Roadie, a macOS menu bar utility from independent developer Yash Raj, has published a setup checklist for testing automatic microphone and speaker selection on a Mac. The checklist was added to the Roadie support page in October 2026. It walks through testing a user's own headphones, microphones, docks and meeting apps during the utility's seven-day trial.

The checklist opens with a point that often confuses audio troubleshooting on a Mac. macOS keeps a system default microphone and speaker, and a meeting app can either follow that default or select its own named device. Roadie changes the system default. An app pinned to a specific microphone or speaker bypasses that default, and Roadie does not reroute that app's audio. Where an app offers Default or Same as System in its audio settings, choosing that option lets the app follow the Mac's selection.

The five steps begin with ranking input and output devices separately in Roadie's settings and turning on automatic switching. They then check the meeting app's audio settings, reconnect a device and confirm the result in both Sound settings and the app's microphone test, try a manual device choice, and review the list of devices Roadie should avoid. The guide recommends running these tests outside an important call or recording, and allowing Bluetooth devices time to settle after they reconnect.

The checklist also states what Roadie does not do. It does not route audio per app, repair a Bluetooth connection, or guarantee that a call or recording is uninterrupted.

With automatic switching on, Roadie selects the highest-ranked connected device from separate input and output priority lists. A manual choice made in Roadie or in Sound settings stays in place until the set of connected devices changes. When Roadie corrects an unexpected change, it notifies the user and offers Undo. Automatic switching can be paused from the menu bar at any time.

Roadie does not record or process audio and does not request microphone permission. Device priorities and routing data stay on the Mac. Internet access is needed to start and verify the trial and to activate or check a license, with a 24-hour offline grace after a successful check.

The current early-access release, version 0.9.9, supports macOS 13 or later on Intel and Apple silicon Macs. The build is not yet Developer ID signed or notarized, Apple's signing and malware-check process for apps distributed outside the App Store. macOS therefore asks the user to approve the first launch once in System Settings, a step the support page explains.

Roadie includes a full seven-day trial. A license costs $9.99 once for up to three Macs, with lifetime updates. After the trial ends, automatic routing stops until a license is activated. Saved settings remain in place.

The setup checklist is available at https://getroadie.vercel.app/support/#test-your-setup

Product details and the trial download are available at https://getroadie.vercel.app/

About Roadie

Roadie is an independent Mac utility built and supported by Yash Raj. It keeps a Mac's default microphone and speakers on the user's preferred connected devices, using separate priority lists for input and output.