A different audio route

Virtual audio.
Rewired.

Create up to 32 independent Windows audio loopback cables as virtual USB Audio Class devices—without building a custom audio kernel driver.

See how it works View on GitHub
Up to 32 cables Windows 10 & 11 48 kHz stereo PCM
Virtual Cables application window showing its cable controls

Different by design

Not another custom virtual audio driver.

Virtual Cables approaches loopback audio from the USB side. The application exports standards-based USB audio devices locally; Windows discovers them and uses its built-in USB audio class driver.

01

Your source app

Sends audio to the playback side of a selected Virtual Cable.

02

Virtual Cables

Routes samples through an independent in-memory buffer.

03

USB/IP transport

Presents each cable as a local virtual USB audio device.

04

Your destination app

Receives the stream from the matching recording endpoint.

Built for flexible routing

One compact app. A lot of cable.

32

Independent virtual cables

Each cable has its own playback endpoint, recording endpoint, USB identity and audio buffer.

Direct loopback

Playback audio returns through the recording side of the same numbered cable.

Standards-based

Uses USB Audio Class 1.0 instead of pretending to be proprietary hardware.

Simple controls

Add or remove cables from a focused native Windows interface.

Consistent format

Fixed 48 kHz, stereo, 16-bit PCM keeps the initial signal path predictable.

The product

Everything important, in view.

The interface stays intentionally focused on cable management and USB/IP driver setup.

Main Virtual Cables interface on Windows
The main Virtual Cables experience on Windows.
Virtual Cables cable list and controls
Focused controls for adding, removing and configuring cables.

Requirements

Made for modern Windows.

A signed USB/IP transport is required to connect the locally exported USB audio devices to Windows.

  • Operating systemWindows 10 or Windows 11
  • Architecturex64
  • Audio format48,000 Hz · stereo · 16-bit PCM
  • Transportusbip-win2
  • Cable count1–32
Administrator approval may be requested when the USB/IP transport is installed or the virtual USB devices are attached.

Virtual Cables

A new path between playback and recording.

Choose a cable as the output in one application and the matching cable as the input in another. The signal stays on your computer.

Source code on GitHub