VB-Audio Virtual Cable Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to VB-Audio Virtual Cable for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Carla, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to VB-Audio Virtual Cable and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to VB-Audio Virtual Cable are BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver, JACK Audio Connection Kit, Soundflower and Loopback.

VB-Audio Virtual Cable 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 VB-Audio Virtual Cable.

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VB-Audio Virtual Cable

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Audio Recorder

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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...

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Carla
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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42 alternatives to Carla
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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Carla Features
1. Support for VST PluginsCarla support third-party Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins.
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BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
Audio Recorder
Mac
16 alternatives to BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver
BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.
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BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver Features
1. Music LooperBlackHole Audio Loopback Driver supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Sound drivers
Virtual Audio Cable
Low Latency
JACK Audio Connection Kit
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Free • Open Source
Audio Router
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Windows
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18 alternatives to JACK Audio Connection Kit
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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JACK Audio Connection Kit Features
1. Support for MIDIJACK Audio Connection Kit includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Virtual Audio Cable
Connecting audio streams
Sound drivers
Multi Channel
Low Latency
Native application
Macro Recording
JACK Audio Connection Kit vs VB-Audio Virtual Cable opinions
This alternative is disputed. JACK Audio Connection Kit is still a legitimate alternative to VB-Audio Virtual Cable, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
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Virtual Cable is very easy to use, and connects output to input and input to output. Jack is a difficult to use audio server. See the differences? They can't be compared.
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VB-audio simply connects audio streams between devices. JACK is a virtual audio server and requires other unrelated programs and additional expertise to have the same functionality, if it is even possible.
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Soundflower
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Free • Open Source
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
20 alternatives to Soundflower
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.
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Soundflower Features
Connecting audio streams
Sound drivers
Simple installation
Virtual Audio Cable
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.0b2, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

Soundflower vs VB-Audio Virtual Cable opinions
Most users think Soundflower is a great alternative to VB-Audio Virtual Cable.
Loopback
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
19 alternatives to Loopback
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.
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Loopback Features
Virtual Audio Cable
Customizable
Connecting audio streams
Mix Music
Out Of The Box
Voiceover
SoundDesk
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
17 alternatives to SoundDesk
SoundDesk is the easiest way to turn your macOS into a professional mixing desk.
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SoundDesk Features
1. Support for MIDISoundDesk includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
2. Music LooperSoundDesk supports a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time.
Virtual Audio Device
Virtual Mixer
Live audio recording
Connecting audio streams
Sound Effects
Virtual Audio Cable
Voiceover
Sound drivers
Mix Music
SoundDesk vs VB-Audio Virtual Cable opinions
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While SoundDesk includes similar functionality through the virtual driver and virtual cable extensions, the purpose of the app seems to be very different.
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SoundDesk Virtual Devices
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Freemium • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
14 alternatives to SoundDesk Virtual Devices
The SoundDesk Virtual Devices are connectors that you can use to route audio across apps.
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SoundDesk Virtual Devices Features
Virtual Audio Cable
Connecting audio streams
Sound drivers
GroundControl
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Audio Router
Mac
14 alternatives to GroundControl
GroundControl virtual audio drivers allow applications to pass audio to other applications with zero latency.
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GroundControl Features
Virtual Audio Cable
Sound drivers
Low Latency
Sound Effects
iShowU Audio Capture
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Free • Proprietary
Audio Recorder
Mac
3 alternatives to iShowU Audio Capture
iShowU Audio Capture is an extension to OS X to record audio from your computer. This new-and-improved audio driver replaces Soundflower and provides new features and improvements in order to make recording audio more stable and easy to do.

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SWB Audio App
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
3 alternatives to SWB Audio App
SWB Audio App solves the problem of getting "computer audio" into your apps.

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