Observed arrival · 2026-09-02

MACEQ, a tiny sound desk for the whole Mac

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MACEQ routes and reshapes audio from individual Mac apps, with per-app EQ, compression, presets, and output control.

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The utility operates from the Mac menu bar and separates routing from sound shaping: users can send one application to a chosen output while applying a ten-band parametric EQ or a single-knob compressor. The page lists 31 Hz–16 kHz adjustment, processing at common sample rates up to 192 kHz, roughly 10 ms of delay, and a footprint of about half a megabyte. It is sold as a one-time $9 purchase for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

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