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Route, mix and script every sound on your PC.
Route and mix audio between microphones, games, music, browsers, chat apps and playback devices. Many inputs can play to many outputs at once.
WIRE sends audio from many sources to many outputs at the same time. Your microphone, a game, music, a browser and a chat app can each go to the headphones, the speakers, or both.
It is a single WIRE.exe. There is no installer to run. Everything you set up is saved in one setup file that you can copy to another PC.
Every screenshot on this page is the real application.
The mixer page starts empty. You add faders, buttons, meters and labels, then place them where you want them.
Use more than one page, undo and redo your changes, and keep the whole layout in a single setup file.
The routing page is a node graph. Drag from an output port to an input port to connect them.
A line lights up only when the audio engine confirms that audio is flowing through it. A lit line means sound, not just a connection that exists on paper.
Build the signal path from small nodes. Each one does a single job.
WIRE has a small script language, in the same spirit as the Voicemeeter Remote API. Scripts change gain, mute, routes, buses and profiles.
For other programs there is a local HTTP API that listens only on 127.0.0.1 and requires a token. A command-line tool and a Python client are included.
# Duck the music while you talk, then bring it back
Strip[Spotify].Gain = -14
Strip[Discord].Mute = off
Bus["Phones mix"].Gain += 2
Node["Music to"].Position = next
Profile = "Game night"
Virtual cables carry audio between other apps and WIRE. You name each cable for what it carries, and give it a type:
A guided wizard shows how to set up each type. Virtual cables need Virtual Audio Cable, a separate product. See What you need.
Plugins add controls, pages and script parameters. They are written in Python and are all disabled by default.
One example plugin, auto-duck, is included. It lowers one strip while another is active, then restores it.
Plugins run inside WIRE with your Windows user's permissions. Enable only plugins you trust.
The engine is written in C++ on WASAPI. It corrects clock drift between devices and applies changes without clicks.
WIRE is a single standalone WIRE.exe. You do not need an installer to run it.
When something fails, WIRE says why. For example, it tells you when another app holds a device exclusively.
The only network address WIRE uses is its own API on 127.0.0.1. It sends no telemetry.
WIRE routes audio between devices on its own. You only need Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) when you want virtual cables, for example to bring an app's audio into WIRE or to send WIRE's audio to Discord as a microphone.
VAC is a separate product by Eugene Muzychenko. You install it yourself. WIRE does not include it or redistribute it, and Tabor Digital is not affiliated with its author.
According to the VAC download page at the time of writing, VAC comes as a feature-limited Lite version for private home use, a trial version that plays a spoken reminder after 30 minutes, and a full version priced at 15 to 50 USD. Check the official page for current terms before you install.
WIRE is version 0.1.0. This is where it stands.
Planned items are plans, not promises. There are no dates.
Yes. WIRE is free to download and use. Virtual Audio Cable, which you need only for virtual cables, is a separate product with its own licence and price.
WIRE.exe is not code-signed yet. Windows SmartScreen warns about files that are unsigned or that it has not seen often. To run it, choose More info, then Run anyway. You can first check that the file is the one we published by comparing its SHA-256 hash. The download page explains how.
It covers similar ground: routing and mixing audio on Windows, with scripting and a remote API. WIRE is version 0.1.0 and is much younger. It has no per-application capture, no MIDI or hardware controller support, and no recorder. Try it next to your current setup before you move anything.
Yes, with one known issue. If Voicemeeter holds a device in exclusive mode, WIRE cannot open that device. Fix it in Voicemeeter's device settings by turning off exclusive access for that device.
In your Windows AppData folder [TODO: owner supplies the exact subfolder name]. Your mixer layout, routing and profiles are saved in a setup file (*.wiresetup), which you can copy to another PC.
No. WIRE runs without administrator rights. Installing Virtual Audio Cable is different: it installs a Windows audio driver, which normally asks for administrator permission. That is VAC's installer, not WIRE.
Close WIRE, then delete WIRE.exe and its settings folder in AppData. Nothing else is installed. If you installed Virtual Audio Cable, remove it separately with its own uninstaller.
More help: troubleshooting and support.
Free. Windows 10 or 11, x64. The download page shows the SHA-256 hash so you can check the file.