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, Soundflower and Virtual Audio Cable.

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  1. VB-Audio VoiceMeeter icon
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    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter

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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.

    25 VB-Audio VoiceMeeter alternatives
    VoiceMeeter (Basic)

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Features

    1.  Virtual Mixer
    2.  Multi Channel
    3.  Live Streaming
    4.  Music Looper
    5.  Virtual Audio Cable
    6.  Autostart
    7.  Mix Music
    8.  Advanced volume mixing
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    VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VS SoundDesk

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    • 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
  2. JACK Audio Connection Kit icon
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    JACK Audio Connection Kit

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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.

    18 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives
    JACK Audio Connection Kit screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Support for MIDI
    4.  Multi Channel
    5.  Low Latency
    6.  Sound drivers
    7.  Native application
    8.  Macro Recording
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    • 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
  4. BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver icon
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    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver

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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.

    17 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives
    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    3.  Sound drivers
    4.  Low Latency
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  5. Soundflower icon
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    Soundflower

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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.

    20 Soundflower alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Soundflower Features

    1.  Connecting audio streams
    2.  Sound drivers
    3.  Simple installation
    4.  Virtual Audio Cable
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.0b2, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

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  6. Virtual Audio Cable icon
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    Virtual Audio Cable

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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...

    17 Virtual Audio Cable alternatives
    Virtual Audio Cable screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Live Performance
    2.  Music Looper
    3.  Connecting audio streams
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    Virtual Audio Cable iconSoundDesk Icon

    Virtual Audio Cable VS SoundDesk

    Is Virtual Audio Cable a good alternative to SoundDesk?
     

    • 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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    VB-Audio Virtual Cable

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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.

    22 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives
    Virtual cable device in Windows audio settings

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    VB-Audio Virtual Cable Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    3.  Connecting audio streams
    Control panel
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  9. Loopback icon
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    Loopback

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    macOS software for taking the sound from applications and audio input devices and using them as inputs for anything else.

    20 Loopback alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Loopback Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Mix Music
    4.  Out Of The Box
    5.  Voiceover
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  10. PulseMeeter icon
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    PulseMeeter

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    A frontend to ease the use of pulseaudio's routing capabilities, mimicking voicemeeter's workflow.

    8 PulseMeeter alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    PulseMeeter Features

    1.  Virtual Mixer
    2.  Advanced volume mixing
    3.  Multi Channel
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  11. Dante Via icon
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    Dante Via

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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
    Dante Via screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Dante Via Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Stream audio
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  12. Helvum icon
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    Helvum

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

    11 Helvum alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Helvum Features

    1.  Virtual Mixer
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Virtual Audio Cable
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  13. Synchronous Audio Router icon
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    Synchronous Audio Router

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    Synchronous Audio Router is a software-based audio routing driver for Windows. You can create any number of Windows audio endpoints, either playback or recording, and route them using any digital audio workstation software which supports ASIO, all with low latency.

    15 Synchronous Audio Router alternatives
    Synchronous Audio Router screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Synchronous Audio Router Features

    1.  Low Latency
    2.  Virtual Audio Cable
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.13.1) was released in April 2018. Many issues in the repository going unanswered.

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  14. SoundDesk Virtual Devices icon
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    SoundDesk Virtual Devices

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    The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.

    16 SoundDesk Virtual Devices alternatives
    SoundDesk Virtual Devices screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    SoundDesk Virtual Devices Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Sound drivers
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