Virtual Audio Cable AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Recorders

The best Audio Recorder alternative to Virtual Audio Cable is VB-Audio Virtual Cable, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable and 11 are Audio Recorders so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Audio Recorder alternatives to Virtual Audio Cable are VB-Audio VoiceMeeter, Soundflower, BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver and Loopback.

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  1. VB-Audio CABLE is a Windows Audio Driver working as a Virtual Audio Cable. After installing the VB-CABLE driver, a new playback device appears in the audio device list and can be set as default device. VB-CABLE can be set as the default device, just like any regular audio device.

    26 VB-Audio Virtual Cable alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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  2. Soundflower icon
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    Soundflower is a Mac OS X system extension that allows applications to pass audio to other applications. Soundflower is easy to use, it simply presents itself as an audio device, allowing any audio application to send and receive audio with no other support needed.

    21 Soundflower alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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  3. BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

    20 BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver alternatives

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    Comments about BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver as an Alternative to Virtual Audio Cable
    David
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    Blackhole is essentially a souped up and modernized macOS version of Virtual Audio Cable, available freely as an open-source app.

    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver icon
    BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver icon
    • BlackHole Audio Loopback Driver is Free and Open SourceVirtual Audio Cable is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Loopback icon
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    Configure advanced audio routing by creating virtual devices on macOS, supporting up to 64 input/output channels. Customize and mix audio from multiple sources, including hidden ones like Siri. It offers Pass-Thru for direct sound transfers and full accessibility via VoiceOver, ideal for audio processing.

    23 Loopback alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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    Comments about Loopback as an Alternative to Virtual Audio Cable
    Guest
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    It's a an excellent virtual audio device solution - however it only works on the Mac platform.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    its amazing, even better than Virtual Audio Cable

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Loopback is a great Virtual Audio Cable alternative.

    • Loopback is Paid and ProprietaryVirtual Audio Cable is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Loopback is CustomizableVirtual Audio Cable is not according to our users
  5. Synchronous Audio Router is a software-based audio routing driver for Windows. You can create any number of Windows audio endpoints, either playback or recording, and route them using any digital audio workstation software which supports ASIO, all with low latency.

    17 Synchronous Audio Router alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. An OBS plugin that allows capture of independent application audio streams on Windows, in a similar fashion to OBS's game capture and Discord's application streaming. This eliminates the need for third-party software or hardware audio mixing tools that introduce...

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    • Windows
    • Open Broadcaster Software
     
  7. Sound Siphon icon
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    Sound Siphon is a software package that makes your Mac’s audio output available as an audio input device. It enables you to send audio from one application to another where it can be processed, streamed, or recorded.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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