TacAudio v0.7.6

New

• What's new is back: patch notes in the app (About > What's new), a notice after each update, and the new version's notes before you update.

Install

• Download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights). Your settings and profiles are kept.
• This installer is not code-signed: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.
• One-time setup: the Setup assistant installs TacAudio's engine on your headphones (one administrator prompt), then set your game to 7.1 / Home theater - see the README.
• Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.

TacAudio v0.7.5

New

• Update now: TacAudio downloads the new version, checks that the download is complete and genuine, installs it and reopens by itself.

Improved

• Clean updates: the old app files and the old engine in Windows audio are removed and the new version is installed fresh (one Windows prompt if the engine is installed). Your settings, game profiles and headphone EQ are kept.
• Installing or updating the engine works even while Windows audio is using it, and with non-English device or user names.
• Coming from 0.7.4 or older: install this version from the download below once. From now on, updates are one click (Update now).

Install

• Download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights). Your settings and profiles are kept.
• This installer is not code-signed: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.
• One-time setup: the Setup assistant installs TacAudio's engine on your headphones (one administrator prompt), then set your game to 7.1 / Home theater - see the README.
• Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.

TacAudio v0.7.4

Improved

• TacAudio is back to version 0.7.0: the sound engine and the app are exactly as they were in 0.7.0, including Smart footsteps (on by default).
• Removed again: the patch notes page in the app and Headphone EQ setting Volume and Bass (defaults are back to Volume -6 dB, Bass 0 dB).
• Direct mode: after updating, click Update engine (or reinstall the engine on the Setup page).

Install

• Download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights). Your settings and profiles are kept.
• This installer is not code-signed: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.
• One-time setup: the Setup assistant installs TacAudio's engine on your headphones (one administrator prompt), then set your game to 7.1 / Home theater - see the README.
• Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.

TacAudio v0.7.3

Fixed

• "Update engine" could fail while Windows audio still had the old engine open, so the update notice kept coming back and reinstalling showed "Something went wrong". The engine is now replaced even while it is in use.
• Installing the engine failed when the headphone name or the Windows user name had non-English characters.

Improved

• If installing or updating the engine fails, the notice says so, with Details and Try again buttons.

Install

• Download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights). Your settings and profiles are kept.
• This installer is not code-signed: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.
• One-time setup: the Setup assistant installs TacAudio's engine on your headphones (one administrator prompt), then set your game to 7.1 / Home theater - see the README.
• Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.

TacAudio v0.7.2

Improved

• Footstep clarity is back to the classic boost from before 0.7.0. The Smart option is removed: the classic boost sounded better in games.
• Direct mode: after updating, click Update engine (or reinstall the engine on the Setup page) to get the change.

Install

• Download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights). Your settings and profiles are kept.
• This installer is not code-signed: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.
• One-time setup: the Setup assistant installs TacAudio's engine on your headphones (one administrator prompt), then set your game to 7.1 / Home theater - see the README.
• Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.

TacAudio v0.7.1

New

• Patch notes in the app: see what's new after an update, and what a new version brings before you download it.
• Headphone EQ now sets Volume and Bass to suit your headphones, and the Sound page's reset buttons go back to those values instead of the app's.

Improved

• TacAudio is now open source under the MIT licence.
• Groundwork for code-signed installers, so Windows warns less when you install.
• tacaudio-cli record / channels: record what a device receives and see which channels carry sound.

Install

• Download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights). Your settings and profiles are kept.
• This installer is not code-signed: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.
• One-time setup: the Setup assistant installs TacAudio's engine on your headphones (one administrator prompt), then set your game to 7.1 / Home theater - see the README.
• Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.

TacAudio v0.7.0

Install: download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights).
The installer is not code-signed yet: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.

One-time setup: the Setup assistant installs TacAudio's engine on your headphones
(one administrator prompt, no virtual cable), then set your game to 7.1 / Home theater -
see the README.

Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.

TacAudio v0.6.0

Install: download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights).
The installer is not code-signed yet: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.

One-time setup: the Setup assistant installs TacAudio's engine on your headphones
(one administrator prompt, no virtual cable), then set your game to 7.1 / Home theater -
see the README.

Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.

TacAudio v0.5.0

Install: download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights).
The installer is not code-signed yet: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.

Games need a one-time setup with the free VB-CABLE (7.1) - see the
README.

Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.

TacAudio v0.4.1

Install: download TacAudio-Setup-*.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights).
The installer is not code-signed yet: if SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.

Games need a one-time setup with the free VB-CABLE (7.1) - see the
README.

Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F10 on/off, Ctrl+Alt+F9 3D on/off.