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eqMac Changelog

What's new in eqMac 1.8.7

Feb 27, 2024
  • Fixed audio break up with some apps on lower sample rates
  • Fixed app asking to install driver after every restart
  • Fixed Driver not installing on some Macs

New in eqMac 1.8.7 Pre-release (Feb 13, 2024)

  • Fixed audio break up with some apps on lower sample rates
  • Fixed app asking to install driver after every restart
  • Fixed Driver not installing on some Macs

New in eqMac 1.8.6 Pre-release (Feb 12, 2024)

  • Fixed audio break up with some apps on lower sample rates
  • Fixed app asking to install driver after every restart

New in eqMac 1.8.5 (Jan 25, 2024)

  • Fixed driver not installing on some systems
  • Fixed Super Presets not auto switching correctly on Output device change
  • Fixed CPU usage on some PlugIn Effects that have a small UI size
  • Fixed app not opening on first try when there's an update available

New in eqMac 1.8.4 Pre-release (Jan 22, 2024)

  • Fixed Driver crash
  • Fixed Volume Scaling not applied correctly
  • Fixed Spectrum Analyzer not animating when in fullscreen mode
  • Fixed audio popping in certain circumstances

New in eqMac 1.8.3 (Jan 19, 2024)

  • Separate Right/Left channel processing with Expert EQ
  • Frequency Volume visualization in Advanced and Expert EQ
  • Per App volume visualization in App Mixer
  • Volume Remapping - Limit Max Volume or Adjust the Boost amount
  • Adjust processing Stop delay
  • Improved background CPU usage
  • Fixed Facetime calls microphone volume ducking
  • Various other Bug Fixes and Improvements

New in eqMac 1.8.2 (Jan 9, 2024)

  • Separate Right/Left channel processing with Expert EQ
  • Frequency Volume visualization in Advanced and Expert EQ
  • Per App volume visualization in App Mixer
  • Volume Remapping - Limit Max Volume or Adjust the Boost amount
  • Adjust processing Stop delay
  • Improved background CPU usage
  • Fixed Facetime calls microphone volume ducking
  • Various other Bug Fixes and Improvements

New in eqMac 1.8.1 (Dec 27, 2023)

  • Separate Right/Left channel processing with Expert EQ
  • Frequency Volume visualization in Advanced and Expert EQ
  • Per App volume visualization in App Mixer
  • Volume Remapping - Limit Max Volume or Adjust the Boost amount
  • Adjust processing Stop delay
  • Improved background CPU usage
  • Various Bug Fixes and Improvements

New in eqMac 1.8.0 Pre-release (Nov 6, 2023)

  • Separate Right/Left channel processing with Expert EQ
  • Frequency Volume visualization in Advanced and Expert EQ
  • Per App volume visualization in App Mixer
  • Volume Remapping - Limit Max Volume or Adjust the Boost amount
  • Adjust processing Stop delay
  • Various Bug Fixes and Improvements

New in eqMac 1.7.10 Pre-release (Mar 2, 2023)

  • Fix to the Driver install/update logic
  • Better logging to easier debugging in the future
  • UI Caching cleanup
  • A small fix to the device switching logic

New in eqMac 1.7.8 Pre-release (Mar 1, 2023)

  • Fix to the Driver install/update logic
  • Better logging to easier debugging in the future
  • UI Caching cleanup
  • A small fix to the device switching logic

New in eqMac 1.7.7 (Feb 20, 2023)

  • When Extra Effect (AUUnit) crashes, eqMac now handles that a bit more gracefully
  • App Mixer better calculates sub-clients, especially in cases of Electron/WebView apps
  • Driver now fully matches Output Device sample rates to avoid any downsampling
  • Fixed some audio synching issues
  • Fixed Pro Licenses not being validated in eastern timezones
  • Fixed app asking to reinstall Driver all the time (hopefully)
  • More misc. bug fixes

New in eqMac 1.7.6 (Feb 14, 2023)

  • When Extra Effect (AUUnit) crashes, eqMac now handles that a bit more gracefully
  • App Mixer better calculates sub-clients, especially in cases of Electron/WebView apps
  • Driver now fully matches Output Device sample rates to avoid any downsampling
  • Fixed some audio synching issues
  • Fixed Pro Licenses not being validated in eastern timezones
  • Fixed app asking to reinstall Driver all the time (hopefully)
  • More misc. bug fixes

New in eqMac 1.7.5 (Feb 10, 2023)

  • When Extra Effect (AUUnit) crashes, eqMac now handles that a bit more gracefully
  • App Mixer better calculates sub-clients, especially in cases of Electron/WebView apps
  • Driver now fully matches Output Device sample rates to avoid any downsampling
  • Fixed some audio synching issues
  • Fixed Pro Licenses not being validated in eastern timezones
  • Fixed app asking to reinstall Driver all the time (hopefully)
  • More misc. bug fixes

New in eqMac 1.7.4 (Feb 1, 2023)

  • When Extra Effect (AUUnit) crashes, eqMac now handles that a bit more gracefully
  • App Mixer better calculates sub-clients, especially in cases of Electron/WebView apps
  • Driver now fully matches Output Device sample rates to avoid any downsampling
  • Fixed some audio synching issues
  • Fixed Pro Licenses not being validated in eastern timezones
  • Fixed app asking to reinstall Driver all the time (hopefully)
  • More misc. bug fixes

New in eqMac 1.7.3 Pre-release (Jan 30, 2023)

  • When Extra Effect (AUUnit) crashes, eqMac now handles that a bit more gracefully
  • App Mixer better calculates sub-clients, especially in cases of Electron/WebView apps
  • Driver now fully matches Output Device sample rates to avoid any downsampling
  • Fixed some audio synching issues
  • Fixed Pro Licenses not being validated in eastern timezones
  • Fixed app asking to reinstall Driver all the time (hopefully)
  • More misc. bug fixes

New in eqMac 1.7.2 (Dec 28, 2022)

  • Fixed crash on macOS Catalina and older
  • Fixed crash when launching app and have existing Extra Effects
  • Fixed no audio issue on some macOS Versions

New in eqMac 1.7.1 (Dec 19, 2022)

  • Changes since v1.7.0:
  • Fixed AU Plugins not loading due to code signature issues
  • Features & Improvements:
  • Host 3rd party AU (Audio Units) in the eqMac audio pipeline
  • Announcements/News section right within the app
  • Volume remapping/limit
  • Ready to receive and generate Lifetime Licenses once they go live
  • Consistent Presets user experience
  • Improved latency compensation calculations
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improved stability in every parts of the app
  • Fixed Spatial Audio preset being reset
  • Fixed a few Driver related crashes

New in eqMac 1.6.2 (Sep 6, 2022)

  • Features & Improvments:
  • Volume Mute indicator & ability to toggle.
  • Driver Installation/Update is now performed from the app, no more PKG Installer, using DMG instead.
  • Added ability for user to decide to show or hide the Driver from the device list
  • You can now Reset Output device Cache in case you see duplicate devices
  • App Volume Mixer - Ability to Show Inactive apps, Reorder and Filter apps you don't want to control
  • Using High DPI Status Bar Icon as well as App Icons in App Volume Mixer
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improved way of tracking AirPods In-Ear Play/Pause functionality.
  • Fixed audio delays introduced in v1.5.x
  • Fixed more crashes related to many factors
  • When user switches macOS to an unsupported device, eqMac now switches off and shows error message instead of crashing
  • Improved Output device caching logic to avoid duplication
  • Ventura Beta issues with no audio or slowed down audio fixed

New in eqMac 1.6.1 (Sep 5, 2022)

  • Features & Improvments:
  • Volume Mute indicator & ability to toggle.
  • Driver Installation/Update is now performed from the app, no more PKG Installer, using DMG instead.
  • Added ability for user to decide to show or hide the Driver from the device list
  • You can now Reset Output device Cache in case you see duplicate devices
  • App Volume Mixer - Ability to Show Inactive apps, Reorder and Filter apps you don't want to control
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improved way of tracking AirPods In-Ear Play/Pause functionality.
  • Fixed audio delays introduced in v1.5.x
  • Fixed more crashes related to many factors
  • When user switches macOS to an unsupported device, eqMac now switches off and shows error message instead of crashing
  • Improved Output device caching logic to avoid duplication
  • Ventura Beta issues with no audio or slowed down audio fixed

New in eqMac 1.5.1 (Jul 25, 2022)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed all Crashes and Freezes when switching devices.
  • Fixed all Crashes and Freezes During Sleep/Wake Cycle.
  • A lot of other minor fixes
  • New Features & Improvements:
  • Super Presets - with Auto Switching based on Output Device or App
  • Custom UI Colors (Pro)
  • Output Device Settings (Auto Select + Priority)
  • Much more efficient Spectrum Analyzer, much less CPU/GPU usage.
  • Updated AutoEQ Presets

New in eqMac 1.5.0 Pre-release (Jul 20, 2022)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed all Crashes and Freezes when switching devices.
  • Fixed all Crashes and Freezes During Sleep/Wake Cycle.
  • A lot of other minor fixes
  • New Features & Improvements:
  • Super Presets - with Auto Switching based on Output Device or App
  • Custom UI Colors (Pro)
  • Output Device Settings (Auto Select + Priority)

New in eqMac 1.4.6 (Feb 6, 2022)

  • Fixed Freezes when coming out of Sleep
  • Fixed Close and Minimize buttons positions on macOS Catalina (10.15) and lower

New in eqMac 1.4.5 (Jan 31, 2022)

  • eqMac no longer requires Microphone permission to function (so doesn't display Microphone use in Command Center on Monterey)
  • AirPod In-Ear detection (Play/Pause when taking out 1 ear bud) now works
  • AirPod connection logic revised and improved
  • CPU and Memory usage decreased drastically
  • Spectrum Analyzer CPU usage improved
  • Spectrum Analyzer Calculation improved
  • Spectrum Analyzer Crashes with some devices fixed
  • CPU Usage is now 0% and eqMac no longer Prevents sleep when no audio is playing
  • Using native close/minimize window buttons to be able to click on them even app is in background
  • Switching between Equalizer Types is now instant without loosing Audio
  • Fixed Volume being set to 100% when switching between devices
  • Fixed some crashes when switching devices
  • Fixed volume being reset to 100% on HDMI and DisplayPort devices
  • Fixed the no audio issue when changing default input device
  • Fixes No audio issue after sleep
  • Fixed Driver installation bug where new driver version would not load.

New in eqMac 1.4.4 Pre-release (Jan 23, 2022)

  • Switching between Equalizer Types is now instant without loosing Audio
  • Fixed Volume being set to 100% when switching between devices
  • Improved Audio Engine resume speed when it was paused after a while without audio
  • Increased Safety Offsets to audio processing to decrease chance of noise appearing
  • Using native close/minimize window buttons to be able to click on them even app is in background
  • Fixed some audio device switching hangups
  • Fixed some crashes

New in eqMac 1.4.3 Pre-release (Dec 30, 2021)

  • Major Efficiency, Performance improvements and Bug Fixes

New in eqMac 1.4.2 Pre-release (Dec 30, 2021)

  • Fixes No audio issue after sleep

New in eqMac 1.4.0 Pre-release (Dec 27, 2021)

  • eqMac no longer requires Microphone permission to function (so doesn't display Microphone use in Command Center on Monterey)
  • AirPod In-Ear detection (Play/Pause when taking out 1 ear bud) now works
  • AirPod connection logic revised and improved
  • CPU and Memory usage decreased drastically
  • Spectrum Analyzer CPU usage improved
  • Spectrum Analyzer Calculation improved
  • Spectrum Analyzer Crashes with some devices fixed
  • CPU Usage is now 0% and eqMac no longer Prevents sleep when no audio is playing
  • Fixed some crashes when switching devices
  • Fixed volume being reset to 100% on HDMI and DisplayPort devices
  • Fixed the no audio issue when changing default input device

New in eqMac 1.3.2 (Dec 27, 2021)

  • Fixed volume being stuck at certain values
  • Cmd + W Hide window now works when not using Dock mode

New in eqMac 1.3.0 (Oct 11, 2021)

  • New Features & Improvements:
  • Volume Mixer - Adjust volume per application (Pro)
  • UI Resizing - No more fixed UI width/height (Expert EQ only for now)
  • 60FPS Spectrum Analyzer
  • Driver now mimics selected Output device name
  • macOS Monterey Support
  • AutoEQ updated to latest Measurements
  • Bug Fixes & Refactors
  • Fixed Output switching to Built-in device when switching between Equalizers
  • Fixed crash related to Output device not having Mute controls (EVO4 etc)
  • Fixed Spatial Audio state not being saved
  • Fixed State/Settings being deleted between App updates
  • Fixed Tooltips not showing
  • Fixed Tooltips positioning when UI Scaling is applied
  • Fixed hiding of either Volume or Balance feature hiding both features
  • Fixed UI alignment issues on macOS 10.12
  • Fixed memory leaks
  • Fixed many misc crashes

New in eqMac 1.2.0 (Aug 1, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Entire App Bypass switch
  • UI Scaling (0.5x - 2x scaling)
  • Spatial Audio (Pro)
  • Expert EQ Controls revamp - Mixer style
  • Expert EQ Style - Graph, Sliders or Both
  • Beta program update feed
  • Stability & Performance:
  • Fixed bug where Window would open on Startup
  • Improvements to volume handling
  • Improvements device handling
  • Improvements to Sleep/Wake cycle handling
  • All UI Controls performance improvements
  • Expert EQ Spectrum Analyzer performance, resource usage, utility improvements
  • EQ Type switching fixes

New in eqMac 1.1.0 (Jul 12, 2021)

  • New much more stable driver - no more distortion
  • Privacy Consent form - choose what data you want to share (Opt-out by default)
  • Fixed crashes during Sleep/Wake-up cycles
  • Fixed bug when Window would always open on every launch
  • Fixed macOS 10.12 UI rendering issues
  • Enabled Virtual device support (Capture adjusted audio with BlackHole or similar software)
  • Added OTA (Over the Air) updates Opt-out
  • Saving last Window position between Launches
  • Added "Always on Top" mode for Window
  • Added "Neither" option to Dock/StatusBar selection
  • Added Native macOS look-a-like Status Bar icon
  • Volume controls bug fixes
  • Other misc bug fixes and improvements

New in eqMac 1.0.0 (Jun 25, 2021)

  • Expert EQ with Unlimited Bands + Bandwidth + Precise Controls
  • Spectrum Analyzer (as part of the Expert EQ)
  • AutoEQ Integration (part of Expert EQ)
  • Enable/Disable Volume Boost
  • Support for all Sampling Rates
  • Fixed Offline access
  • Fixed HDMI and USB Volume/Balance Controls
  • Fixed slow memory leak
  • Fixed MultiOutput and Aggregate Device Support
  • Fixed Crackling noise over long periods
  • Completely restarting the App on Wake from Sleep
  • Fixed many other bugs and crashes (not all of them but they will be fixed soon)

New in eqMac 0.3.7 Beta (Dec 7, 2020)

  • Apple M1 Chip native support
  • Support for macOS 10.10+
  • Improvements to UI caching
  • Improvements to Volume Control responsiveness

New in eqMac 0.3.6 Beta (Oct 28, 2020)

  • Fixed Dependency issues breaking the app from running on macOS version less than 10.15

New in eqMac 0.3.5 Beta (Oct 27, 2020)

  • Improvements to the Audio pipeline
  • Minor bug fixes to installation process

New in eqMac 0.3.5 Beta Pre-release (Oct 26, 2020)

  • Improvements to the Audio pipeline
  • Minor bug fixes to installation process

New in eqMac 0.3.4 Beta (Oct 12, 2020)

  • Moved away from .dmg distribution to .pkg with Driver installation during Install.
  • General improvements to the Audio Driver
  • Fixed many crashes of the app. Thanks @virtustilus
  • Fixed miscellaneous CADefaultDeviceAggregate device appearing in output selection

New in eqMac 0.3.2 Beta (Jun 28, 2020)

  • Fixed driver not activating on some systems
  • Fixed static issue #224 Thanks @darrenw2112

New in eqMac 0.3.1 Beta (Jun 22, 2020)

  • Fixed UI not loading when Internet is disabled
  • Device switching improvements

New in eqMac 0.3.0 Beta (Jun 22, 2020)

  • Updated Driver now doesn't show up if eqMac is not running (optional update)
  • Fixed no sound on some devices due so Sample Rate issues. Thanks @virtustilus
  • Fixed crashes during device changes. Thanks @virtustilus
  • Improved Volume handling
  • Fixed UI not loading for some users that have eqMac blocked from accessing network
  • Fixed Window showing up after first launch
  • Improved Driver installation/update experience
  • Added support for aggregate/multi-output devices
  • Fixed crashed due to Alert windows not running on main thread
  • Other bug fixes

New in eqMac 0.2.2 Beta (Jun 11, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Merged PR #300 by @virtustilus trying to fix Issue #257
  • Fixed volume events not being handled after changing sampling rate on output device

New in eqMac 0.2.1 Beta (Jun 11, 2020)

  • Running Alerts on the main thread trying to mitigate issue #222

New in eqMac 0.2.0 Beta (May 18, 2020)

  • Added optional Peak Limiter to Basic EQ
  • Added Popover / Window mode switch
  • Improved Window UX to match native macOS behaviour
  • Checking for updates before app launches to allow people to update in case eqMac always crashed
  • Allow muting on HDMI/DisplayPort devices
  • Potential fix for users that don't get any sound on macOS Catalina

New in eqMac 0.1.1 Beta (Apr 30, 2020)

  • Rebuilt the v0.1.0 release with all dependencies set to Deployment Target 10.12
  • Fixes crashing on macOS < 10.15

New in eqMac 2.2 (Apr 16, 2018)

  • New Features/Enhancements:
  • Now users can see gain values for each slider
  • UI/UX Improvements
  • Bug Fixes:
  • System Sound Effects volume now matches the output device volume
  • Volume doesn't jump to 100% on device switch
  • Device stays muted after Mac wake's up (if device was muted before)
  • Balance slider now works properly

New in eqMac 2.1 (Apr 16, 2018)

  • New Features/Enhancements:
  • Now supports 31 Bands of Frequencies
  • Keeps track of your "Custom" slider selection
  • UI/UX Improvements
  • Added output device selection drop-down
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Classic Volume controls are now working.
  • MacBook Pro with TouchBar users can now control the volume properly.
  • Presets saving properly
  • Siri now functions with eqMac running
  • Fixed sliders creeping outside the bounds
  • Focus is now returned to the previous window on the closing of eqMac2 window.
  • Driver installation process improved
  • Bluetooth distortion fixed in most cases
  • Uninstallation now works properly

New in eqMac 2.0.6 (Apr 16, 2018)

  • New Features/Enhancements:
  • Shift + Option (Alt) + Volume Up/Down will fine tune the volume
  • Option (Alt) + Left Mouse click now opens the Settings Menu
  • Esc and clicking away now closes the EQ/Settings window
  • German Language Support added (more languages coming soon)
  • Presets are now sorted alphabetically
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed issue when sound would disappear after Mac was "sleeping"
  • Volume HUD now displays volume correctly

New in eqMac 2.0.5 (Apr 16, 2018)

  • New Features/Enhancements:
  • Now EQ Band Sliders stick to the middle and provide a haptic feedback.
  • Added Default Presets from iTunes
  • Added Checkbox to enable/disable Volume HUD
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Changed UI (Icons, Sliders) to have more contrast with the background.
  • Now Icons change color depending on OSX Light/Dark mode.
  • Fixed some auto-updating bugs.
  • Fixed some balance/volume getting stuck at 0.