Apr 20, 2020 The first step is to Download version Soundflower 1.6.6b.; Find the installer DMG. It's probably in your Downloads folder. Open up the downloaded DMG file, and run the script highlighted below. Successful installation of SoundFlower through automated DMG installer But let’s say you want to use a manual installation way. Then, download Soundflower.kext.zip instead. Soundflower is a 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. Soundflower is free, open-source, and runs on Mac Intel and PPC computers.
Question:
“How can I uninstall SoundFlower from my Mac? It is not working properly, and now when I want to remove it, the application doesn’t show up in the Applications folder, so does anyone have an idea as to how we can clear up SoundFlower along with its corresponding flies from my Mac?”
Answer:
There are two ways to uninstall SoundFlower completely from Mac. One is a manual way, and the other is an automatic one. For the latter, we will use CleanMyMac X – the best cleanup tool for Mac. Using this tool, you can optimize Mac and get rid of junk files and recover gigabytes of storage space.
Now, let’s understand all this in detail and more about SoundFlower.
What is SoundFlower?
SoundFlower is a 3rd party plug-in for macOS. It is specifically designed to pass audio content between several different applications. Once installed, it will be displayed as an option in the System Preferences > Sound pane. Therefore, uninstalling it the traditional way will require more than moving it to the Bin/Trash.
So, here we explain how that is done.
Additional Information:
Regular steps to Uninstall an App from Mac
1. Launch Finder
2. Click Applications folder present in the left bar
Alternatively, you use the Go menu and find the app to uninstall.
3. Once located, select it > right-click Move to Trash / Move to Bin.
4. After moving the app into Trash, you’ll need to Empty Trash/Empty Bin.
5. Open Trash > select the deleted app > right-click > Delete Immediately.
6. This step helps delete all the traces related to the application you just uninstalled from Mac.
Isn’t this simple? Right uninstalling an app this way is easy, but this leaves some corresponding files on the system. Hence to completely remove any app, we need an excellent uninstaller utility for Mac, and that is CleanMyMac X.
Using this intuitive and effective app, you can uninstall any app without leaving any leftovers.
To use it, follow the steps below:
How to Automatically Delete SoundFlower from Mac?
Note: Before following the steps explained below, we suggest you quit the SoundFlower app and all its associated processes. To do so, right-click the active app in the Dock or Menu Bar > Quit. Besides, you can also head to Activity Monitor, look for all the related processes, and the app and Force Quit them. Once all this is done, move the steps explained ahead.
- Download and install CleanMyMac X (free trial version available)
- Launch the app
- Head to Uninstaller, wait for the list to populate
- Once you have the results, select SoundFlower and all its related files.
- Hit Uninstall
This will completely remove SoundFlower from your Mac.
How to Delete SoundFlower Manually From Mac?
1. Using The Package Or Can Say Uninstaller File
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When you installed SoundFlower, you might have noticed a file labeled Uninstall SoundFlower.scpt in the SoundFlower installation package. If not, let me tell you when you install SoundFlower, and the uninstallation file is also installed. To use it and completely remove SoundFlower follow the steps below:
1. Open the SoundFlower installation package file.
Note: After installation, if you have deleted the file, we suggest installing it again.
2. Once installed, double-click and run Uninstall SoundFlower.scpt file in the DMG file. Or Can head to the SoundFlower folder look for Uninstall SoundFlower.scpt > right-click > Open.
3. You will now see a new window here; click the Play icon as highlighted in the screenshot below.
This will run the uninstallation script; once done, you will see Done. This means SoundFlower is gone forever from your Mac.
To apply all the changes, restart Mac, and then try to use the default sound settings.
2. Uninstalling SoundFlower Manually
- Quit SoundFlower. Right-click its icon present in the Dock > Quit
- Next, head to the Applications folder, look for SoundFlower > right-click > Move to the Trash.
- Afterward, head to Macintosh Hd > private > var > db > receipts
- Here you will see files related to SoundFlower. Select them and move to trash.
- Make sure you Empty trash after this and restart the system.
SoundFlower will now be completely deleted from Mac without leaving any leftovers. Isn’t the automatic way simpler than the manual one? Right, I know you agree with me. So, why wait and get yourself bothered by SoundFlower continuous pop-up removal now using CleanMyMac X. Not only this, you can clean malware infections, log files, crash reports, rogue extensions, disable unwanted login items and do a lot more. All this will help optimize your Mac and recover storage space. You can also shred files, making them unrecoverable.
We hope you find the article helpful and will use the steps explained. However, if you have some other trick that works perfectly without harming the system, do share. We’d love to hear from you either way. Do leave us a comment in the box below.
This guide shows you how to install Soundflower program configure AU Lab for the Mac OS X. One of the biggest gripe about the Mac OS is that it is not easy to install a software that will instantly enhance the audio of the computer. While it is true that the iTunes software comes with its own equalizer, the audio quality is a bit dry and lacks the bass, if you are watching movies and Youtube videos.
While it is true that you can purchase paid software to make things a whole lot easier, not everyone of us can afford to purchase a software for just one purpose and that is to improve the sound effects of the video you are watching.
After searching around, there is one obvious application that is free and is said to be able to boost the audio quality of the Mac OS X. I have tested it and it sort of works. When I mean sort of works, I mean the application worked and I was able to control the volume of the whole operating system. But the equalizer just don’t seem to have any impact at all.
Perhaps, I was trying to make it work on a Hackintosh and therefore there is limited support for the audio hardware. But anyway, here’s how to install Soundlower and configure AU Lab. Those who experience errors using Soundflower that states that the “Soundflower kext is not installed”, simply install the Soundflower 1.41 version attached below and it will work.
Step 1
Install AU Lab
It is said that the AU Lab is a software that you can install directly from the Mac OS X install disc. Simply insert the disc and you should be able to find the application Xcode.mpkg in the Optional Installs folder.
AU Lab is an application part of the Xcode installer, as long as you installed Xcode, you will have AU Lab installed. In order to run AU Labs, you will need to locate it in the Mac OS Snow Leopard drive, under the “Developer” => “Applications” => “Audio” => AU Lab.
Step 2
Install SoundFlower
SoundFlower is an application that behaves like the audio device controller. It allows you to select and switch between multiple audio devices. Download SoundFlower and install. As simple as that. For those users who are experiencing issues such as SoundFlower kext not installed. Install the SoundFlower 1.41 dmg instead. It will work. After that, if you wish to install and upgrade to the latest version, it will work as per normal.
Step 3
Configurations
There are a whole bunch of settings to configure. Lets do them one by one.
Once you have installed both programs. Lets start with the Mac OS X audio settings first. Go to “System Preferences” => “Sound” and change it to use the Soundflower output instead
Run the SoundFlower app from the Applications folder, click on the SoundFlower icon at the top right of the screen and select “Audio Setup”
Left click on the Soundflower and right click to select “Use this device as sound output”.
After that, right click on the SoundFlower device and select “Configure speakers”. You will have to specify the outputs by clicking on the area where the arrows are pointing. The default will be just a hash, and means it is not in use.
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Step 4
Configure AU Lab
Start the AU Lab application via the Finder by navigating to Developer” => “Applications” => “Audio” => AU Lab.
You will be given a few configuration pages asking you if you want to add Output etc. But just click on “Next” all the way and you are done with the configuration of the first 2 pages.
There is a setting you need to change on the 3rd configuration page. You are required to change the output to a Sounflower output.
You will see a rectangular window opened and you are required to check additional settings. Double click on the “output 1”, and check if the device is selected to use Soundflower.
After that , click on “Show Device Preferences” button and make sure it is also set to Soundflower.
Now we can configure the audio. Click on the “Effects” option and choose “AU Graphic EQ”. The equalizer will appear and you can configure to what you want. You can also click on the “B” button and it will turn blue. But I don’t know what that does. You have to click on the “Audio Engine Stopped” button to start the processing.
At this point in time, all should be working and functioning. To check if the settings are set properly, click on the Soundflower icon at the top right corner, “Audio Setup”. There are a bunch of volume controls. If the volume controls are able to react to your actions, it should be correct.
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If after clicking the Soundflower icon, Audio Setup options, there is no reaction, check for a piano icon on the dock, close that program and restart the option again.
To be honest, the equalizer settings do not have any impact or changes to the music I am hearing. Perhaps, it is because my build is a Hackintosh and thus the hardware is different from a real Mac.
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But this guide on how to Install Soundflower And Configure AU Lab procedure should be useful for all Mac users holding to a real Mac.
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