Virtual audio cable mac os x driver#

Virtual audio cable mac os x driver#

kextĪfter reading the author's comments, it appears the underlying goal is to be able to capture the system sound without publishing the virtual audio driver as a device (that would appear in the System Preference's list) and without changing the current default output device (or at least the appearance that the device has changed). Captures system audio using the SoundFlower. (Version 2.x uses varaudio.kext Version 3.x uses TelestreamAudio.kext)

Captures system audio via an in-house developed. Captures system audio and application audio via an in-house developed. These features are branded as their 'Instant On' feature (InstantOn.kext). Captures an already-running application's audio with the help of the haxie 'Application Enhancer' (APE) from Unsanity Captures an application's audio by substituting a 'patch' framework for the normal amework when launching the application

Captures system audio via code based off of the open-source SoundFlower. kext that I believe does substantially what you want.įor reference, here is how some popular commercial closed-source options work: Take a look at the open-source WavTap, which is a simplified fork of the open-source SoundFlower virtual sound card driver.