Front Page Release Notes

Sound Control 2 is a FREE upgrade to owners of Sound Control 1.

Version 2.2.6:

• Fixed priority devices on Mojave.
• Better On/Off switch behavior.
• Fixed crackling audio that could occur on HDMI and DisplayPort.
• Fixed a memory leak on Mojave.
• Master Volume and Other Apps items can now be removed from the menu.
• Option-drag added to volume sliders for fine control.
• Fixed bug that caused audio playback to fail after wake from sleep.
• Uninstaller now removes STZAudioBridge.driver on Mojave.
• Added option to make Sound Control menu bar icon match the system speaker icon, including current volume level.
• “Sound Siphon” input device is no longer shown unless Sound Siphon is installed and run.
• Unified Master Volume with the system volume when possible. Can be disabled.
• Reduced volume change latency.
• Reduced likelihood of a blip in audio when a new app starts playing.
• Priority devices no longer lists duplicates.
• Ignored device list isn’t longer forgotten.
• Priority list is now respected when the default output device is unplugged.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when unplugging a device that is in use.
• Fixed routing on 10.13 and earlier.
• Fixed some issues after wake from sleep on Mojave.
• Reduced memory footprint on Mojave.
• Now respects accent color on Mojave.
• Priority devices now excludes ignored output devices.
• Now works with unified input/output devices on Mojave.
• Better handling of sample rate changes on Mojave.

Sound Control 2 is a FREE upgrade to owners of Sound Control 1.

Version 2.2.5:

• Fixed trial period.
• More reliable Mojave behavior.
• Fixed installation issue that caused animated meters to not work on 10.13.
• Fixed TouchBar support on Mojave.
• Now works with full duplex bluetooth audio devices.
  • Initial support for Mojave, including dark mode.

Sound Control 2 is a FREE upgrade to owners of Sound Control 1.

Version 2.2.4:

• Added animated audio levels. (Can be disabled in preferences.)
• Now uses drag n drop install from the disk image.
• Can now hide devices from the Sound Control menu.
• Prev/Next device hotkeys skip over hidden devices.
• Reduced cpu use and latency when changing settings.
• Now works with full duplex bluetooth audio devices.
  • Initial support for Mojave, including dark mode.

Sound Control 2 is a FREE upgrade to owners of Sound Control 1.

Version 2.2.3:

• Hot keys are now always saved properly.
• Merged background daemon into the main app.
• Fixed a conflict with Rogue Amoeba’s ACE plugin.
• No longer installs or runs on macOS Mojave (10.14), until support for Mojave is added.

Sound Control 2 is a FREE upgrade to owners of Sound Control 1.

Version 2.2.2:

• Can now choose between the sliders and octopus for the menu bar item.
• Fixed indicator colors for enabled items.
• Apps that haven’t previously been used with Sound Control now default to the “Other Apps” volume.
• Made some diagnostics available to users to aid in troubleshooting.
• No longer asks for Quit confirmation on shutdown, restart, or logout.
• Master volume now ramps smoothly after quitting Sound Control.
• Fixed a memory leak in the background agent.
• Better “My Presets” layout and behavior.
• Quitting Sound Control now disable per-app routing properly.
• Fixed problem that caused an app’s volume to slowly ramp up when Sound Control isn’t active.