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DESCRIPTION
SoundSource is a tiny tool for OS X enabling you to switch your audio input and output sources with a single click. And with the System setting, you can transfer system beeps to a secondary audio source so you won't be disturbed.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.5:
  • SoundSource is now a stand-alone application, compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and requiring Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or higher.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:Rogue Amoeba Software
Downloads:25,066
  - Version d/l:2,652
Multimedia & Design:Audio
License:Free
Date:27 Aug 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
****½

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Nov 11 2009

SILVARBULLET1  Great App, really simple and fast to use, very reliable, missed it almost as soon as I formatted my machine and just had to re-install it straight away!  
(Version 2.5)

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Oct 26 2009

NJRONBO  Thanks for the tip below but the fact of the matter is

that under Snow Leopard SoundSource does not save

your settings.

This means every time you boot it defaults back to

internal inputs and the user needs to reset everything.

What is worse is that the authors of the program refuse

to answer email complaints about this problem. I suppose

since it’s a freebie you get what you pay for.  
(Version 2.5)

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Oct 25 2009

MONOCLAST  Snow Leopard users can Option-click the built-in audio menu to set the input and output devices. This is a new feature in Mac OS X 10.6.  
(Version 2.5)

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Oct 24 2009

NJRONBO  Soundsource does not work with Snow Leopard and the developers

refuse to answer any email asking for support.

Guess you get what you pay for.  
(Version 2.5)

praisebury
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Aug 27 2009

UNCLE_ZED  Hello, SoundSurce not working on new (currently cruppy) Snow Cat. Any chance of update ?  
(Version 2.0)

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Apr 1 2009
****.

TOMIS  Just a note. On 10.5.6 PPC I was able to simply copy SoundSource.menu from inside the installer package, double-click it, and it installed in my menubar without the need for the Menu Extra Enabled hack that the installer also places in the system. I noticed no functional difference vs. when the input manager hack was installed.

SoundSource won't let me switch between line in and mic. I have Soundflower installed, and it lets me select the two Soundflower sources as inputs. That's my only real problem with SoundSource.  
(Version 2.0)

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Nov 23 2008

WILLIAMD  YOU MUST HAVE an Intel processor and OSX 10.5.x

to get the VOLUME sliders in the menu.

No Intel? No sliders!  
(Version 2.0)

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Mar 19 2009

SJK  That's simply untrue with SS (2.0) on my iMac G5 (10.5.6). The sliders are a Leopard-only, not Intel-only, feature.  
(Version 2.0)

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Nov 15 2008
*****

ORBITERAPPS  Simply fantastic!  
(Version 2.0)

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Apr 17 2008

ENCOSION  Love this app, but doesn't work on my Intel 24" iMac... Says it installed successfully, but no menu appears on the menu bar... No uninstallation instructions given either... Tried double-clicking on the Soundsource.menu file in Library/Bundles folder but no luck... When it installed the menu bar flickered a bit... but the end result was the same... No icon...

Late 2007 iMac 24" 2.8Ghz running OSX 10.5.2 (11/9/2007, Version: 2.0)  
(Version 2.0)

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Apr 30 2008

HORATIO  rather strange, i have en late 2007 iMac 2,4, 10.5.2 and it's installing and working fine.

Do you have trouble with permissions?  
(Version 2.0)

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May 1 2008

ENCOSION  No permission errors that I am aware of... No error messages... But no tool bar either... Perhaps something else is conflicting with it... I have Last.FM, Sofa Control, Growl and Little Snitch installed too... I'm happy to provide a log (if you tell me where to find it)... Any assistance I can be in finding a solution will be given... Thanks! Tim  
(Version 2.0)

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May 1 2008

HORATIO  no idea, I have little snitch and growl too installed, but not the others - perhaps you might contact the author - rogue amoeba - nice guys with nice stuff  
(Version 2.0)

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Mar 4 2008

LTOMKO  The sliders are only available on Leopard. From http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/ "New in 2.0 - Volume sliders for all devices, right in SoundSource! (Mac OS X 10.5 only)"  
(Version 2.0)

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Mar 4 2008

NEANISKOS  Sorry, must have been blind, it's even on the Macupdate description above.

A bit disappointing though: surely adding the sliders for Tiger shouldn't be the most complicated thing in the world. Or is it?  
(Version 2.0)

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Mar 4 2008

NEANISKOS  Found the answer on my own question: "The new volume sliders depend on a new Cocoa feature for embedding arbitrary controls is menus and so they only show up on Leopard." (developer's website)  
(Version 2.0)

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