BlackHole not appearing in Audio MIDI Setup on new M3 iMac running Sonoma 14.5 #793
Description
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macOS Version
macOS 13 Ventura
BlackHole Build(s) Affected
- 2 channel
- 16 channel
- 64 channel
- other/custom build
Describe the bug
Hi there, I've attempted to install BlackHole 0.6.0 on 2 new M3 iMacs running Sonoma 14.5 using both the package installer and Homebrew, and despite the installations purportedly completing successfully, BlackHole never shows up in Audio MIDI Setup, even after restarting the computer. I've attempted installing both the 2ch and the 16ch versions with the same result, and used the package uninstallers in between each installation attempt.
Is this normal behavior on this hardware or software/OS version? I do have some multi-output devices already configured - could this be causing the issue? Both identical iMacs encounter the same problem.
Now, even after running the package uninstaller attempting to reinstall using homebrew, it gives the error "Warning: Not upgrading blackhole-2ch, the latest version is already installed"
Thanks.
Reproduction Steps
- Ensure installer and Terminal are granted Full Disk Access in the Privacy & Security tab of System Settings.
- Install BlackHole2ch-0.6.0.pkg or BlackHole64ch-0.6.0.pkg, or type " % brew install --cask blackhole-2ch" into Terminal with HomeBrew installed.
- Restart computer
- Open Audio MIDI Setup, making sure Audio Devices are displayed.
- Look for BlackHole to no avail.
Expected Behavior
After this process, I would expect "BlackHole" to appear as an audio device in Audio MIDI Setup, but it does not.
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