SoundDesk AlternativesAudio Routers & Audio Recorders like SoundDesk

SoundDesk is described as ' is the easiest way to turn your macOS into a professional mixing desk' and is a Audio Router in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SoundDesk for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and BSD apps. The best SoundDesk alternative is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which is free. Other great apps like SoundDesk are JACK Audio Connection Kit, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, VB-Audio Virtual Cable and Virtual Audio Cable.

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    Voicemeeter is Audio Mixer Application endowed with Virtual Audio Device used as Virtual I/O to mix and manage any audio sources from or to any audio devices or applications.

    29 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular Windows alternative to SoundDesk.

    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is the most popular free alternative to SoundDesk.

    • VB-Audio VoiceMeeter is Freemium and ProprietarySoundDesk is Paid and Proprietary
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    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.

    20 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to SoundDesk.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Open Source alternative to SoundDesk.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open SourceSoundDesk is Paid and Proprietary
    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is LightweightSoundDesk is not according to our users
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    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.

    25 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Virtual Audio Cable is the definitive audio routing tool for Windows that lets you redirect audio streams between applications and devices on your computer. It enables you to do things like record your speaker output, send an audio stream from a DAW software to a video editor or...

    19 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Virtual Audio Cable is the most popular commercial alternative to SoundDesk.

    • Virtual Audio Cable is Paid and ProprietarySoundDesk is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Virtual Audio Cable is LightweightSoundDesk is not according to our users
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    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.

    21 Soundflower alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Loopback icon
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    Configure advanced audio routing by creating virtual devices on macOS, supporting up to 64 input/output channels. Customize and mix audio from multiple sources, including hidden ones like Siri. It offers Pass-Thru for direct sound transfers and full accessibility via VoiceOver, ideal for audio processing.

    22 Loopback alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Audio routing software seamlessly connects applications to the Dante network, transforming PC and Mac inputs and outputs into sharable network resources, enabling integration with professional Dante gear and inter-device audio sharing through Dante audio over IP solutions.

    12 Dante Via alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    With Audiobus, the revolutionary new inter-app audio routing system, you can connect your Audiobus-compatible music apps together, just like virtual cables.

    19 AudioBus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • AudioBus is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to SoundDesk.

    • AudioBus is Paid and ProprietarySoundDesk is also Paid and Proprietary
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