Resolved BassJump-Subwoofer: Workaround for OCLP Ventura on 'late' early-intel MacBooks (MBP/MBA)

[bobesch]

BassJump subwoofer is my favorite audio-gadged on MacBooks for a looong time.
Software covers OSX/macOS from Leopard to Monterey even if TwelveSouth stopped to sell the hardware some time ago and since ElCapitan doesn't offer updates for the BassJump-Driver any more.
Unfortunately with Ventura the BassJump-driver stopped working.
Despite beeing amazed, how damn good OCLP Ventura performs on mid2012 15"MBP9,1 and 2013/14 11"MBA I was really sorry about loosing my favorite subwoofer.
I'm just into trying out OCLP Ventura since two weeks ago but today I gave BassJump a second try.
I removed the BassJump driver, went into Audio-Midi-Setup, set the Volume of the BassJump-device to about 30-40% and created a combined "Multiausgangsgerät" 😄 consisting of 'Internal Speakers' and BassJump.
Voilà, subwoofer is back! Well, no bells and whistles of the original GUI but seriously real improvement over just the 'internal speakers' without subwoofer-support.
Since Volume for the "Multiausgangsgerät" can't be controlled through the menu-bar, the AudioMidiSetup.App has got it's place in the dock now.
Together with the discovery of "Retroactive" (which empowers Aperture and iPhoto to run on Ventura), this is a huge step towards migration to OCPL Ventura. (But for now and until thorough testing of the reliability of Backup/Restore-procedures are done I gladly stick with patched_Mojave.)

 

[bobesch]

SoundSource.App from RogueAmoeba brings back Keyboard and AppleRemote functionality for any "Multiausgangsgerät".
Well, maybe a bit pricy but compared to the alternatives a reasonable expense ...

 

[bobesch]

Update: BassJump/SoundSource also work fine with OCLP/Sonoma on the mid2012 15"MBP9,1

 

[Rumblefi$h]

Does it work under Sequoia?
My guess is that it will if it runs under Sonoma but it's still a guess

 

[bobesch]

Does it work under Sequoia?
My guess is that it will if it runs under Sonoma but it's still a guess

BassJump2 does work under Sequoia same way it works under Ventura and Sonoma.
One has to create a combined Sound-Out-Device within the Audio-Midi-Setup.App.
Alas sound-out controls become a bit cumbersome: Sound-Out volume of "internal speakers" and "BassJump"
need to be adjusted separately - there's no combined volume-control beyond the volume-control of the actively playing app.
But anyway it's worth it!

I gave Soundsource another test-drive, but sound gets oddly distorted. No recommendation for old Macs with OCLP-Booster anymore.

 

[eyoungren]

BassJump2 does work under Sequoia same way it works under Ventura and Sonoma.
One has to create a combined Sound-Out-Device within the Audio-Midi-Setup.App.
Alas sound-out controls become a bit cumbersome: Sound-Out volume of "internal speakers" and "BassJump"
need to be adjusted separately - there's no combined volume-control beyond the volume-control of the actively playing app.
But anyway it's worth it!

I gave Soundsource another test-drive, but sound gets oddly distorted. No recommendation for old Macs with OCLP-Booster anymore.

A few weeks back, I found this…MultiSoundChanger.

Currently, I have the BassJump you sent me paired with a small BT speaker that I have plugged in directly. As an Aggregate Device there is no native volume control (as this thread demonstrates). But MultiSoundChanger fixes that.

It has a few quirks…You can't mute, but you can bring the volume down very low. If it's been running for a while you may find there is no volume control whatsoever. Quitting and then restarting the app gets control back.

Also, if you periodically use BT for a headset or speaker you might notice that sound is much lower than normal when this app is running. For that reason, whenever I use my BT headset, I quit the app.

But it's a decent solution that in large part removes the frustration of not being able to control sound on Aggregate devices.

 

[Rumblefi$h]

Got the volume keys working flawlessly with the Loopback app playing audio through the BassJump and internal speakers simultaniously.
It is a paid solution but it seems to be the best working option.

 

[eyoungren]

Thanks a lot for starting this @bobesch! No seriously, thanks for the first speaker. 😉

Now I have a second BassJump and when paired with the first as a MultiOutput device and controlled by MultiSoundChanger I have stereo speakers!