Manual
Troubleshooting
No sound in the patch
Check the chain from left to right: is the device running (power green)? Is the source ACTIVE? Does a cable lead all the way to the output? A red dot on a track means: no incoming connection.
Driver stopped
If the badge reads “driver stopped”, a click reloads the audio system (briefly interrupts all system audio). If this happens after macOS updates, a one-time “Reinstall driver” in Settings fixes it.
Crackles or dropouts
Increase the IO buffer size by one step in Settings and restart the device (power off/on). With Bluetooth headphones, also increase the ring headroom.
Device missing after a dock change
NoicePatch tracks your setup across device changes automatically. If an output is still missing, check its card — a warning icon means “device currently not connected”; plug it back in and everything reconnects by itself.
Monitor won't get louder
Outputs with a volume of their own — monitors with speakers, many USB headsets — are controlled on the device itself. So the slider on the card sets the monitor's volume, not the mix. NoicePatch reads the value back from the device after every change and at launch; what the window shows is what the monitor has.
If the output stays silent anyway, check its mix level in the inspector. At 0, NoicePatch sends nothing to that device, no matter how loud the monitor itself is set. You won't see that zero on the card, because the card shows the device volume.
Monitors talk over DDC/CI, and many let you switch that off in their on-screen menu. If nothing responds at all, look there first.
Updates & contact
Check for updates: NoicePatch menu → “Check for Updates”. If nothing helps: info (at) starks.design — include your macOS version and a short description, a human answers.