A VERY simple applescript application that adjusts left and right audio balance to provide a real time, system audio "8D" experience.
1. Download and install the latest release of Mimic8D from here: https://github.com/salameanon/Mimic-8D/releases
Make sure you either Control+Click (Right click) the package and press "Open" to bypass the unknown developer message. Alternatively, you can open Settings, go to Security and Privacy, and press "Open Anyway." Do NOT move Mimic8D to the trash.
2. Run any mode from Mimic8D and when it prompts you, allow it accessibility access. (Only for first time users)
Default mode for Mimic8D. Feels like the average speed when switching from left/right that most 8D youtube videos use.
Q) Why do I need to give Mimic8D Accessability Permissions?
A) Mimic8D works by changing the left and right balance of you speakers (or headphones) in system preferences for you. In other words, it drags the slider back and forth for you which requires permissions to control your computer.
Q) Why do I need to keep the system preferences window open when I use Mimic8D?
A) Since the slider for balancing lives in system preferences, closing the window, or even switching to fullscreen in an app, essentially hides the app from view. All you have to do is keep the sound pane of system preferences open in the background.
Q) It doesn't let me open the installer because it's from an unkown developer. What does that mean and what should I do?
A) If you try to open an app that isn't registered with Apple by an identified developer, you get a warning dialog, and your mac won't let you open the app. While it's true I could have put malicious code into these apps, you can look at the code yourself before running Mimic8D, or StopMimic by opening them in automator.