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TIP: Soundflower WORKS in Big Sur

I was expecting to have to say goodbye to this old extension, but I'm pleased to confirm that it still works.

Soundflower provides additional audio outputs and inputs, allowing you to reroute audio output from one application as input to another.

You have to use the most recent version, 2.0b2, and curiously the installer says it "failed", but in fact the extension is installed in /Library/Extensions, and upon restart everything is working fine.

Just I used to do before, I created a Multi-output device in Audio MIDI Setup, with the speakers and Soundflower (so I can monitor the sound as it is playing), and was able to record using Quicktime Player.

Works perfectly.

HTH

Posted on Nov 22, 2020 3:53 AM

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Feb 27, 2021 2:45 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Hi! Thanks for this info. Could this be why after multiple attempts to Download BlackHole Audio Driver (on two computers) I don’t see it in the Applications list? Also, there are two versions- one a 2 and the other 16, any idea which is right? I tried both. Thank you, I’m pretty technical, but can’t wrap my head around this! (Running a 2018 MBAir)

Luis Sequeira1 Author

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Feb 27, 2021 3:06 AM in response to Kdawg_123

This is not an application, and it is not expected to appear in Applications.

What it does is it add more options for Sound input and output. Either in System Preferences->Sound, or in the sound menu in the menu bar (if you have it set to appear there), you will find other options besides “built-in speakers”, or what you may have there.

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Nov 26, 2020 2:40 AM in response to RawRiver

I think I did run the installer a second time. Maybe that was the trick (even though it also "failed" that second time).

Dec 13, 2020 3:20 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I have tried to install it twice and nothng. Does anyone know if Soundflower is addressing this issue?

Dec 14, 2020 8:24 AM in response to danielwilk39

you're welcome.

Jan 1, 2021 4:18 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Soundflower didn't work on my machine until I changed soundflower ch2 volume in settings. maybe it will be helpful for some people, who has troubles with that

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Jan 3, 2021 11:34 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Luis, I depend very much on Soundflower and was panicking over the idea that I would lose it in Big Sur. Thank you so much for your post explaining how to salvage it (at least for now!).