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• How does AudioRoute handle apps that use exclusive audio modes or protected playback, where other tools may not be able to capture the sound?

  Asked by SaaS Browser · November 2, 2026

  Answered by Vitaliy Yunikov from AudioRoute · November 2, 2026

  There are 2 separate topics here:
  1. Exclusive mode

  On a Mac, it is not a problem. AudioRoute listens to each app through macOS's own per-app audio capture, which sits beside the playback path, not in it. We tested players that take exclusive (hog mode) access to an interface, and the capture keeps working, at full level. It also adds no latency to what you hear.

  On Windows, it depends on which kind of exclusive mode the app uses. Most apps, including browsers, Spotify, Zoom and games, play through the shared Windows mixer, and AudioRoute captures them per app or all together.
  An app that plays in WASAPI exclusive mode or straight to an ASIO driver skips that mixer completely. AudioRoute can't capture it, and neither can any other tool that listens to Windows' mixer. The fix is a setting in the player: switch it to shared mode, or to a non-ASIO output, while you record. More here: https://audio-route.com/guides/does-audioroute-need-asio-windows

  2. DRM
  AudioRoute records what the system plays through its normal audio path. It does not break or get around copy protection, and where a service restricts capture, those rules still apply to you.

  Hope it helps.

• Live to track
  Stream captured audio onto a DAW track in real time instead of recording a take.
• Per-app capture
  Choose which applications to record, and set the level of each one independently.
• macOS and Windows
  One purchase covers both platforms and includes free updates for life.
• Drag and drop takes
  Drag a finished take straight from the plug-in into your DAW or the Finder.
• Feedback protection
  Built-in protection against capture feedback loops.
• No aggregate device
  No virtual cables, aggregate devices or Audio MIDI Setup configuration required.
• Virtual input device
  Registers as a system audio input, so Zoom, QuickTime or any recorder can use it directly.
• High-resolution audio
  Records at up to 192 kHz and 32-bit float.
• One-click file recording
  Record system audio straight to a WAV file from the menu-bar app.
• Records into a DAW track
  Drop the VST3, AU or AAX plug-in onto a track and record system audio in sync with your session.