Sound Control 3 Release Notes

Requirements:
macOS 11.4 – 14.x

Version 3.1.9:

• Fixed an issue that could cause beach balling.
• Fixed an issue that could cause mishandling of volume keys.

Requirements:
macOS 11.4 – 14.x

Version 3.1.8:

• Fixed an issue where priority devices aren’t always respected.
• Routed audio device settings are now respected when an app is opened after Sound Control is running.
• When routed devices are plugged or unplugged sound now plays to the system output.
• Fixed a crash in a plug-in background process.
• Fixed a memory leak in the plugin.
• Added support for macOS 14.5
• Can now control iOS Simulator.

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.