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VBAN Plug 0.3.0 - Stable for Windows and Mac
VBAN Plug 0.3.0 is now a stable release for Windows and Mac. Downloads are separate—choose the platform you need.
TX sends one VBAN stream with 1–8 channels while host audio passes through unchanged. RX automatically detects the received channel count. Both support PCM16/24 and one horizontal meter per stream channel.
Windows — x64, digitally signed
TX, RX, setup, and uninstaller are signed and timestamped as Mikael Frisberg (ElkaSoft), using the same SSL.com eSigner certificate as VBAN Stream.
Close your host before installing, then rescan VST3 plug-ins. Windows 10/11 x64; installation uses the standard Common Files/VST3 folder.
Mac — Apple Silicon and Intel
Both plug-ins contain arm64 and x86_64 code. VST3 and Audio Unit formats are included; use Audio Units for Logic.
These are the unchanged Mac packages previously validated as 0.3.0-dev, promoted to stable. Their source archive and build information identify commit 7b5d4d2; bundled documentation retains the original build labels. The Mac plug-ins have local ad-hoc signatures, not Apple Developer ID signatures, and the installer is not notarized. Stable status does not change that. See the Mac installation and approval guide.
Validation
Windows: 96,567 audio/UDP/VST3 checks passed before signing. The final signed installer passed ZIP-manifest checks, installation, reinstall, installed payload comparison, audio/VST3 loading, uninstall, and unrelated-file preservation. Publisher and trusted timestamps were verified on the installer, portable and installed TX/RX binaries, and installed uninstaller. PE comparisons confirmed that signing preserved the tested executable content.
Mac: these exact packages previously passed installation, payload checksums, native Apple Silicon and Intel audio/VST3 checks, and Apple's Audio Unit validator on macOS 15.7.9. All four promoted Mac downloads match the original published SHA-256 digests. Mac build and validation.
Audio processing is unchanged from 0.3.0-dev. Windows uses the same tested executable content with Authenticode signatures; Mac downloads are byte-for-byte unchanged.
macOS 11 is the deployment target; native Mac validation ran on macOS 15.7.9. The original Apple Silicon validation hit one intermittent UDP assertion before a clean rerun passed with the same binaries; this history remains recorded in the dev release. Logic and other commercial DAWs were not exercised directly. Test your routes before live production use.
Made by ElkaSoft. VBAN and Voicemeeter are by VB-Audio.
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VBAN Plug 0.3.0 - Dev build for Windows and Mac
This dev build adds Mac versions of VBAN Plug TX and RX. Windows and Mac downloads are separate—choose the platform you need.
Both versions support one VBAN stream with 1–8 channels, PCM16/24, unchanged TX pass-through, automatic RX channel detection, and one meter per stream channel.
Windows — x64
Windows 10/11 x64. Close the host before installing, then rescan VST3 plug-ins. The installer uses the standard Common Files/VST3 folder. These Windows dev downloads are unsigned.
Mac — Apple Silicon and Intel
Both TX and RX include VST3 and Audio Unit formats. Each plug-in contains arm64 and x86_64 code. Use Audio Units for Logic.
The Mac build targets macOS 11 or later. It uses local ad-hoc signatures, with no Developer ID signing or Apple notarization. No Apple developer account is needed to build it. macOS may require you to approve the installer or plug-in in Privacy & Security. See the Mac installation guide.
Validation
- Windows: audio/UDP/VST3 checks passed, plus installer, reinstall, payload hashes, uninstall, and unrelated-file preservation.
- Mac: built with Xcode 16.4; package installation, universal architectures, ad-hoc signatures, payload hashes, UDP audio, VST3 loading/editors, and both Audio Units passed on macOS 15.7.9 on Apple Silicon and Intel. Build and native validation.
- TX/RX editor previews were visually checked, including eight-channel meters and RX waiting for a stream.
- One initial Apple Silicon CI run failed a UDP channel-mapping assertion; the build test and a clean rerun of the same packaged binaries passed. This intermittent result is recorded here for transparency; sustained use in a real DAW and across a LAN still needs user testing.
macOS 11 is the deployment target, not a tested operating-system claim. Logic and other commercial DAWs were not exercised directly.
These are dev builds. Additional testing in your own DAW is welcome; use Issues to report the operating system, processor, host, sample rate, and channel layout.
Made by ElkaSoft. The VBAN protocol and Voicemeeter are by VB-Audio.
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VBAN Plug 0.2.1 - Automatic RX meter count
RX now shows exactly the channel count detected in the incoming VBAN stream.
Choose Stream channels in TX and click Apply settings. Three channels produces three TX meters and three RX meters; eight produces eight. The host can keep eight routing connections available.
Before a matching stream arrives, RX displays Waiting for stream with no channel bars. This fixes the previous startup display, which showed meters for the host's output count. Disabling RX also hides the bars.
The audio routing and supported 1–8 channel PCM16/24 stream formats are unchanged.
Close your host before installing this update, then reopen it and rescan if needed. The installer, portable VST3 bundles, source archive including JUCE, and checksums are attached.
Verified with loopback UDP, live channel-count changes, compiled VST3 host tests, editor snapshots, and isolated install/reinstall/uninstall checks. Windows x64; unsigned test release.
Made by ElkaSoft. VBAN and Voicemeeter are by VB-Audio.
VBAN Plug 0.2.0 - Eight-channel streams
VBAN Plug 0.2.0 adds up to eight channels in a single VBAN stream.
- TX selects 1–8 stream channels, with PCM16 or PCM24.
- Both VST3s expose eight input and output connections by default and accept host layouts from mono through eight channels.
- Mono has one horizontal meter; stereo has L/R; multichannel uses thin numbered bars.
- RX detects the incoming channel count and meters all received channels.
- Both editors show the current host I/O count. Configure the track/bus or plug-in routing pins in your host for eight channels to use every connection.
- TX still preserves all host audio unchanged. Existing mono/stereo stream settings remain compatible.
Close the audio host before updating, then rescan the plug-ins. Use the installer or copy both complete VST3 bundles from the portable ZIP to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3.
The installer, portable ZIP, source ZIP (including the exact JUCE sources), and SHA256 checksums are attached.
Validation: real UDP tests for every channel count in PCM16/24, channel ordering and packet limits, mono mixing and silent padding, float/double pass-through, compiled VST3 bus negotiation and editor creation, and isolated installer/reinstall/uninstall checks. Additional DAW testing is welcome.
Windows 10/11 x64. This test release is unsigned. Sender and receiver must use the same nominal sample rate. Some audio hosts support only mono/stereo inserts.
Made by ElkaSoft. VBAN and Voicemeeter are by VB-Audio.
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VBAN Plug 0.1.1 - Initial MVP
VBAN Plug TX + RX by ElkaSoft — initial public MVP test release for Windows x64 VST3 hosts.
Downloads
- VBAN-Plug-0.1.1-Windows-x64-Setup.exe — installs both complete plug-ins to
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3. - VBAN-Plug-0.1.1-Windows-x64-Portable.zip — complete bundles for manual installation, in one VBAN Plug folder.
- VBAN-Plug-0.1.1-Source.zip — corresponding source, build scripts, artwork, and pinned JUCE 8.0.13 sources.
- SHA256.txt — checksums for all three downloads.
Close your audio host before installing. After installation, rescan VST3 plug-ins.
Keep the complete .vst3 bundle folders together when installing manually.
These MVP builds are unsigned.
Included
Separate TX and RX effects; PCM16/24 mono/stereo transmission; automatic RX format/channel detection;
horizontal L/R meters and live sent/received packet counters. The dark installer includes the
original ElkaSoft logo, a waveform icon, installation paths, and an optional Donate button.
TX preserves host audio. RX receives one matching sender/stream and requires the same nominal
sample rate as the sender. This version does not convert between different nominal sample rates.
Built with Visual Studio 2026 Insiders. Automated audio, UDP, format/state, metering,
VST3 scan/load/editor, installation, reinstallation, payload, and uninstall checks passed.
Unrelated files are preserved during removal. Installer appearance and broader DAW compatibility
remain open for user feedback.
Support and credits
Installation guide
· Report an issue
· Optional donation on Ko-fi
VBAN Plug is by ElkaSoft. VBAN and Voicemeeter are by VB-Audio.
Independent project; not an official VB-Audio or Steinberg product.
GNU AGPL v3; see LICENSE and NOTICE.md in the repository and packages.