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Balance Lock for Mac

Prevent left/right drift when plugging in headphones.

Free
In English
Version 1.1
3.3
Based on 6 user rates

Balance Lock overview

Balance Lock keeps your Mac's audio centred, preventing left/right drift. It's the perfect utility for making sure that the audio stays centred when plugging or unplugging headphones. It was designed out of frustration from the long standing OS X bug where the audio balance can randomly move away from the center. It's simple to use and runs in the background unintrusively.

What’s new in version 1.1

Version 1.1:
Added:
  • Support for Apple Silicon and macOS Big Sur, including a new app icon
  • Localizations for French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese Simplified languages
  • Ability to lock the audio balance anywhere on the slider from left to right
  • The audio device name and last time that the balance was fixed
Fixed:
  • Issue where the volume would sometimes increase when the balance was fixed for USB audio devices

Balance Lock for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.1

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3.3

(4 Reviews of Balance Lock)

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  • User Ratings

alekseyshulga
alekseyshulga
Oct 25 2022
1.1
5.0
Oct 25 2022
5.0
Version: 1.1
Fix my issue, nice to have app!
Vv
Vv
Nov 28 2017
1.0.3
4.0
Nov 28 2017
4.0
Version: 1.0.3
Works fine with no apparent negative impacts on performance.
gwhoddinott84
gwhoddinott84
Jun 28 2017
1.0.2
0.5
Jun 28 2017
0.5
Version: 1.0.2
This app would be fine if it were not for the stupid review popup that is apparently impossible to get rid of. It's ruining my screenshare videos and making me have to restart every single time it pops up because clicking on any of the button on the popup does not get rid of it. Seriously annoying and unacceptable, especially for a paid app.
bhikkhunisobhana
bhikkhunisobhana
Mar 7 2017
1.0
0.5
Mar 7 2017
0.5
Version: 1.0
not worth it Now I have an intrusive popup that won't go away, and difficulty figuring out how to delete this app.
alekseyshulga
alekseyshulga
Oct 25 2022
1.1
5.0
Oct 25 2022
5.0
Version: 1.1
chhilde
chhilde
Jun 9 2021
1.1
5.0
Jun 9 2021
5.0
Version: 1.1
Vv
Vv
Nov 28 2017
4.0
Nov 28 2017
4.0
Version: null
gwhoddinott84
gwhoddinott84
Jun 28 2017
0.5
Jun 28 2017
0.5
Version: null
PlatinumM
PlatinumM
Apr 26 2017
5.0
Apr 26 2017
5.0
Version: null
bhikkhunisobhana
bhikkhunisobhana
Mar 7 2017
0.5
Mar 7 2017
0.5
Version: null