SVMUG Monthly Meeting May 18, 2026, Allison Sheridan - SoundSource audio tools
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SVMUG Monthly Meeting May 18, 2026, Allison Sheridan - SoundSource audio tools
Hello svmug members & friends!
The Silicon Valley Macintosh User Group (svmug) upcoming meeting is Monday, May 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time. We will be meeting via Zoom. As always, our meetings are open to the public and free to attend. Please invite a friend!
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MEETING LINK for Virtual Attendance:
If you are on the svmug mail list, you will receive a separate email with the Zoom link DIRECT information.
Otherwise, the method of joining the SVMUG monthly meeting via Zoom is to use the connection information found on our website:
https://www.svmug.org/connect-online-meetings.html
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MEETING TOPIC: SoundSource audio tools
SoundSource is a menu bar app from the fine folks at Rogue Amoeba. This powerful utility gives you fast access to system devices, allowing you to control the settings for your Mac's output, input, and sound effect audio devices right from your menu bar. We'll be learning the basics but also how to apply audio changes on a per-application basis. For example, changing the volume of any app relative to others as well as sending individual apps to different audio outputs.
SoundSource also lets you apply audio effects everywhere. You can make any app's audio sound great with simple built-in effects as well as support for Audio Units plugins. Join Allison as she takes you through its features and benefits.
https://rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER: Allison Sheridan
Allison started podcasting in May of 2005, just 7 months after podcasting was invented. After more than 20 years, her flagship show, the NosillaCast Podcast, is the longest-running Apple-centric podcast. In the NosillaCast, she focuses on reviewing tech products with an EVER so slight Apple bias, while weaving accessibility throughout her content.
She also co-hosts the Programming By Stealth podcast, where Bart Busschots teaches the audience to program through an audio podcast (with Bart’s tutorial shownotes).
She has a tech conversation show called Chit Chat Across the Pond, which currently comes out at least once a month with Adam Engst of TidBITS as her most frequent guest.
She’s a founding speaker at Macstock Conference every year outside of Chicago, and a frequent guest on the Daily Tech News Show and Clockwise podcasts. She is also a video screencast tutor for the subscription service ScreenCastsONLINE.
She and her husband, Steve, produce video interviews from trade shows such as CES and CSUN’s Assistive Tech conference.
She’s an avid exerciser, walking around 7 miles a day, and enjoys time with their dog Kepler, and two cats Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper. Yes, their pets are all named after scientists!
https://www.podfeet.com/blog/about/
https://www.podfeet.com/blog/subscribe-to-the-podcasts/
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TIME SCHEDULE:
6:30 PM - Virtual Doors open. Come early and socialize.
7:00 PM - Introduction & News
7:30 PM - Presentation
8:15 PM - Q&A - Use the Chat feature on Zoom to submit questions.
8:30 PM - Raffle and end of meeting
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2026 CALENDAR: via Zoom
May 18 — Allison Sheridan — SoundSource audio tools
June 15 — to be determined
July 20 — Allison Sheridan — How the Cool Kids do Spreadsheets
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DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? (Tech questions? Other?)
Do you have QUESTIONS to ask at the Q&A session during the meeting? During our Q&A time, please use the Chat feature on Zoom to submit questions.
Time permitting, we will do our best to provide answers to all.
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APPLE/MAC USER GROUPS (updated)
Silicon Valley Mac User Group, https://www.svmug.org
Diablo Valley Mac User Group, https://www.dvmug.org
North Coast Mac User Group, https://ncmug.org
San Leandro Mac User Group, https://www.slmug.org
Tucson, AZ Mac User Group, https://www.tmug.com
Naples, FL Mac User Group, https://naplesmug.com
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