Ballast

This project is a fork of jamsinclair's ballast, it adds an option to balance the volume to the lowest one in channel volumes to resolve a bug that some USB DAC device's left channel volume will sometimes be set to maximum (1.0) automatically, which is often too loud. Prebuilt app can be found in the latest release page.

Below is the original project's markdown

Update 2019-05-29

Tunabelly Software are now releasing their software for free (Previously paid app). They have a more polished and reliable app than this project. You may want to use their great work:

https://www.tunabellysoftware.com/balance_lock/

Keep your audio balance from drifting!

There is, still, a long standing MacOS bug where your balance may drift when volume buttons are pressed while CPU is under heavy load 🤷‍♀️.

Ever noticed your audio not quite right? Only to discover your audio balance slightly off 😔

This free app keeps your balance stable and center. Lives in your Menu Bar.

Installation

⚠️ You will likely need to give permission to open app from unidentified developer. See: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph25088

From the web

👉 Download Zip from the latest release page (macOS 10.12 or later required)

📝 Copy ballast.app to your Applications folder.

From the command line

ℹ️ Requires homebrew to be installed

🐚 Run brew cask install ballast

Features

😴 Idles in the background, only activated on system audio changes
📝 Keep track of how many times your balance drifts
🚀 Option to launch at login
👻 Hide menu bar icon

FAQ

Why can I not open the app after installing?
As a security measure MacOS won't open apps from unidentified developers. This is because I do not have an Apple Developers subscription, so cannot sign the app. To open see https://support.apple.com/kb/ph25088?locale=en_US
How do I stop the app from centering balance?
Two options:
1. Quit the app from the menu bar option
  OR
2. Disable the app with the menu bar option
After hiding the menu bar icon, how do I make it reappear?
Open ballast.app from your Applications folder or open via spotlight, alfred etc. A window should be displayed with an option to restore the menu bar icon or keep hidden.
I found a bug or problem?
Great work Sherlock! 🕵️‍♂️ It’s elementary. Please open an issue on this GitHub repo. Or submit a Pull Request 🙇‍♀️
I have an idea for improvement
Let me know by opening an issue. All welcome!

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