May 18, 2012 The latest beta in the link on this site is not the latest version available, and is only compatible with 10.6 – 10.8. Google can help you find a compatible version for 10.9+ (or search these comments for the supplied github link) 2. Create the free developer account and download AU Lab from apple!!!
. 25% Off - Limited Time Offer. 'Boom remains a must-have utility for me on my Mac laptop, and its improvements make it all the better.' - Serenity Caldwell, iMore 'It truly feels right at home on Apple’s new OS; almost like Apple designed it.' - Owen Williams, The Next Web Boom 2 is an award-winning pro audio app that completely transforms your audio. This premium version comes with free audio effects for an amazing audio experience. Designed only for OS X Yosemite and later, it self-calibrates itself according to the type of Mac for truly personalized and unique audio.
Also, you get to control the features of Boom 2 and certain other Mac media players using your iPhone or iPad with a free iOS app called ‘Boom 2 Remote’, which can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store. Instantly enhance and optimize the volume of your media files with Boom 2’s intelligent algorithm. It also recommends optimal levels for every file so that you get to enjoy music in both, audio and video files, immensely on your iPhone, iPod, MP3 Players, iPad and other devices.
The best part is that you also get to access Boom 2’s features from anywhere within your house or at work. The ‘Boom Remote’ can be installed on your iPhone and iPad to control Boom 2 and your Mac’s default volume level, Boom 2’s Equalizers and Effects. In addition, you can manage the playback controls of Spotify, VLC, QuickTime and iTunes! This is perfect for those looking to sit back, relax and enjoy their Mac’s media capabilities without making a move. Boom 2 works its magic on all MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac models.
It is 64-bit compatible too, so that it runs with maximum efficiency! With a sporty interface and crisp graphics, Boom 2 is your daily companion for the best sounding audio! In addition, with the help of an optional component, which works akin to the volume controls on your Mac, Boom 2 can effortlessly optimize any audio coming from your system on a system-wide basis with Equalizers and Audio Effects; for a crisper, clearer and a much better sounding experience. SUPPORT: We welcome your reviews here. However, should you have any problem, please mail us at [email protected] as we'd love to work out and resolve any issue that you may have. NOTE: Boom 2 does not work when AirPlay and FaceTime is enabled/running on your Mac as there are several technical limitations. Follow us on: Twitter - Facebook -.
Boom for iOS is finally here! Get the Boomin' experience on your iPhone or iPad - Visit it on the iTunes App Store at. Boom constantly evolves with time. Here What’s New: - Fix for Bluetooth Headset Distortion: Boom can now be played seamlessly on your bluetooth device. AirPods Support: Boom can now be experienced on your AirPods. Other minor bug fixes.
Happy intelligent Boomin’!. Boom for iOS is finally here! Get the Boomin' experience on your iPhone or iPad - Visit the iTunes App Store for more info. If you like Boom 2, please keep your support coming in by leaving a positive review and rating on the Mac App Store. We appreciate it!.
1.5.1 Dec 12, 2016. Boom is back with an amazing update! The latest version of Boom achieves intelligent audio experience and gives you a better control over the sound boost feature on your Mac.
A more robust equalizer and a few UI refinements are set to enhance your Boomin' experience. The New Boost Controller: For An Optimal Audio Experience Boom is now designed to specifically suit the audio that plays from your speakers.
That means you can simply turn ON the Controlled Boost option and enjoy your favorite tracks without worrying about the excessively high volume on your Mac - a Boomin' sound that's just perfect! This feature doesn't work when you listen to audio from external speakers. The Loved-By-All Calibration: Re-calibrated For A Finer Audio Output Boom is now smarter than before! It’s audio is re-calibrated to enhance your default Mac speakers for an output that’s crisper and finer than ever. It intelligently tunes the audio for the perfect highs and the lows and saves you the pain of manual control!
Happy intelligent Boomin’!. Boom for iOS is finally here! Get the Boomin' experience on your iPhone or iPad - Visit the iTunes App Store for more info. If you like Boom 2, please keep your support coming in by leaving a positive review and rating on the Mac App Store. We appreciate it!. 1.5 Sep 15, 2016.
Boom is back with an amazing update! The latest version of Boom achieves intelligent audio experience and gives you a better control over the sound boost feature on your Mac. A more robust equalizer and a few UI refinements are set to enhance your Boomin' experience.
The New Boost Controller: For An Optimal Audio Experience Boom is now designed to specifically suit the audio that plays from your speakers. That means you can simply turn ON the Controlled Boost option and enjoy your favorite tracks without worrying about the excessively high volume on your Mac - a Boomin' sound that's just perfect! This feature doesn't work when you listen to audio from external speakers. The Loved-By-All Calibration: Re-calibrated For A Finer Audio Output Boom is now smarter than before!
It’s audio is re-calibrated to enhance your default Mac speakers for an output that’s crisper and finer than ever. It intelligently tunes the audio for the perfect highs and the lows and saves you the pain of manual control! Happy intelligent Boomin’!.
Boom for iOS is finally here! Get the Boomin' experience on your iPhone or iPad - Visit the iTunes App Store for more info. If you like Boom 2, please keep your support coming in by leaving a positive review and rating on the Mac App Store.
We appreciate it!. 1.4.3 Jul 20, 2016. Thank you for your wonderful response for the 50% promo campaign. If you have not upgraded from Boom 1 to Boom 2, this is the time! We are bringing a minor update addressing some bug fixes on the Equalizers and HotKeys use. Boom for iOS is finally here! Get the Boomin' experience on your iPhone or iPad - Visit the iTunes App Store for more info.
If you like Boom 2, please keep your support coming in by leaving a positive review and rating on the Mac App Store. We appreciate it!.
1.4.1 Feb 16, 2016. Boom 2 v1.4.1 introduces a new Hotkey and also fixes a few bugs for a smoother experience.
The new Boom 2 Hotkey allows you to instantly open the main app window! This makes it easy to bring Boom 2 out from anywhere in your Mac with just a simple key combo. Happy Boomin'!. Boom for iOS is finally here! Get the Boomin' experience on your iPhone or iPad - Visit the iTunes App Store for more info. If you like Boom 2, please keep your support coming in by leaving a positive review and rating on the Mac App Store. We appreciate it!.
1.4 Dec 18, 2015. Happy Holidays! Boom 1.4 comes with improvements that further enhances your listening experience. The changes are: – An issue where certain users were hearing slightly distorted audio has been fixed. – You can now replace the default equalizer presets with your own instead of a separate one.
– A bug where the audio mutes in and out when using the Mac’s dictation feature has been resolved. We would love to hear your feedback/suggestions to improve the app. Do reach out to us at [email protected] Also, please spread the word with your generous reviews and rating.
1.3 Sep 22, 2015. Introducing the New 'Boom 2 Remote': Boom 2 (v1.2) can now be controlled with a companion remote app, making it the easiest way to enjoy Boom 2 yet. The ‘Boom 2 Remote’ gives you a new way to control Boom 2 when your Mac is out of reach. This indispensable app will change how you interact with Boom 2 and other select media player apps on the Mac, making it perfect for when watching movies and listening to music. Download the free app on the iTunes App Store for your iPhone and iPad today!. Control Boom 2 as well as your Mac’s default volume levels.
Change Equalizers. Toggle Effects. Manage the playback controls of VLC, QuickTime and iTunes.
All this simply from the comfort of your seat. Happy Portable Boomin’! Also, this new update adds two new presets ‘Hip Hop’ and ‘Reggae’.
Your time with Boom 2 is about to get a lot more fun!. 1.1.2 Apr 6, 2015.
Double Klondike, I Can’t Imagine Living Without This App! It was always frustrating to hear some low level voices when I was listening to Podcasts on my Macbook Pro and walked away to do other things. And, as might be expected, music sounded tinny, but I didnt want to invest in computer speakers since my laptop is my 2nd floor computer and there isn’t a lot of room where I use it. This app has resolved both volume level for Podcasts and improved the quality of music when I want to listen to Apple Music while I work. I agree with the other reviewer who says it should be included or recommended with the purchase of every Mac.
Most of us have quality speakers and/or headphones for serious music appreciation/listening. But the choice of putting on headphones or purchasing redundant and pricey speakers for multiple areas of our workspace or homes where use our laptops is neither possible nor practical.
Boom 2 fills that vast void between low volume/ tinny sound; and Audiophile quality. Not only does the spoken word sound richer, clearer, with amplified volume, but Boom 2 also adds enough quality to music to make it enjoyable. Being able to adjust the EQ for each, makes a huge difference.
Double Klondike, I Can’t Imagine Living Without This App! It was always frustrating to hear some low level voices when I was listening to Podcasts on my Macbook Pro and walked away to do other things. And, as might be expected, music sounded tinny, but I didnt want to invest in computer speakers since my laptop is my 2nd floor computer and there isn’t a lot of room where I use it. This app has resolved both volume level for Podcasts and improved the quality of music when I want to listen to Apple Music while I work. I agree with the other reviewer who says it should be included or recommended with the purchase of every Mac. Most of us have quality speakers and/or headphones for serious music appreciation/listening.
But the choice of putting on headphones or purchasing redundant and pricey speakers for multiple areas of our workspace or homes where use our laptops is neither possible nor practical. Boom 2 fills that vast void between low volume/ tinny sound; and Audiophile quality. Not only does the spoken word sound richer, clearer, with amplified volume, but Boom 2 also adds enough quality to music to make it enjoyable.
Being able to adjust the EQ for each, makes a huge difference. Dualmacuser, Buy it here, not at their website I was a big fan of boom and boom2 but kept getting the DRM nag. So I decided to buy extra copies from their website, and guess what? It’s not only a different product, the audio effects are now an UPSELL. They took them away even though they call it the same product as here. I bought their most expensive package and this was still the case. I requested a refund, will report them if I don’t get it.
I’ll deal with the DRM nag, thankfully the audio effects were still in my app store version or I would have reported them to Apple. They’ve lost sight of their customers for sure.
WITH REGARD to the response I received from the developer (presumably printed below) I did contact them at their website for a refund, TWICE, with no response. Notice they took time to plug their new product and confused even which product I was talking about. Took time to defend their public reputation, yet didn’t respond behind the scenes.
I won’t bother asking a third time for a refund, I’ll file a chargeback with visa and notify my bank. Developer Response, Hey, Boom 2 never complains about DRM protected songs as it enhances system-wide audio and can enhance audio from any audio/video/media apps or browser playing music or video. Are you referring to Boom on iOS? On iOS we don't get access to DRM protected songs from user's music library and hence Boom informs users that it cannot playback DRM protected songs.
Boom 2 on the Apple App Store or on our Web Store are exactly the same. Also, we have checked for your query in our mail box with the name 'dualmacuser' and we could not find anything. Unfortunately, Appstore does not share any contact details with us. Hence we request you to write to [email protected] for further help. Dualmacuser, Buy it here, not at their website I was a big fan of boom and boom2 but kept getting the DRM nag. So I decided to buy extra copies from their website, and guess what? It’s not only a different product, the audio effects are now an UPSELL.
They took them away even though they call it the same product as here. I bought their most expensive package and this was still the case. I requested a refund, will report them if I don’t get it. I’ll deal with the DRM nag, thankfully the audio effects were still in my app store version or I would have reported them to Apple. They’ve lost sight of their customers for sure.
WITH REGARD to the response I received from the developer (presumably printed below) I did contact them at their website for a refund, TWICE, with no response. Notice they took time to plug their new product and confused even which product I was talking about. Took time to defend their public reputation, yet didn’t respond behind the scenes. I won’t bother asking a third time for a refund, I’ll file a chargeback with visa and notify my bank.
Developer Response, Hey, Boom 2 never complains about DRM protected songs as it enhances system-wide audio and can enhance audio from any audio/video/media apps or browser playing music or video. Are you referring to Boom on iOS?
On iOS we don't get access to DRM protected songs from user's music library and hence Boom informs users that it cannot playback DRM protected songs. Boom 2 on the Apple App Store or on our Web Store are exactly the same. Also, we have checked for your query in our mail box with the name 'dualmacuser' and we could not find anything. Unfortunately, Appstore does not share any contact details with us. Hence we request you to write to [email protected] for further help. MercenaryInk, The best there is I spend a great deal of time working with my headphones on, and it always bugged me that many of my favorite albums sounded far worse from my Macbook than they did from other devices, even with a solid pair of headphones.
Yes - digital audio is highly compressed, much more so for streaming audio. But still - everything was far too flat and lacked depth. Boom completely changed that. I’m generally skeptical of EQ programs, but this is an absolute must-have if you want quality audio. The upgrade to Boom 2 was also very much worth it - again, I didn’t anticipate that much of an improvement over the initial app, but the wider array of presets + the greater manual customization are excellent. I can’t imagine having to go back to listening to my music on my Macbook without Boom.
MercenaryInk, The best there is I spend a great deal of time working with my headphones on, and it always bugged me that many of my favorite albums sounded far worse from my Macbook than they did from other devices, even with a solid pair of headphones. Yes - digital audio is highly compressed, much more so for streaming audio. But still - everything was far too flat and lacked depth. Boom completely changed that. I’m generally skeptical of EQ programs, but this is an absolute must-have if you want quality audio. The upgrade to Boom 2 was also very much worth it - again, I didn’t anticipate that much of an improvement over the initial app, but the wider array of presets + the greater manual customization are excellent.
I can’t imagine having to go back to listening to my music on my Macbook without Boom.
Recent versions of iTunes have at long last come out with an equalizer. Quite why Apple took so long to implement that is a mystery.
But a bigger mystery still remains. My mistake. Apparently iTunes has always had an EQ Why does an advanced operating system like OS X still not have a system-wide graphic equaliser for its audio output?
Who knows Well, the strange thing is that it almost does. But it requires a developer tool to access it. The good news the tool is free. If you don’t want to fork out $$ for applications like Hear or Boom, here’s the next best thing.
If you like sound you’re bound to like this. Beyond Graphic Equalizing -Systemwide VST, AU, and IRs If you’re an audio technician or simply use audio editing and video editing software on your Mac, you likely have a bunch of audio effects plugins such as VST and AU and Impulse Response plug-ins. Ever wondered if you could apply these to your entire Mac system? Using the method below will allow you to do just that. You can apply your favorite Impulse Response, for instance, to your entire system. This transforms Mac OS X into a audio lovers dream.
Instructions Obtaining the (free) software Step 1 A) Download and install. SoundFlower adds virtual audio devices to your system.
The developers describe it as a Free Inter-application Audio Routing Utility for Mac OS X. Make sure you download version 1.6.6b or higher for OS X 10.6 to 10.8. Here’s to the downloads page on Google Code. Once downloaded, install SoundFlower. You’ll be prompted to restart your computer as part of the installation, so make sure you’ve finished up anything else you may have open which you’re working on. B) This step may require an developer account with Apple. If you don’t have one, it’s free to set one up. If you don’t want to set one up, perhaps you’ll be able to find the necessary developer tool online somewhere.
With a developer account go to the page. Search there for “ AU Lab“.
Download the latest version. Once downloaded, install AU Lab. It will go into the /Applications/Utilities folder so you’ll probably be asked to enter your password when you drag the application in the DMG file to the Utilities alias. Setting it all up Step 2 Change the sound output device by going to System Preferences Sound. Select the Output tab.
You;ll see Soundflower (2ch) in the list of devices. Select that one. Step 3 Search for AU Lab using Spotlight. It should show up there. Otherwise locate it in Finder. If you installed the entire Xcode developer package: Pull up Finder and hit Shift-Command-G then paste /Developer/Applications/Audio/ into the Go to the folder: dialogue.
Double click AU Lab.app to run it. If you only installed the AU Lab app it should be located in /Applications/Utilities/. Either way, Spotlight should find it for you without you needing to bother about where it is located. Step 4 – Setup Input and Output devices in AU Lab Note that if you work with audio production on your Mac, AU Lab is going to go through all your AU plugins and validate them. Any that don’t validate properly might cause AU Lab to crash (with a message telling you which plugin it was using when it crashed). If you hit reopen the same plug-in will likely crash it again.
Unfortunately AU Lab does not appear to have the feature of ignoring bad AU plug-ins. In this situation what you’ll need to do is locate the bad plugin and either delete it or temporarily disable it. It should be located in: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components You could disable it by moving the plugin to another location. Since you’ll likely want to use AU Lab every time you start your computer, it will be best to delete the offending plug-in.
If it is one you depend on and use in your audio production work I suggest contacting the developer and telling them about the issues it has. Also check if they have an updated version.
When deliberating on whether or not to delete a bad plug-in keep in mind that ever if you audio product applications load the plug-in successfully, there’s a high chance any plug-ins AU Lab crashes when loading will introduce an element of instability to your DAW or audio production software. If you don’t need’em, dump’em.
AU Lab will prompt you with a “ Document Configuration” window. Under Factory Configuration (in the left sidebar) select “ Stereo In/Stereo Out”. (it’s probably selected already) On the pane to the right, change the Audio Input Device to “ Soundflower (2ch)”. Change the Audio Output Device to “ Built-in Output” (or any other audio out devices you may have which you wish to use, such as an audio controller you have wired through to speakers. see note below). I my case I set that to Motu UltraLite mk3, as that’s the audio controller I use for my system.
But most people will just be using the built in speakers ( Built-in Output). Click the Create Document button.
Step 5a You’ll now be looking at a rather bland grey window. You’ll see a column or panel called Output 1. Select the Effect called Apple AUGraphicEQ as shown in the screen shot. Note that if you have other audio unit plug-ins installed it is now possible to apply them to your whole system. You might even have other EQs you like better than the Apple one.
Feel free to use it. You could also add a little reverb to your music, or whatever takes your fancy. What you now see is your system-wide graphic equalizer. The trick now is to adjust it to your liking.
You can use the default 31 band EQ or change it to a 10 band EQ. Save your changes You’ll see four drop-downs in the Graphic EQ window. The third one is for saving and accessing presets. Save your changes here for accessing later. Step 5b Once you have everything set up to your liking, you’ll alway want to save the Document Configuration you have created. This will save the entire setup (the input source, output device, and the audio plug-ins you’ve added for effects).
Just to to File Save after you’ve got this Config the way you want. Give it a name that allows you to easily know what it is. You might end up creating more than one of these, so give it a name that tells you what it is. For instance, you may have one configuration for playing movies through your movie sound system, another for playing music, and even different configurations for different styles of music adding reverb to some, a nice Chamber Concert hall Impulse Response to another, and deep base to something else.
All of these configurations can be saved and reaccessed when you need them. Step 6 – Making it start-up on boot You’ll likely want this to be running by default, when you start your computer. If AU Lab the graphic equalizer effects will not work. Of course you can start AU Lab manually each time you want to apply the EQ.
Go to System Preferences Users & Groups. Select your user account in the left panel, and select the Login Items button on the right panel. Add the AU Lab application to your list of applications to start on bootup. It’s pretty self explanitory. Remember you can use the Shift-Command-G command in any file/Finder dialogue. So after you have clicked the + button, just hit Shift-Command-G and paste in /Developer/Applications/Audio/. Then select AU Lab.app.
That path only applies if you installed the entire developer package. If you only installed AU Lab then it will be located in /Applications/Utilities/ You can probably just type AU Lab into the search field too, and Finder will take you right there. Tick the Hide box next to AU Lab once you have added it. That’s it, you’re all done. Enjoy the new sound control. Tips and tricks 1) If you have multiple sound outputs there’s a chance you’ll want to change which one AU Lab is routing to.
To do this select Shift-⌘-I (or select Window Show Studio. 2) Also check the Preferences for AU Lab. For instance, in Preferences Document you can select which Document Configuration you want it to load on start-up, and also which audio output device you want selected by default. Take a look around and see if any of these preferences are useful to you. You can even give it a new colour scheme if the default colours are not to your liking.
3). NOTE ABOUT EXTERNAL AUDIO INTERFACES: You may find the AU Lab effects are not applied when you route the sound output to your external audio interface. There is a way to resolve that. The issue is that when you select your external audio interface as the output AU Labs will display and make avaialble the channels available on your output device. This may mean that the correct channels on Input are no longer selected. So you need to move the Input channels over to a setting I can’t actually read on my computer, but the image below will show you what I am referring to. I am assuming the channel position labels (in my case) read Speaker 1 and Speaker 2.
Thanks a lot for the guide, very well explained and useful. However I still have problems with my particular case. Whereas it perfectly works for a normal built-in output use, I’m not able to get it work when setting my Hercules RMX as output, neither a new “device” that I created which combines the Hercules with the built-in output. Even though there is audio running through these other devices, after creating new AU Lab documents (input soundflower 2CH, output My device), no audio is reaching the AU controller. I mean not even the VU bars are moving Any Idea what can be happening? Thanks a lot in advance! This process, as described, outputs both the unprocessed and processed signal.
For example, in AULab, mute either the input or output and note that the sound continues. Now unmute and notice the washy effect. This is the small latency introduced by routing the same signal through additional process while the source continues to play.
For this to work, the main system output (whatever that is set to,) needs to route ONLY to AULab (i.e. Not to the speakers/headphones/etc), where it can be processed and then passed to the final output stage. I haven’t figured out how to do this properly, but this tutorial is a re-hash of past tutorials that said to do the same thing and it has never worked the way it is described. Hi Tony, It all depends on what you require. As you have noted, originally I thought iTunes didn’t have an EQ, which is why I’d made that comment, and then crossed it out.
Using AU Labs provides a system-wide equaliser (and not just the Apple EQ, but any AU / VST based EQ). And because it supports VST / AU an equalizer is just one of thousands of audio related effects it can provide at a system–wide level. For instance, I load up a nice impulse response module for high quality reverb and spacial acoustics. Makes watching movies sound fantastic.
All of this, however, has no relationship to iTunes. So, if all you want is an equaliser in iTunes, as you imply, there’s no reason to go to any trouble at all. But if you’d like system-wide audio effects (including an EQ, and more) then this small amount of effort will help you achieve that. All the best Jonathan.
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