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Audio Routing

Windows:

1. Open Settings from within MiniMeters.

2. Under the section titled Audio Device: select Default Output Capture.

This selects the default output device on your PC and attempts to capture your full system audio. 

ASIO drivers are not supported. More Info.

Linux:

1. Open Settings from within MiniMeters.

2. Under the section titled Audio Device: select any of the Monitor of... audio devices.

Note: This is distro / audio driver specific.

macOS 13 Ventura and later:

As of macOS 13.0 Ventura Apple has a native way to capture your full system audio. This uses the ScreenCaptureKit API.

1. Open Settings from within MiniMeters.

2. Under Audio Device: select "Desktop Audio (Experimental)"

macOS 12 Monterey and earlier:

On older versions of macOS Apple does not support capturing the full system audio.

Luckily there are 3rd party tools that can help.

eqMac (Free)

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  1. Install and launch eqMac.
  2. Choose eqMac as your output device in macOS & any audio software you're using.
  3. Select "eqMac" as your Audio Device within MiniMeters.

Rogue Ameoba SoundSource (Paid)

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  1. Install and launch SoundSource.
  2. From within SoundSource: Add the MiniMetersServer plugin to your system output.
  3. Select "MiniMeters Plugin" as your Audio Device within MiniMeters.

Sonarworks Systemwide (Paid)

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  1. Install and launch Sonarworks Systemwide.
  2. Choose Sonarworks Systemwide as your output device in macOS & any audio software you're using.
  3. Select "Sonarworks Systemwide" as your Audio Device within MiniMeters.

Static Z Sound Siphon (Paid)

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  1. Install and launch Static Z Sound Siphon.
  2. Click the + sign at the bottom left of the Sound Siphon window.
  3. Give the device a name.
  4. Select the device you created as your Audio Device within MiniMeters.

Rogue Ameoba AudioHijack (Paid)

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Option 1 (Plugin):
  1. Install and launch Audio Hijack.
  2. Click New Session from the bottom left and choose New Blank Session.
  3. Select System Audio from the Sources pane on the right of the window.
  4. Drag in Output Device and choose your audio interface. This allows you to pass the audio back to your speakers.
  5. On the right hand side of the window: scroll down to the Audio Unit Effects pane.
  6. Drag MiniMetersServer into the audio graph inside Audio Hijack.
  7. Select "MiniMeters Plugin" as your Audio Device within MiniMeters.
Option 2 (Loopback):

Using a loopback driver such as BlackHole, or Rogue Amoeba's Loopback in conjunction with Audio Hijack.

  1. Install and launch Audio Hijack.
  2. Click New Session from the bottom left and choose New Blank Session.
  3. Select System Audio from the Sources pane on the right of the window.
  4. Drag in Output Device and choose your audio interface. This allows you to pass the audio back to your speakers.
  5. Insert a second output device and select the loopback driver of your choice.
  6. Navigate to Applications/Utilities in Finder and open Audio Midi Setup.
  7. If it is not shown: Click the Window menu and choose Audio Devices.
  8. Ensure that the Input and Output volume of your chosen loopback device is set to 1. Otherwise, MiniMeters may not show an accurate display of the audio on your system.
  9. Select the loopback driver you chose as your Audio Device within MiniMeters.

For advanced users:

BlackHole - Follow the instructions to "Record System Audio"

Loopback - Set Loopback as system output or choose your DAW as the source.

Specific Audio Interfaces:

Many audio interface manufacturers support a creation of a loopback device.

UAD Interfaces:

Follow the instructions in this tutorial.

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