SoundSource’s settings can be accessed from the Options (Gear) menu in the upper-right corner of SoundSource’s main window, or with keyboard shortcut Cmd-,.
Start SoundSource at Login: Turn this option on to have SoundSource run automatically when you login to your Mac. SoundSource will then be able to provide uninterrupted audio control. We strongly recommend turning this on!
Play feedback when volume is changed: Enable this option to hear an indication beep whenever the volume is adjusted. This MacOS setting is also available in the Sound section of the System Settings app. SoundSource mirrors it.
Show/Hide SoundSource: Use this setting to configure a global keyboard shortcut to immediately bring SoundSource to the foreground or hide it if the app is already focused. This makes it easy to adjust settings, right from your keyboard, and then get back to what you were doing.
Super Volume Keys: Activating this option will enable your keyboard volume keys to adjust the level of any audio device you set as the System Output, even if the device does not natively offer software-based volume controls.
For more details, please see this article.
Automatically check for software updates: With this option activated, SoundSource checks for the most current version available from our server and alerts you when a new version is available. Leave this on, and SoundSource will help you stay up-to-date.
To initiate an update check manually, click the Check for Updates… button.
Theme Selector: This setting dictates SoundSource’s main color scheme. The default Match System setting follows the OS-wide Appearance setting for Light or Dark Mode. You can alternately force SoundSource to persistently use the Light or Dark theme, regardless of your system-wide settings.
Accent Color: By default, SoundSource’s appearance will follow the accent color configured in the “General” System Setting.
However, you can also choose to use a custom accent color for SoundSource. This will override the system setting, and apply the selected color to SoundSource’s interface.
Menu Bar Icon: By default, SoundSource’s menu bar icon will be a speaker. However, you can also choose a speaker icon that matches the Volume icon default to MacOS, or match the icon of the default output device as configured in the Audio Devices window.
Latency: This slider can be used to reduce latency while monitoring live audio. However, most users will not need to adjust it.
Setting this to Lower Latency can reduce or remove audio processing delay, which may be heard as a slight echo when monitoring live audio. However, this setting increases the chance of audio skips under high CPU load from added effects processing, or on slower computers.
Excluded Applications List: When an app is added to this list, SoundSource will no longer have any impact on its audio. This completely avoids the addition of latency, but also prevents SoundSource from adjusting the application’s volume control or applying audio effects to it.
Applications added to the Excluded Applications list will appear in a special Excluded section of SoundSource’s main window when they actively play audio or if they’re set as favorites. SoundSource will still show activity in a level meter. This does not impact the audio in any way.
The Excluded Applications list can help troubleshoot issues with audio effects, and avoid incompatibilities with latency-sensitive apps. While most users should not need it, if you find audio capture latency noticeable it will prove helpful.
← PreviousNext →Output GroupsPermissions
Airfoil
Audio Hijack
Farrago
Fission
Loopback
Piezo
SoundSource