Sound Control 3 Release Notes

Requirements:
macOS 11.4 – 14.x

Version 3.1.7:

• Addressed bug where volume media keys (volume up, volume down, mute) stopped working after sleep.
• Volume changes are now more responsive.
• Better behavior for priority devices.
• Fixed a bug that caused device volume to change at launch.
• Added support for macOS 14.4 betas.

Requirements:
macOS 11.4 – 14.x

Version 3.6.6:

• Fixed a bug that caused apps to be processed by Other Apps.

Requirements:
macOS 11.4 – 14.x

Version 3.6.5:

• Added support for macOS 14.3 to audio capture plugin.
• The enable extensions alert now indicates spelling mistakes for the plug-in developer ID.

Requirements:
macOS 11.4 or later.

• Fixed an issue where the plug-in load permission dialog is shown unnecessarily.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on launch on macOS 11.
• Fixed issue that caused “Force keyboard volume control” to reset on each launch.
• Fixed issue that caused Sound Control menu to not show on some spaces.
• Fixed System Input, System Output and Frontmost app hotkeys.
• Balance settings are now saved and restored properly for output devices.

Requirements:
macOS 11.4 or later.

• Now shows mute changes in the HUD for devices using virtual volume.
• Routing now takes effect on launch and is disabled when quitting.
• Sound Control (Do not edit) devices are now cleaned up properly.
• Can now switch to the Sound Control beta updates directly in Settings.
• Virtual volume is no longer an option for built-in or bluetooth devices made by Apple.
• Fixed a crash when deactivating license.
• Added support for macOS 14.2 beta

Requirements:
macOS 11.4 or later.

•  Support for macOS 14.1.
• Fixed menu placement on macOS 14 when displays are arranged vertically.
• Better menu behavior on macOS 14.

Requirements:
macOS 11.4 or later.

• Much faster launch time.
• More efficient animated meters when noting is playing.
• Fixed audio processing when using the trial.
• Support for macOS 14.1 beta.
• Fixed a plugin crash that could occur when the system output is changed.
• Now detects attempts to use Sound Control 2 license codes and informs the user about upgrading to Sound Control 3.

Version 3.1.0

Requirements: macOS 11.0.0 or later

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) support.
• Ignored apps now causes Sound Control to completely disable all audio processing for apps in the list.
• Never hide settings window disclosure button.
• Don’t show output if a hidden device is the default output. This works around a crash that happened if Audirvana was playing with “exclusive access” on.
• Fixed a bug that could lead to always downmixing to mono.
• Can now import a folder of effects presets.
• More responsive UI.
• Fixed a bug that could lead to artifacts in audio when adjusting volume when Prevent sleep is enabled for the default output device.
• User Audio Plug-In now uses the same 3rd party AudioUnits location as the System Extension.
• Quitting Sound Control when using the User Audio Plug-In now properly switches macOS’ default output device.
• Can now set the selected effects preset by name via AppleScript.
• Added hot keys for toggling the routing output of an app. 
• MIDI lights are no synced properly at launch.
• Fixed secondary click on status item.
• Fixed meters sometimes not working for a newly launched app.
• Diagnostics now include user defaults.
• Priority devices are now reloaded when switching tabs and when the window becomes active. This keeps aggregate devices that are edited up to date.
• Fixed preferred audio device change when they are connected or disconnected.
• Added option to “Force response to keyboard volume keys” in settings for situations where Sound Control doesn’t handle keyboard volume controls automatically.

Version 3.0.0

Requirements: macOS 11 or later

• Volume, balance, and EQ settings can now be set independently on output devices.
• Now supports all audio units that can load in process.
• Many new hot keys.
• Support for MIDI triggers and continuous controllers to all HotKeys and volumes.
• Added searchable AutoEQ headphones equalization presets to AUNBandEQ. (See Presets -> Load Headphone Calibration)
• Unified master volume, other apps, and the default output device.
• Added option to keep system output device alive. Some audio devices go to sleep and are slow to wake up. This option keeps them awake.