Getting Started

Requirements

macOS 13.0 or later
Microphone permission for mic/interface capture
System Audio Recording permission for app/system audio capture
Camera permission only if you want the live camera layer

Install

Join the AudioBloomAI TestFlight, if testing slots are still available.
Install AudioBloomAI from TestFlight.
Launch AudioBloomAI.

The App Store button currently links to Apple’s App Store landing page and will be replaced with the product page after approval.

First Setup

On first launch, AudioBloom opens a setup guide that walks through the practical path to a working visualizer:

choose Microphone / Interface, All App Audio, or Single App Audio
choose the matching microphone, system output, or running app from the second picker
grant the matching macOS permission
start or restart capture
stay on the recommended Milkdrop / projectM renderer for presets, setlists, projector, Syphon, and camera texture workflows

You can reopen the same guide from Settings > Setup.

Settings Layout

Settings are organized around workflows:

Setup gets first-run users to a live input and recommended renderer.
Input contains source routing, permission status, source gain, noise gate, and capture diagnostics.
Visuals contains workspace appearance and Milkdrop/projectM playback controls.
Presets contains auto-advance, setlists, library state, and preset-file actions.
Output contains Syphon, Clean output, and Projector status.
Experimental contains camera/AI lab features, including optional camera vision masks, local audio semantics, and future ML-assisted controls.

If you choose All App Audio or Single App Audio, grant System Audio Recording access in System Settings and relaunch the app if macOS asks you to.

First Visualizer Run

Complete Settings > Setup.
Keep the renderer on Milkdrop / projectM for the richest workflow.
Open the preset browser or import a Milkdrop pack.
Use the Control Pane for live changes once capture is running.