Virtual Audio Cable Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable is VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, which has a free version. Other popular alternatives are MixDesk X, JACK Audio Connection Kit, VB-Audio Virtual Cable and BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver. There's no shortage of Audio Routers like Virtual Audio Cable, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. The VB-Audio Matrix is an audio framework to connect everything together, channel by channel: Several ASIO devices, several Windows devices, several audio Applications and DAW, several Computers.

    17 VB-Audio Matrix alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. An OBS plugin that allows capture of independent application audio streams on Windows, in a similar fashion to OBS's game capture and Discord's application streaming. This eliminates the need for third-party software or hardware audio mixing tools that introduce...

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    • Windows
    • Open Broadcaster Software
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  3. Blue Cat's Connector is an audio & MIDI streaming plug-in that can be used to transmit audio and MIDI signals in real time between several computers or applications, or create your own routings within a single application, with minimal latency.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Mac
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  4. Sound Siphon icon
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    Sound Siphon is a software package that makes your Mac’s audio output available as an audio input device. It enables you to send audio from one application to another where it can be processed, streamed, or recorded.

    18 Sound Siphon alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  5. AudioBus icon
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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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  6. Usually, all programs send their audio output to your soundcard independently. With Virtual Audio Stream you can route the output signal of any application to be the input signal of any other application.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  7. Helvum icon
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    GTK-based patchbay for pipewire, inspired by the JACK tool catia.

    13 Helvum alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  8. Weir icon
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    A Voicemeeter-style audio mixer for Linux, built on PipeWire. Route apps and microphones to your headphones, speakers and stream.

    19 Weir alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  9. Audio Route icon
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    Record system audio on macOS — appears as a virtual input device in any app and as a VST3/AU plugin in any DAW. One-time purchase, no subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. Audio Cable icon
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    Creates a browser-based virtual microphone that mixes your real mic with sound effects, music, clips, and local audio assets in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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  11. Virtual Cables creates multiple virtual playback and recording devices on Windows. Audio sent to a Virtual Cable speaker is buffered and made available through the matching Virtual Cable microphone.

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    • Windows
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