Hi. I noticed that my virtual microphone is not being detected. I've tried it with other browsers and other browsers detect it.
It would be nice to get this fixed because I rely on the virtual microphone for noise suppression.
Orion
Edge
Vivaldi
Firefox
(Btw great browser)
Please include your Orion and macOS version when submitting bug reports. I can’t reproduce this on Orion 0.99.109.1.5-beta (WebKit 613.1.12), macOS 12.1. I tested using Discord in Orion and it shows my virtual microphone.
adorabilis My mistake, Sorry! My Orion version is Version 0.99.109.1-beta (WebKit 613.1.12) and my macOS version is Monterey 12.1.
adorabilis I also tested it in Discord too in Orion and it seems to show the same thing.
What virtual microphone are you using?
I use https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/ and haven’t run into any problem so far.
Oddly, Safari has the same behavior. So I guess Orion is just emulating Safari? Lol
What do you use? There’s likely an incompatibility between your software and WebKit which is far from the best when it comes to anything audio-related (e.g. https://orionfeedback.org/d/149-poor-audio-quality-when-playing-videos-at-non-1x-speed). I suggest giving Loopback a try.
adorabilis I use VB-Cable. I tried using Loopback and it did work but I'm not really the type of person to pay for something when something else is already doing it for free.
While we wait for the bug report to be reviewed, does BlackHole meet your requirement? https://github.com/ExistentialAudio/BlackHole
Noxlite Both Orio and Safari use WebKit which is probably the reason for your bug. You can post webkit bugs here https://webkit.org/reporting-bugs/
adorabilis Nope, same behavior with BlackHole.
Steps to reproduce:
I have the Shure MV7 and I can't get it to show up in Orion. Tried several virtual mics (Blackhole, Loopback) and none of those appear either. These microphones do all appear in Safari, so it does not appear to be a WebKit issue. Screenshots from Safari showing 4 audio input devices (including the Shure) and from Orion showing only 3 attatched.
Expected behavior:
I want to be able to use my mic so I can switch over to Orion full-time.
Orion, OS version; hardware type:
Orion 0.99.121.1-beta
macOS Ventura 13.0 build 22A380 (also tried Monterey with no success)
Macbook Pro M1 Max
Image/Video:
Safari:
Orion:
I'm not exactly sure what you're looking for in terms of repro steps. For the Shure, just plug in the mic and observe that Orion doesn't recognize it. Blackhole and Loopback are very easy to install and test with too. Create a virtual mic and observe that Orion doesn't see it while Safari does.
Any video calling service (ex: Google Meet) will reproduce it. https://webcammictest.com/check-mic.html is another easy way.
You can also install blackhole or loopback. Blackhole is free on github. Loopback has a free trial.
