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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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There was a note with Soundflower 2.02b that you had to run an uninstaller to get rid of the older version. And that Soundflower Bed software was not yet available for El Cap.
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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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stubbsonic wrote:There was a note with Soundflower 2.02b that you had to run an uninstaller to get rid of the older version. And that Soundflower Bed software was not yet available for El Cap.
The 2012 version Soundflowerbed.app that came with 1.6.6b works just fine in El Cap. I tried it last night before posting the instruction link.

I also ran the 1.6.6b uninstaller — which didn't work. Then the 2.0.2b installer and that did nothing for me either.

I imagine that I probably have to disable SIP to uninstall 1.6.6b. That's not going to happen just so that I can fiddle around with something that works perfectly in my system.

A I mentioned, I use QT 7.6.6 as the record device for Soundflower. I have it preset which saves time. Other than that, I follow the instructions and it works, monitoring and all.
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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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Klaus wrote:Does it work also in 10.6.8 ?
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1.6.6b probably does — I see no reason why it shouldn't. 1.5.1 for the PPC is also available still.
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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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labman wrote:Loopback. Tis stinkin' awesome!!! (Rogue Amoeba)
Not certain I need anything there but definitely interesting.

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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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labman wrote:Loopback. Tis stinkin' awesome!!! (Rogue Amoeba)
It looks like a packaged version of Soundflower. Does it do more?
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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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SMS wrote:I just downloaded and ran the 2.0b.2 installer. Haven't tested yet, but it looks like it will work, as it's now showing up i8n AM setup, DP, etc. Oddly, the installed version shows as 1.6.6 ?????
The .kext is 2.0b.2, Soundflower ( app ) is still 1.6.6, at least that's what I've read lately

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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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loopback is elegant and solid. Save sets for routing apps to one another (multiple apps at same time) . Personally I found sound flower less than solid. And Loopback feels seamless and I dont have outlook over my shoulder.
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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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SMS wrote:Need to get a Reverbnation file into DP for a client. I used Soundflower for this kind of stuff in the past but I can't get it to work anymore. Is there another or a better way to do this?

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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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I didn't see a way to do that without a password or something, and didn't have time to wait for that.
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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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labman wrote:loopback is elegant and solid. Save sets for routing apps to one another (multiple apps at same time) . Personally I found sound flower less than solid. And Loopback feels seamless and I dont have outlook over my shoulder.
Hmm. I thought Rogue Amoeba bought Soundflower and used it to create a number of products, this included.
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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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mikehalloran wrote:It looks like 2.0.2 is out and installs correctly in El Cap. I remember that I was running Yosemite when I installed 1.6.6b.

https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/so ... tan.37388/
Seconding that it's working fine in El Capitan 10.11.4

I just used Mike's link in the quote.
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Re: OT? Soundflower, alternatives?

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I played with it a bit. Apparently I had the 1.6.7 SoundflowerSigned.kext in System/Library/Extensions and it works fine.

Since programmers aren't supposed to put files there anymore, I ran the uninstallers for 1.6.6b and 2.0.2b, then the installer for 2.0.2b. It installed Soundflower.kext 2.0.2 in Library/Extensions but did not remove 1.6.7. Ok…

I removed 1.6.7 manually and the 64 channel version was gone when I launched Soundflowerbed.app. Hmmm… I then re-ran the 2.0.2b installer and 64 channel was restored.

For kicks, I hid Sopundflowerbed.app in the trash and the 2.0.2 installer didn't put it back. Put the app back and it worked fine as before. So... if you want Soundflowerbed and it to work in El Cap, best to download and install both 1.6.6 and 2.0b2. You must disable Gatekeeper to install 1.6.6b unless you find that version with SoundflowerSigned.kext 1.6.7 (I cannot find it for download anymore).

Here are some links:

Download 2.0b2. for Intel Mac Yosemite/El Cap. 2.0b1 is there and has a 128 channel version that he removed for 2.0b2.
https://github.com/mattingalls/Soundflower/releases/

Previous versions up to the 1.6.6b beta includes PPC versions
https://code.google.com/archive/p/soundflower/downloads

Instructions to use and monitor sound.
http://www.sylvanadvantage.com/index.ph ... und-flower
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