been overhauled and dramatically improved. It will now better handle issues caused by many USB audio devices. Audio Hijack will automatically track devices across restarts and between ports on your computer, so fewer adjustments are necessary.
  • The Source selector, found in the Application input block, has been updated and improved. It's now easier to capture audio from the Finder and Text to Speech, with the new “Special Sources” section of the Source selector. Other minor interface improvements have been made as well.
  • Audio Hijack now has preliminary compatibility with MacOS 10.15 (Catalina).
  • The backend Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 11.0.1, with preliminary MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) compatibility, as well as other fixes and improvements. ACE is now required to use Audio Hijack. If it is not currently installed, you'll be prompted to install it at launch.
  • On MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) and higher, Audio Hijack now offers general Dark Mode support on windows throughout the app.
  • The Declick, Dehum, and Denoise plugins have been overhauled and modernized. The new versions of these blocks can now be found in the Advanced section of the block library. For more details, see the “Advanced Blocks” section of the manual.
  • Auto-splitting files based on time now has millisecond precision, so splits are much more precise.
  • When adjusting an Input or Output Device block that is in an error state because a device has disappeared, changes made will now immediately take effect, even if the session is actively running.
  • The buffer size used while recording has been increased, to prevent very rare cases where an over-stressed machine (or disk) could drop audio. If an error does still occur, it will now be logged.
  • The Application source block now better handles applications with unconventional application names.
  • An improvement has been made for session names imported from the old Audio Hijack Pro.
  • The Broadcast block has been updated to plug a memory leak, and save CPU by doing smarter time formatting.
  • Updates have been made to track titles used by the Broadcast block, to fix a bug where large image art captured by the Track Title system in the Broadcast block could cause audio drop outs, and better capture metadata by using a separate process.
  • Audio Hijack works to properly handle third-party Audio Unit plugins on Catalina. Apple now requires third-party Audio Unit plugins to be properly signed and notarized, causing many older plugins to fail to load on Catalina. The developers of these individual plugins will need to issue properly signed updates to their plugins.
  • Audio Hijack now requires MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) or higher. If you're still on 10.11 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy page.
  • Audio Hijack's Help menu now includes a useful new Release Notes window, so you can see changes across all versions from right inside the app.
  • On Catalina, Audio Hijack works to replace the now-defunct iTunes with the new Music.app in all relevant places.
  • Audio Hijack's Preferences window has been updated for consistency across all Rogue Amoeba apps.
  • A new wizard has been added to Audio Hijack for installing, updating, and removing ACE (among other things). It includes the “Quick Tour” to provide a helpful overview of the application. It will also present update notes on the first launch of a new version, and intelligently warn if uninstalling ACE will impact other applications.
  • Audio Hijack's help manual has been improved and streamlined.
  • The look of messages displayed by Audio Hijack has been modernized.
  • The About box has been updated to provide additional version information in an easy-to-read fashion.
  • Audio Hijack now has two one-shot notices for a sub-set of older users. On first launch, users on Catalina who have active third-party Audio Units will receive one notice, while users on any OS with active Declick, Dehum, or Denoise blocks will receive another.
  • The “old-style hijacker” option has been removed from Audio Hijack's Hidden Preferences.

New in Audio Hijack 3.5.7 (Apr 7, 2019)

  • Major Enhancement: Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 10.0.1, for the most robust and reliable audio capture.
  • Bug Fix: The Menu Bar Meters block will now work as expected, with meters coming and going correctly.
  • Bug Fix: Several issues with audio playback in the Recordings tab have been corrected, including proper playback of high sample rate files, lower CPU usage, fixed memory leaks and a crash avoided.
  • Bug Fix: The Control menu no longer incorrectly displays both portions of a toggle option at the same time, and the menu items now work regardless of the Session window's selection state.
  • Bug Fix: A small improvement was made to the audio resampler.
  • Bug Fix: A rare problem with writing certain ALAC files has been corrected.
  • Bug Fix: A very rare crash sometimes triggered by splitting then stopping a recording is no more. It has ceased to be.
  • Bug Fix: Many other minor improvements and refinements have been made.

New in Audio Hijack 3.5.6 (Dec 21, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 9.1.4, with improvements to audio capture of OBS and Twitch, as well as other small fixes.
  • Enhancement: The display of audio devices has been improved, now avoiding unnecessarily repetitive names.
  • Enhancement: The 10 Band EQ has been improved, with markings that are accurate across all input sample rates, as well as reduced frequency rolloff.
  • Enhancement: Several minor improvements and optimizations have been made to file playback in the Recordings tab.
  • Enhancement: Improvements have been made to the Broadcast blocks track title system.
  • Bug Fix: The interface now updates correctly in all cases when hotkeys for Time Shift block are used..
  • Bug Fix: Audio playback in the Recordings tab once again properly uses the selected output device's default stereo pair, fixing a regression.
  • Bug Fix: A small improvement has been made to logging for timed recordings.
  • Bug Fix: An issue where the Recordings tab was erroneously referred to as the “Recordings Bin” has been fixed.
  • Other: The support form in Audio Hijack's Help menu has been updated.
  • Other: The order of recording formats in the Recorder block has been adjusted, placing AAC at the top, and moving AIFF to the bottom along with WAV.

New in Audio Hijack 3.5.5 (Oct 21, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 9.1.2, with MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) compatibility and a fix for capturing audio from Voice Memos and other ports from iOS to Mac (“Marzipan” apps).
  • Enhancement: Backend changes have been made to many small pieces of Audio Hijack, which should improve its longevity. .
  • Bug Fix: Audio Hijack now better handles error reporting when attempting to capture from apps which require the ACE extra.
  • Bug Fix: VoiceOver has been updated to work around a change Apple made on MacOS 10.14. Menu items will again properly reflect the most recent action taken.
  • Bug Fix: Option-return now correctly places a newline in the Comments field when editing tags in the Recordings tab.
  • Bug Fix: A cosmetic issue which could occur when restoring or duplicating blocks has been corrected.

New in Audio Hijack 3.5.4 (Sep 14, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 9.1.1, with MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) compatibility.
  • Major Enhancement: Audio Hijack now has full VoIP capture support for “Linphone”.
  • Enhancement: Changes made by Spotify have led to ACE being required to capture audio from the Spotify app. Audio Hijack now alerts the user to this requirement when necessary.
  • Enhancement: Several small VoiceOver refinements have been made.
  • Bug Fix: Some fields incorrectly allowed line breaks. Now, they do not.
  • Bug Fix: Small corrections have been made for UI issues when blocks are off, and other minor interface tweaks have been made. As well, CPU usage has been improved when moving blocks within a session.
  • Other: Audio Hijack now has compatibility with MacOS 10.14 (Mojave).
  • Other: Audio Hijack now requires MacOS 10.11 (El Capitan) or higher.

New in Audio Hijack 3.5.3 (Aug 9, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: The Broadcast block now offers presets for MP3 and AAC streaming, as well as fully customizable setups via the powerful new advanced encoding options.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Block presets will again save for all relevant blocks and all users.
  • Enhancement: Various interface improvements have been made, including properly Retina-izing the tag icon seen in the Broadcast block's popover.
  • Bug Fix: A rare issue where crackly AAC streaming could occur due to sample rate issues has been corrected.

New in Audio Hijack 3.5.2 (Jul 19, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: When a server issue occurs after the successful start of a stream, the Broadcast block will re-try its connection for up to 10 minutes.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Several misbehaviors in the Switch block have been corrected.
  • Enhancement: The Broadcast block can now read metadata from a text file. See this link for more details
  • Bug Fix: Station logos are now properly saved in presets.
  • Other: Improvements have been made to various error messages.

New in Audio Hijack 3.5.1 (Jul 10, 2018)

  • Critical Bug Fix: The Broadcast block now properly sends track titles to all server types, including Shoutcast 1.
  • Critical Bug Fix: The Broadcast block's support for Icecast 2 servers has been adjusted and improved, to work better with hosts including Spreaker.com, Live 365, and more.
  • Enhancement: The Broadcast block now properly supports fully manual track title information (in addition to automatic track titles pulled from supported sources). Text entered in the “Title Format” field will now be properly embedded in the stream for listeners to see, so broadcasters can manually add now playing information on the fly.
  • Enhancement: A default station name is now provided by the Broadcast block, based on the logged-in user's name.
  • Enhancement: The Broadcast block's “Track Titles” source can now be reset, by selecting the “No Source” option.
  • Enhancement: When album artwork data is available, the Broadcast block now properly sends it to Shoutcast 2 servers. Shoutcast 1 and Icecast 2 servers don't support album artwork.
  • Bug Fix: The Input Switch block is now correctly initialized with the “A” source active.
  • Bug Fix: The “Host Name” field in the Broadcast block has been renamed to “Server Address”, to reduce confusion.
  • Bug Fix: The Broadcast block's Station Logo field is now hidden when not streaming to a Shoutcast 2 server, as other server types don't support receiving station artwork.
  • Other: A separate “Broadcast” log has been added to Audio Hijack's Debugging window.
  • Other: Due to issues with problematic servers, the Broadcast block's “Auto Detect” option for Server Type has been removed. Existing setups will be switched to a fixed server type; users should verify this change.

New in Audio Hijack 3.5.0 (Jul 2, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Audio Hijack now offers a brand-new Broadcast output block. With Broadcast, you can stream to an internet radio server in MP3 or AAC formats. It's perfect for running livecasts of podcast recordings, as well as powering internet radio streams, and livestreaming DJ sets.
  • Major Enhancement: Audio Hijack also has a new Input Switch block, which allows you to toggle between two different audio sources with a quick click.
  • Enhancement: The Template Chooser now includes a new “Internet Radio” template, perfect for getting started broadcasting audio with Audio Hijack.
  • Enhancement: The Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 9.0.4, which includes several small improvements.

New in Audio Hijack 3.3.8 (Apr 24, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Audio Capture Engine (ACE) has been updated to 9.0.2, to fix several small issues related to installation.
  • Enhancement: Audio Hijack now works around device visibility issues caused by incorrect behavior seen in apps such Boom.
  • Enhancement: Audio Hijack's MP3 encoder (LAME) has been updated to version 3.100.
  • Bug Fix: The Preferences window has been updated for improved VoiceOver compatibility.
  • Other: A second update to License window has been made.

New in Audio Hijack 3.3.7 (Mar 28, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Audio Capture Engine (ACE) is the new name for Rogue Amoeba's audio capture backend (formerly called “Instant On”). ACE has been updated to version 9.0, with several small fixes and improvements.
  • Enhancement: VoIP support for GoToMeeting has been updated to support all versions, including new versions from LogMeIn.
  • Enhancement: Improvements have been made to Audio Hijack's FLAC recording.
  • Other: The License window has been updated and improved.

New in Audio Hijack 3.3.6 (Jan 25, 2018)

  • Major Enhancement: Instant On has been updated to version 8.4.5, with important compatibility fixes for Skype 8, along with other small fixes.
  • Audio Hijack now has full VoIP capture support for Scopia Desktop and LINE.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Application audio capture will now always occur at the correct sample rate, rather than incorrectly defaulting to 44.1 kHz.
  • Bug Fix: Audio Hijack's updated audio capture engine now works as expected with single-site browser (SSB) apps such as those made by Epichrome.
  • Bug Fix: The “Limit Audio Capture To” option in the Application Source block now behaves as expected for all apps, including VoIP apps.
  • Bug Fix: A rare crash which could occur when deleting an active Recorder block has now been corrected.
  • Bug Fix: The minimum sample rate for 320 kbps AAC has been corrected to match AAC specifications.
  • Bug Fix: Audio Hijack can once again launch Plex Media Player as expected.
  • Bug Fix: Audio capture now works as expected when a device with very high sample rates (above 192 kHz) is in use.
  • Bug Fix: Audio playback with single-channel devices has been corrected to properly provide both channels.
  • Other: Audio Hijack now has full compatibility with MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra).

New in Audio Hijack 3.3.5 (Aug 16, 2017)

  • Major Enhancement: Instant On has been updated to version 8.4.4, with important crash fixes for MacOS 10.13. There are also improvements to audio capture from VMWare Fusion, FaceTime, and Flash running in Safari
  • Major Enhancement: “Microsoft Teams” is now supported as a VoIP input source.
  • Enhancement: Meters throughout Audio Hijack have been improved to use less CPU.
  • Enhancements: Important improvements have been made to improve the way Audio Hijack behaves for VoiceOver users.
  • Bug Fix: Multiple improvements have been made to timers, as part of a never-ending quest to ensure their reliability.
  • Other: Many small improvements have been added to make reading the Help manual easier.
  • Other: Visual and reliability improvements have been made to our Extras installer window.
  • Other: Audio Hijack now has (extremely) preliminary compatibility with MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra). We still recommend users stick with a fully supported version of MacOS for now.
  • Other: Audio Hijack now requires MacOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or higher. If you're still on 10.9 (or lower), be sure to see our Legacy page.

New in Audio Hijack 3.3.4 (May 23, 2017)

  • Enhancement: “Cisco Jabber” is now supported as a VoIP input source.
  • Other: This version temporarily reverts an update to the audio capture backend which was part of Audio Hijack 3.3.3. The updated capture method requires a bit more time and testing.

New in Audio Hijack 3.3.3 (May 17, 2017)

  • Major Enhancement: Instant On has been updated to version 8.4.2, with full support for MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) and other small improvements.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Schedule Helper has been updated to version 2.0.1, and can be updated in the “Install Extras” window. Schedule Helper's backend ScheduledWakeTool, which is used to wake the Mac for scheduled sessions, was updated to workaround issues caused by MacOS 10.12 (Sierra).
  • Enhancement: “Amazon Chime”, “Skype for Business”, “QQ”, and “WeChat” are all now supported as VoIP input sources.
  • Enhancement: The audio capture backend has been updated to be more robust, and this new style capture is now used by default when Instant On is installed. Users shouldn't notice any changes.
  • Bug Fix: The “Hide Library” button now shows a proper state.
  • Bug Fix: Audio Hijack now reopens windows on the correct screen when multiple screens are connected to your Mac.
  • Other: Many other small improvements, enhancements, and fixes have been made.

New in Audio Hijack 3.3.2 (Oct 7, 2016)

  • Critical Bug Fix: We've corrected an issue where deleting blocks on MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) could cause an exception in Core Animation and leave the UI in an inconsistent state until relaunched.
  • Enhancement: The “Avaya Spark” app is now supported as a VoIP input source.
  • Enhancement: Audio Hijack now better shows when an audio device has gone missing.
  • Enhancement: Several minor corrections have been made for the “Install Extras” window when using Full Keyboard Access.
  • Bug Fix: The left and right arrows again work to navigate in the Sessions tab.
  • Bug Fix: A VoiceOver-related crash on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) has been fixed. along with an issue where VoiceOver users couldn't edit tags in the Recordings tab.
  • Bug Fix: Adjustments have been made to enable FaceTime to be captured on MacOS 10.12 (Sierra).
  • Other: Due to changes in iTunes 12.5, Audio Hijack now requires Instant On to capture audio from iTunes, and will prompt the user if needed.
  • Fixed a VoiceOver bug: Was crashing on 10.9 when attempting to interact with a recording or schedule timer.

New in Audio Hijack 3.3.1 (Jul 8, 2016)

  • Major Enhancement: Instant On has been updated to version 8.3, with preliminary support for MacOS 10.12 (Sierra).
  • Minor Enhancement: The “Install Extras” window has been modernized.
  • Bug Fix: Timer conflict detection has been revised and no longer incorrectly identifies conflicts between unrelated Sessions.
  • Bug Fix: An issue where iTunes couldn’t successfully edit tags in newly recorded .mp4 files has been worked around.
  • Bug Fix: VoiceOver users can now properly access the expanded contents of recordings and timers.
  • Bug Fix: A rare crash which could occur with Audio Units from IK Multimedia has been fixed.
  • Other: Several other small improvements are included.

New in Audio Hijack 3.3.0 (Jun 10, 2016)

  • Major Enhancement: It's now possible for advanced users to lower audio processing latency! The new latency slider in Audio Hijack's preferences can be adjusted to reduce or remove any slight echoing you may hear while monitoring audio flow through Audio Hijack.
  • Major Enhancement: Audio Hijack now offers safer recording for AAC and Apple Lossless (ALAC) files, to avoid any loss of audio in the event of an issue. There are now two different “Container” options. The new .mp4 is recommended, but the older .m4a option remains available.
  • Major Enhancement: Capturing audio from the Slack application is now fully supported when Instant On is installed.
  • Major Enhancement: The Instant On component has been updated to version 8.2.6, with a plethora of small fixes and improvements.
  • Enhancement: The Menu Bar Meters block now has proper Retina art in the menu bar. Our long, blurry nightmare is finally over. As well, the desired meter type is now correctly saved.
  • Enhancement: Files in the Recordings tab can now be right-clicked to access a contextual menu, offering controls for manipulating the recording.
  • Enhancement: The Schedule area of the Home window will now visually indicate when conflicts exist between timers.
  • Enhancement: The Time Shift block has been improved in several ways, fixing a display issue with large jumps, providing a better VoiceOver value, and improving the explanatory text.
  • Enhancement: The default quality levels have been improved for both MP3 and AAC recordings.
  • Enhancement: Presets for several blocks have been improved to save additional settings, including saving album art as part of Recorder block presets, saving all settings in the Application source block, and saving the specified channels in an Output block.
  • Enhancement: When an audio device's name changes, Audio Hijack will immediately reflect the new name.
  • Enhancement: A selected item in the Recordings area will now collapse if multiple files are selected. As well, Recordings (and Timers in the Schedule tab) will toggle between expanded and collapsed when clicked, as well as with the left and right arrow keys.
  • Enhancement: Audio Hijack can convert .mp4 files to .m4a, for compatibility purposes. To access the conversion option, right-click the file in the Recordings area.
  • Enhancement: VoiceOver improvements! When VoiceOver is active, a “Pin Popover Open” option is added to contextual menus for blocks. The popover window's role has also been adjusted, so popovers appear in VoiceOver's ‘Window Chooser'. Finally, labels for the “Close” and “Pin” buttons in popovers have been improved.
  • Enhancement: AirPlay output device name changes are now better recognized, and a better title (“No AirPlay Receiver Selected”) is shown if AirPlay doesn't have a destination set.
  • Bug Fix: The display of app names for background processes (accessible by holding option while clicking the Source select in an Application block) has been improved.
  • Bug Fix: An issue where HE-AAC files could suffer from slow playback in the Recordings tab has been corrected.
  • Bug Fix: The low-end Hz frequency readouts for the DeHum, Low Pass, and Mono Enhancer blocks no longer incorrectly round to the nearest 10 Hz.
  • Bug Fix: A recursion where tokens in Recorder fields could refer back to one another and cause an infinite loop has been fixed.
  • Bug Fix: A crash which could be caused by malformed ID3 tags has been corrected.
  • Bug Fix: An issue where incompletely loaded windows could appear when importing a Session has been corrected.
  • Other: Audio Hijack now better conveys why there's a delay if AAC files are finalized on quit.
  • Other: Many smaller improvements have also been made, including better trial warning text in the Session's LCD, limiting the dimensions of saved album art (900x900px), cosmetic improvements to the Recordings tab, cosmetic improvements for missing audio devices, revised art for missing inputs, improved handling of playback via spacebar in the Recordings area, and improved popover placement near the menu bar.

New in Audio Hijack 3.2.3 (Feb 16, 2016)

  • Major Enhancement: Instant On 8.2.3 is included, with several fixes for rare issues.
  • Minor Enhancement: Performance has been improved, with reductions in CPU usage.
  • Minor Enhancement: Recorder fields can now have variable tokens inserted via the contextual menu, which should be particularly helpful for VoiceOver users.
  • Bug Fix: We've fixed audio playback off all files in the Recording tab. Previously, some files played at double speed, and that was weird!
  • Bug Fix: On Mac OS X 10.9, the 10 Band EQ sliders will no longer appear upside-down. That was weird too!
  • Bug Fix: An issue with WAV tags not being written correctly has been fixed.
  • Bug Fix: A rare bug where number fields in the Recorder block could become empty, leading to an exception, has been fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Attached popovers are now positioned correctly when Audio Hijack is re-opened.
  • Other: The now-defunct Rdio has been removed from the default apps.
  • Other: Improvements have been made to the way third-party Audio Units are handled.
  • Other: There are many other small improvements, as usual.

New in Audio Hijack 3.2.2 (Jan 21, 2016)

  • Major Enhancement: Instant On 8.2.2 is included, and improves the handling of devices from our new Loopback application.
  • Minor Enhancement: The appearance of the level meter's clipped indicator has been subtly tweaked.
  • Minor Enhancement: On Mac OS X 10.11, the system font will now be forced to use monospaced digits, which are vastly better looking.
  • Bug Fix: We squished a bug where the “Open URL” field in the app popover was ignored after a new source app was selected.
  • Bug Fix: Popovers will no longer incorrectly open off screen when screen sizes change.
  • Bug Fix: An issue where Audio Hijack could prevent system idle sleep after a timer recording has been fixed.
  • Other: Holding the shift key during launch now prevents session windows from re-opening. Holding the shift key when opening a session now prevents popovers from re-opening.
  • Other: The LCD area now shows a discreet label indicating the audio chain's sample rate.
  • Other: Audio Units are now reset on session start. This insures they won’t play old, leftover buffers of audio from a previous run (AUMatrixReverb could do this).
  • Other: Audio Units are now uninitialized and then re-initialized when their sample rate is changed on session start. This works around a known issue with SonarWorks AU.
  • Other: This update features many “under the hood” revisions. While the app will perform better overall, we expect that these changes will generally not be noticeable to users, but the app will perform better over all!
  • Other: Additional logging for Audio Unit errors and scheduled recordings has been added.
  • Other: There are many other small backend improvements which will hopefully be appreciated!

New in Audio Hijack 3.2.1 (Oct 15, 2015)

  • Major Enhancement: When VoiceOver is running, the “VoiceOver” and “com.apple.speech” background apps are are automatically listed in a new section in the Source selector, to make it easier to select them for audio capture.
  • Major Enhancement: The Instant On component has been updated to version 8.1.3, with full support for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), as well as other minor fixes.
  • Enhancement: Several additional VoiceOver improvements have been made to the Source menu found in Application Blocks. Shift-Space and Option-Space are now equivalent to option-clicking the menu, to reveal background sources, and the title of the Source menu is now properly read when tabbing to it. Thanks to all our VoiceOver users for their feedback!
  • Enhancement: Audio Hijack now better handles missing audio devices, useful when devices are unplugged, and when Sessions are imported from another machine.
  • Minor Enhancement: Copying or importing sessions is now better handled to avoid confusing duplicate names.
  • Bug Fix: We've worked around a crash-on-quit which could occur when using IKMultimedia's AudioUnit plugins.
  • Bug Fix: Scrolling of the Home window is now improved in the Recordings and Schedule tabs.
  • Bug Fix: Popovers now animate better, and are improved on El Capitan.
  • Other: When a Block is turned off, it's now stopped entirely. In short, this leads things to behave logically and as expected.
  • Other: When clicked, pinned popovers no longer bring forward their session (if Audio Hijack is in the foreground), nor other Audio Hijack windows (if Audio Hijack is in the background).

New in Audio Hijack 3.2.0 (Aug 1, 2015)

  • Major Enhancement: The Time Shift Block has been updated with a more powerful new interface. Its popover now offers controls for 3, 10, and 30 second jumps. Better still, you can now access Time Shift from within any application, with global keyboard shortcuts. Audio Hijack's preferences now enable you to set hotkeys for pausing and resuming, jumping back and forward 10 seconds, and jumping to live.
  • Major Enhancement: The Import and Export of Sessions has been greatly improved. Share Sessions with friends via the Session menu. Export your own Sessions to share, or import Sessions from others!
  • Major Enhancement: The new Peak/RMS Meters Block provides precisely calibrated monitoring, with both RMS and Peak meters, a peak hold line, and a clip indicator.
  • Major Enhancement: The new Sync Block lets you add a precise delay to the audio, of up to 1000 ms (1 second), per Block.
  • Major Enhancement: The Instant On component has been updated to version 8.1, with initial support for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).
  • Enhancement: The "Session Name" and "File Counter" variables are once again supported, for use in file names and metadata.
  • Enhancement: Tags are now fully supported in FLAC files, and the Recordings tab now properly supports editing tags on FLAC audio files.
  • Minor Enhancement: Popover positions, as well as torn-off and pinned states, are now remembered and restored between launches.
  • Minor Enhancement: The Block library has been updated with a new Advanced section, and the Meters section has been moved up.
  • Minor Enhancement: The new Peak/RMS Meter is now used in the VOIP template.
  • Minor Enhancement: The Genre tag's popup menu now features a "" option, to leave the field empty.
  • Minor Enhancement: Meters now run at a full 60 fps. Smooth, like butter!
  • Bug Fix: Audio playback of FLAC files in the Recordings tab now works as expected.
  • Bug Fix: Numeric tag fields can now be empty, rather than forcing a zero.
  • Bug Fix: Error messages for recording issues have been improved. We don't expect that you'll ever see those anyway, though.
  • Bug Fix: Deleted files now properly stop playing from the Recordings tab.
  • Bug Fix: Improvements to the scheduler to handle rare edge cases will provide even more reliable timed recording.
  • Bug Fix: When editing a tag in the Recordings tab, the tag will now be saved correctly even if action is taken while the tag is still in focus.
  • Bug Fix: Repeating Timer descriptions now display days of week in the same order as the actual day of week buttons. It was pretty goofy that this wasn't always the case.
  • Bug Fix: Popovers are now compatible with Mac OS X 10.11.
  • Other: Audio Hijack now correctly requires Instant On when capturing QuickTime Player on Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).
  • Other: All Library sections except for Sources and Outputs now default to closed.

New in Audio Hijack 3.1.1 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • Enhancement: Instant On 8.0.8 brings several improvements and fixes, including one for noise which could occur with devices running at high sample rates.
  • Bug Fix: Additional fixes for high-sample rate devices mean unwanted noise will be eliminated for all types of audio capture.
  • Bug Fix: Keyboard shortcuts, which could occasionally fail before, should now work at all times.
  • Bug Fix: Performance when large quantities of Timers are in-use has been improved.
  • Compatibility Fix: An incompatibility with Intermission has been corrected.
  • Tweak: When a Session is closed, its popovers will be as well.
  • Tweak: When the Actions button is clicked, it will toggle the state of the popover.
  • Tweak: Keyboard shortcuts in Session window now work when full keyboard access or VoiceOver is used to navigate to the LCD or lower toolbar buttons.
  • Tweak: The Home window tab order has been corrected for VoiceOver.
  • Tweak: The Presets window now features a "Delete Preset" button, rather than just "Delete". Clarity!

New in Audio Hijack 3.1.0 (May 30, 2015)

  • Major Enhancement: Audio Hijack again has a Silence Monitor, and that's golden! Head to the "File Limits" section of the Recorder Block, where you can control how Audio Hijack reacts to silence. Remove silence, start a new recording based on it, or end your recording entirely.
  • Major Enhancement: The Recording tab of Audio Hijack's Home window now offers Actions! Highlight one or more recordings, then click the Actions button to quickly Reveal in the Finder, Edit in your chosen audio editor, Add to iTunes, or Share via the Mac OS X Share sheet.
  • Major Enhancement: Audio Hijack now entirely avoids forced auto-ducking from sources like FaceTime and Mac OS X Dictation. It will also attempt to automatically correct any Sessions which used Volume Overdrive to work around the auto-ducking. In short, audio capture from FaceTime and Dictation works just as you'd expect.
  • Major Enhancement: Audio Hijack is now smarter in dealing with missing and re-appearing audio devices. In addition, when a device is not plugged in, Audio Hijack will alert you so you can adjust your settings.
  • Major Enhancement: AIFF and WAV recordings can now be made in higher sample rates, with support for 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, and 192 kHz.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Audio Hijack now correctly alerts you when the Instant On extra is required. Previously, Audio Hijack could simply fail to capture audio, and that was far from ideal. We recommend that all users install Instant On, but now when it's required, you'll know.
  • Minor Enhancement: Audio Hijack's Preferences window now offers the ability to select a companion audio editor to show up in the aforementioned Actions control. We recommend our own editor Fission, of course, but any editor may be chosen. Option-click to reset this preference.
  • Minor Enhancement: Audio Hijack now works around an issue where QuickTime Player on Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) would refuse to auto-play audio.
  • Minor Enhancement: Keyboard control has been expanded for quick access to important recording controls. Turn off all Recordings in a Session with Commmand-K. Pause all Recordings with Command-B. Split all Recordings with Command-T. Nice!
  • Minor Enhancement: Several minor cosmetic improvements have been made, including fixes for icons in the App Source popup and flickering in the Recording tab.
  • Minor Enhancement: Errors and Messages have been updated and improved for clarity.
  • Minor Enhancement: Tooltips and VoiceOver descriptions have also been improved throughout the app.
  • Minor Enhancement: Default recording names in templates have been improved.
  • Bug Fix: Certain rare and unsupported combinations of AAC settings which previously caused an error are now correctly limited in the UI. The HE-AAC checkbox can also now be edited when a Recorder block is off.
  • Bug Fix: Some issues where Audio Hijack could crash on quit have been corrected.
  • Bug Fix: Audio Hijack now better handles system sleep when recording.
  • Bug Fix: The Channel Tweaker effect no longer incorrectly doubles volume when set to "mono".
  • Other: There's all sorts of additional tiny improvements and fixes. As usual, we recommend getting the latest version right away!
  • Other: The File Limits area has been updated to handle decimals properly.
  • Other: The Recorder block now has a "Stopped" state, shown when a File Limit is reached or the Block is turned off.

New in Audio Hijack 3.0.5 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • Critical Bug Fix: This update fixes a thankfully rare issue, where timers could break and begin to behave inconsistently.

New in Audio Hijack 3.0.4 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • Critical Bug Fix: A regression introduced in version 3.0.3, which caused certain timers to incorrectly not trigger, has been corrected. All timers should now function as expected.

New in Audio Hijack 3.0.3 (Mar 19, 2015)

  • Major Enhancement: Overall latency in Audio Hijack has been massively reduced, and improvements to prevent latency from growing have been made as well. If you had issues with latency previously, please test this new version.
  • Critical Bug Fix: Due to faulty logic, on days when clocks changed for Daylight Saving Time, timers previously suffered from off-by-one-hour issues. This has now been corrected, so timers will work correctly on all days of the year.
  • Enhancement: The finalization of AAC and ALAC recordings is greatly improved. Files are named correctly after splits, and the finalization of longer files is better handled.
  • Minor Enhancement: The Recordings and Schedule tabs now feature "Delete Recording(s)" and "Delete Timer(s)" buttons respectively, to make it much more obvious how to delete these items.
  • Bug Fix: An issue where a popover could come down with an uncontrollable case of the jiggles has been corrected. It may have looked funny, but it was certainly not correct!
  • Bug Fix: Multiple selection of items in the Recordings and Schedule now works as expected.
  • Workaround: Improvements have been made to prevent some AudioUnit plugins from crashing Audio Hijack, including plugins from IK Multimedia.
  • Other: Various other minor interface improvements, including preventing unnecessary scrolling in the Library, updating highlight colors, tweaking the schedule layout slightly, adding a "No Presets" view when the last preset is deleted, and improving editing of an active timer.

New in Audio Hijack 3.0.2 (Feb 16, 2015)

  • Critical Bug Fix: We've fixed an issue where App Nap could affect recordings, particularly unattended recordings, resulting in incomplete or incorrect audio. If you experienced any issues with incomplete recordings, this update should cure things.
  • Enhancement: Recorder settings can now be tweaked when a Recorder block is off, regardless of the state of the Session (running or not).
  • Minor Enhancement: Instant On 8.0.6 is included, bringing minor bug fixes.
  • Bug Fix: The Recordings tab will now update titles to reflect file name or title tag changes, as well as other tag changes.
  • Bug Fix: If Instant On is not installed, dragging a System Audio block into a running Session will now not pop a whole mess of errors. Nice, huh?
  • Bug Fix: Session names will now properly update at all times.
  • Other: When the trial limitations occur, the app will now bring itself forward for added clarity.
  • Other: The "Check for News" menu item is now properly available when needed.
  • Other: Session windows now properly remember to re-open on launch, and the Home window now opens behind other Session windows on launch, not in front of them.
  • Other: An issue where animations could incorrectly be disabled has been corrected.
  • Other: The "Open URL" field is now only editable when the checkbox is on.
  • Other: The text of the Ducking block has been updated in an attempt at greater clarity. Its functionality is unchanged.
  • Other: It is no longer possible to delete in-progress recordings. That was weird, so we no longer allow it.
  • Other: Previously, there was a complex and confusing issue where splitting AAC or ALAC files could eventually result in a file winding up mis-named and a directory higher than it should have been. A preliminary fix to avoid the issue is now in place.

New in Audio Hijack 3.0.1 (Jan 29, 2015)

  • Enhancement: When a Session is running, Recorder Blocks now show "Stopped" on their face when a File Limit is hit or the Block is turned off.
  • Enhancement: The "Line2" and "Zoom" apps are now supported as VoIP input sources.
  • Enhancement: The default file name for recordings has been updated to include date and time tokens.
  • Enhancement: Ducking now quickly fades audio in and out, rather than doing hard, instant adjustments.
  • Critical Bug Fix: An issue where audio could get crackly and eventually stop playing through properly has been fixed.
  • Critical Bug Fix: A rare but serious bug where Audio Hijack could pinwheel and die at the end of a recording has been corrected.
  • Bug Fix: We crushed an irritating bug where text fields in the Recordings tab would lose focus with each keystroke.
  • Bug Fix: Recorders which hit a File Limit will now correctly resume after either the Block or the Session is toggled off and back on.
  • Bug Fix: A disabled timer could stop a recording currently being made by another timer. That is really silly, and now, it's gone.
  • Bug Fix: Importing of old Sessions is now more robust, and correctly imports all timers and tags.
  • Bug Fix: Improvements to latency have been made, particularly to prevent latency growth. Further improvements to latency issues are expected in future versions.
  • Bug Fix: Variables in Recorder Block tags and file names are now properly expanded, to fix both omitted fields and issues with expansion.
  • Bug Fix: When a Recorder Block has variables in multiple fields which refer to one another, this is now handled sensibly. As well, variables in Recorder Block tags can no longer incorrectly refer back to themselves.
  • Bug Fix: A rare issue where Blocks could leave, well, droppings, has been corrected. Honestly, it looked like the Block had defecated. It was hilarious, but wrong.
  • Bug Fix: Recorder presets now correctly save all settings and tags (excluding artwork).
  • Bug Fix: Tooltips were sometimes lagging behind reality, but they've been given a speed boost.
  • Bug Fix: Editing controls in some Audio Unit plugin views would cause the popover to drag. No more!
  • Bug Fix: 24-bit Wav recordings now work as expected.
  • Accessibility improvement: The first block pasted into the Audio Grid is now properly selected and described by VoiceOver.
  • Accessibility improvement: The disclosure buttons for advanced sections in popovers and library sub-sections are now skipped by VoiceOver. These sections automatically expand on VoiceOver-interact. The buttons were poorly described, and of no value to VoiceOver users.
  • Accessibility improvement: Schedule times were incorrectly read by VoiceOver, which could be very, very confusing! They'll now be read correctly.
  • Accessibility improvement: The "Hide Library" button (which hides the library from VoiceOver navigation, as well as visually) is now correctly labeled for VoiceOver.
  • Accessibility improvement: Animations of blocks adding, deleting, or moving Blocks are now disabled when VoiceOver is in use, to avoiding confusing VoiceOver. Animations resume when Audio Hijack is restarted.

New in Audio Hijack 3.0.0 (Jan 21, 2015)

  • Audio Hijack 3 is a completely redesigned upgrade to all previous Audio Hijack apps. If you've ever purchased a product called "Audio Hijack", you can upgrade to Audio Hijack 3 with a great discount. Nice!
  • Session Templates - For a quick way to begin common tasks, look no further than Session Templates. Common tasks in Audio Hijack are now faster than ever.
  • Multiple Recorders in One Session - Want to record to both the MP3 and AIFF formats at once, or record different sources in sync? Just add multiple Recorder Blocks to get multiple files!
  • Bulletproof Audio Recording - Every format in Audio Hijack is now bulletproof, so even if your computer crashes, you'll never lose a recording again.
  • Denoise, Declick, Dehum - Clean up dirty audio with these custom audio effects, powered by audio technology licensed from industry leader iZotope.
  • Simplified Audio Effects - Harness the power of audio effects without needing a degree in audio engineering.
  • Audio Block Presets - Saving presets for an Equalizer is obvious, but how about other settings? With Audio Hijack 3's new presets, you can save configurations for almost every Block, then instantly use them in other Sessions.
  • Improved Instant On - Capture audio from already-running apps, as well as all System Audio at once. If you haven't looked at Audio Hijack for a while, you'll be thrilled to see that installation and updates to Instant On no longer require a restart.
  • Streamlined Recording Options - Audio Hijack offers a half-dozen sensible defaults for recording. Of course, if you're looking for powerful recording options, they're still available too.
  • FLAC Recording - Audiophiles will be thrilled to record directly into the lossless FLAC format.
  • HE-AAC Recording Too - Audio Hijack can now record in the high-efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) format as well.
  • Full-Screen Mode - Whether configuring a tricky Session or focusing on a recording, going full-screen helps you focus.
  • Massively Improved Accessibility - We know many visually impaired users love Audio Hijack, and we've worked hard to make it fully accessible with Apple's VoiceOver.
  • The Ducking Effect - With this effect, one signal can automatically be ducked under another, based on input levels.
  • The Time Shift Effect - Still in its infancy, this effect enables you to pause and delay audio in your chain. Pause audio entirely, jump backwards or forwards 10 seconds, or jump back to Live.
  • The New Volume Effect - Overdrive audio to maximize the output from small speakers like those found on laptops.
  • Full Cocoa Audio Unit Support - We've cut VST, LADSPA and older Carbon and 32-bit Audio Unit effects, but you can still add on modern (64-bit Cocoa) third-party Audio Unit plugins.
  • Control-click an Audio Unit's block to select the generic interface, if the plugin's custom interface is not desired. This can be especially helpful for visually impaired users.
  • Output Device Blocks include a built-in monitor control for output volumes. Adjust this to lower the volume locally, without affecting your recording.
  • Quick access to your recording location is now available right in the Recorder block, by clicking the magnifying glass.
  • Some rarely-used ID3 tags were culled. If you miss them, sorry!
  • Audio Effects now look great, and work great too.
  • The Channels effect (a replacement for Channel Tweaker) is far simpler to understand.