AudioBus Alternatives for Mac
AudioBus is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is JACK Audio Connection Kit, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to AudioBus and 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to AudioBus are Carla, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, VB-Audio Virtual Cable and Soundflower.
AudioBus alternatives are mainly Audio Routers but may also be Audio Recorders or Music Production Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of AudioBus.
JACK is a professional sound server daemon that provides real-time low latency connections for both audio and MIDI data between applications that implement its API. The API can be used through either JACK1 or JACK2.
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Carla is an audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats. It has some nice features like automation of parameters via MIDI CC (and send output back as MIDI too) and full OSC control.
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BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.
VB-Audio CABLE is a Windows Audio Driver working as a Virtual Audio Cable. After installing the VB-CABLE driver, a new playback device appears in the audio device list and can be set as default device. VB-CABLE can be set as the default device, just like any regular audio device.
Soundflower is a Mac OS X system extension that allows applications to pass audio to other applications. Soundflower is easy to use, it simply presents itself as an audio device, allowing any audio application to send and receive audio with no other support needed.
DiscontinuedThe project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.0b2, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
Create virtual audio devices to take the sound from applications and audio input devices, then send it to audio processing applications. Loopback is a software solution that provides the power of a high-end studio mixing board.
PulseAudio is a sound system for POSIX OSes, meaning that it is a proxy for your sound applications. It allows you to do advanced operations on your sound data as it passes between your application and your hardware.
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SoundDesk is the easiest way to turn your macOS into a professional mixing desk.
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Dante Via is easy-to-use software that routes audio, allowing applications and devices to be networked and interconnected using the Dante audio over IP solution.
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The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.
