AudioRoute — capture system audio in any DAW or recorder (Mac/Win)

[vyunikov86]

AudioRoute 0.2.2 — smarter upgrade flow + robustness pass

What's new in 0.2.2:
• Smart upgrade signal — when AudioRoute updates while you've got a DAW open with the plug-in already loaded, the plug-in window now shows a banner ("AudioRoute 0.2.2 is installed — restart your DAW") and the tray names which host needs restarting. Replaces the previous post-install dialog that occasionally false-positived on Steinberg helper processes (the "Cubase running" prompt some saw on Macs without Cubase — apologies, that's fixed).
• Cubase 15 added to recognized hosts (12 and 11 too).
• Windows installer politely warns before replacing the plug-in while a DAW is open, instead of silently scheduling a reboot.
• Improved logging and diagnostics
• Defensive error handling across daemon, tray, and plug-in.

If you have a DAW open when you update, restart it once to load the new plug-in. After 0.2.2 the new version will signal that itself.

[vyunikov86]

AudioRoute 0.2.3 just shipped (Mac + Windows).

What's in it:
- Fixed: garbled audio when capturing from the AudioRoute Input device while an AR Capture plug-in is loaded on a mono track. Symptoms: 2× speed-up, choppy audio, gaps in the waveform. Affected Audacity, OBS, Acoustica — anything reading the virtual device — plus the built-in menubar/tray recorder. The plug-in itself was unaffected.
- macOS 14.2+ support (was 14.5+). Sonoma 14.2 is the actual minimum the Core Audio process-tap API requires; the previous 14.5 was just over-conservative. Installer now refuses sub-14.2 cleanly so nobody ends up with a half-installed product on Ventura.
- Fixed: Windows first-launch crash. Clicking Skip or Get Started on the welcome window could trigger a use-after-free.
- Better error messages for failed recordings. When the menubar recorder can't open the WAV file (folder permissions, iCloud offload, disk full, etc.), you now get a real reason in a dialog instead of a silent failure.

[vyunikov86]

Quick 3-min walkthrough of AudioRoute in Ableton — two-track Sends Only setup, with a live record + playback demo:

[vyunikov86]

Made a quick video showing how to record your screen with system audio using the built-in Mac screen recorder and AudioRoute:

[vyunikov86]

Small 0.2.4 update just went out for AudioRoute (Mac + Windows).
What changed:
• The plug-in editor now shows trial/license state directly in the DAW — previously that info only lived in the menu-bar tray, which could get hidden behind the DAW window
• Cleaner license-activation flow — dialog dismisses reliably, doesn't re-fire when the DAW triggers plug-in events
• Ableton-specific stability fixes on macOS 15.7
• CPU efficiency — no more background spin on long-running sessions

[vyunikov86]

Small 0.2.5 update just went out — polish + Windows parity:
- Menu bar icon now Retina-quality (was noticeably softer than the SF Symbols alongside it on high-DPI displays)
- Floating overlay gets a hover-revealed close button in the top-right corner — hidden while recording so it can't be accidentally clicked mid-capture

[whyterabbyt]

There's no way to get AudioRoute to initiate an update while running, is there? It only seems to be an option when it starts up.
(Its not a big deal if its not, I can obviously close and restart; I just want to check Ive not missed anything)

[vyunikov86]

There's no way to get AudioRoute to initiate an update while running, is there? It only seems to be an option when it starts up.
(Its not a big deal if its not, I can obviously close and restart; I just want to check Ive not missed anything)

In fact it checks for update on startup and once in 24h. In order to manually update or check for updates - right click (or Ctrl+ click) the tray/menubar icon -> Check for updates. It will show an update prompt if update is available.
Please let me know if you have any issues with it

[whyterabbyt]

There's no way to get AudioRoute to initiate an update while running, is there? It only seems to be an option when it starts up.
(Its not a big deal if its not, I can obviously close and restart; I just want to check Ive not missed anything)

In fact it checks for update on startup and once in 24h. In order to manually update or check for updates - right click (or Ctrl+ click) the tray/menubar icon -> Check for updates. It will show an update prompt if update is available.
Please let me know if you have any issues with it

Doh! I think I previously knew that, and forgot how. Sigh. Cheers again, and sorry for wasting your time.

[vyunikov86]

There's no way to get AudioRoute to initiate an update while running, is there? It only seems to be an option when it starts up.
(Its not a big deal if its not, I can obviously close and restart; I just want to check Ive not missed anything)

In fact it checks for update on startup and once in 24h. In order to manually update or check for updates - right click (or Ctrl+ click) the tray/menubar icon -> Check for updates. It will show an update prompt if update is available.
Please let me know if you have any issues with it

Doh! I think I previously knew that, and forgot how. Sigh. Cheers again, and sorry for wasting your time.

No problem at all! Don't hesitate to ask if anything comes up! Always happy to answer any questions