Guides.
Why macOS keeps switching your audio devices, the workarounds that hold, and how the available tools compare. Written and tested by the person who builds Roadie.
Updated 15 September 2026.
All guides
- Mac keeps switching the microphone? Here is why, and how to stop it.
- Mac audio output keeps changing? Here is how to keep it on your speakers.
- Roadie vs AudioPriorityBar vs SoundLock vs SoundSource.
- Roadie vs AudioPriorityBar: which one should you use?
- Roadie vs SoundSource: $9.99 device priority or a $49 audio suite?
- AudioPriorityBar alternatives: six apps that keep your audio devices in place.
- The best Mac microphone switcher for podcasters.