Hijack not 'hijacking' the audio stream, cause Spotify keeps streaming ALSO directly to main system audio. this makes me try using Loopback and/or Hijack Lack of 'Output device' setting on Spotify, there are pages and pages of rants about this on the Spotify forums, however on Linux and on Windows 10 there are system-provided per-application mappings.

this makes me use Loopback in first place. Obsession from apple at not controlling HDMI audio output volume, as if having to use another remote to control volume of external speakers outbalances the imperceptible quality loss of software volume adjustment. Now, since 'Loopback Audio' virtual device is also my system audio device, even if I switch the switch in the image, I keep listening to the music, cause Spotify is 'streaming' to both. Sending it to Loopback makes it for system volume to work. It reads from Spotify, passes thru couple of filters, outputs to Loopback, but could as well output to HDMI or some other output. I know that Spotify unfortunately doesn't have a setting to force it to output to a specific audio device, but is there a way to really 'Hijack' it, meaning to capture its audio AND NOT have it arrive to the default system audio device?Ĭuriously, Airfoil from the same Rogue Amoeba seems to be able to capture audio from an app AND prevent it from spreading to default system audio, strange that with more powerful. It doesn't look like incredible, but I just can't cause item 3 above is not working, audio is not 'Hijacked', Spotify keeps sending its audio stream also to system audio, so either I hear superimposed audio tracks, or I need to route it to another virtual device losing macOS native volume control. So that, when I see some video on Youtube I can listen the audio, and when I listen to music on Spotify I can listen enhanced audio, all controlled by the main system volume. Routed in output to the above 'main' device.Enhanced by an equalizer, peak limiter and whatnot.Spotify audio should be instead captured.Using the 'Monitor thru -> HDMI' I'll be able to listen to it on my system.All audio should go to a Loopback device (call it 'main'), configured as the main system audio device, so that I can use the native macOS volume controls for everything.I want to have the following setup on my MacOS machine:

Audio hijack vs loopback