NEW SINCE 1.4.2

This update focuses on smoother firmware updates, more reliable device and audio behavior, improved BEACN Studio support, and significant stability and performance improvements. For a more complete list see the heading called Detailed Changes Since Last Release down at the bottom of this page.

APP VERSION 1.4.2.19

Highlights

• New Live Profiles with automatic saving and recovery.
• Personal Mix Device renamed to Listening Device, also now has its own control.
• Enhanced Headphone features including 10-bands of EQ per ear and Binaural Personalization
• Improved firmware update reliability across BEACN devices.
• Unified BEACN driver with expanded device support.
• Major Mixing Suite stability and usability improvements.
• BEACN App Diagnostics collection for improved support and development (opt-in).

BEACN App

• Added Live Profiles that automatically save changes in real time.
• Added profile snapshots and profile loading hotkeys.
• Added Enhanced Headphone features
• Added support for Monitor knob on BEACN Mix Create knobs.
• Added additional VOD Tracks.
• Added VOD Track Mutes if source is not included in Audience Mix.
• Added mic and headphone EQ guides.
• Updated welcome experience and onboarding flow.
• Improved firmware update process and progress reporting.
• Improved profile migration and backup handling.
• Refreshed various UI elements and workflows.
• Improved overall application stability.

Driver

• Unified BEACN Mic, BEACN Mix, BEACN Mix Create, BEACN Studio, and BEACN Headset into a single driver.
• Improved USB device detection and endpoint handling.
• Improved installation reliability.
• General stability and compatibility improvements.

BEACN Mic

• Added Enhanced Headphone features:
  - 10-Band Parametric EQ (with Binaural Personalization)
    - Left/Right Balance
    - Mono Mode
• Improved audio processing stability.
• Firmware 1.3.0 Build 195:
  - Fixed Bass Enhance processing.
  - Fixed Expander functionality.

BEACN Studio

• Added Enhanced Headphone features:
  - 10-Band Parametric EQ (with Binaural Personalization)
    - Left/Right Balance
    - Mono Mode
  - Fixed Link level control behavior.
• Firmware 1.3.0 Build 118:
  - Fixed Bass Enhance processing.
  - Fixed Expander functionality.

BEACN Mix & BEACN Mix Create

• Improved overall stability and reliability.
• Improved Mixing Suite integration.
• Improved wake-from-sleep behavior.
• Firmware 1.2.1 Build 84
  - Improved device communication reliability.

Stability & Reliability

• Improved firmware update reliability across the BEACN ecosystem.
• Fixed multiple device connection and detection edge cases.
• Improved profile recovery and migration.
• Improved application and device stability.

DETAILED CHANGES SINCE LAST RELEASE

This update focuses on refinements, reliability, and fixes identified through Open Beta testing.

• Improved firmware updates with clearer status for all connected devices and better handling of failed updates and recovery.
• Improved listening-device behavior, including Windows volume syncing, reliable knob control, audio-device switching, and full device names in tooltips.
• Improved startup and update experience, including better Mix Create readiness, fewer unnecessary dialogs, and a splash screen that no longer stays on top.
• Improved device connection reliability, including recovery from long PC sleep, USB stalls, device disconnects, and connection changes.
• Fixed BEACN Studio mic monitoring and restored all Studio channels in ASIO applications.
• Improved overall stability, fixing crashes related to display scaling, graphics resets, device changes, volume changes, and Mix Create configurations.
• Reduced memory usage.
• Added the BEACN App version to Settings and cleaned up hotkey behavior when no devices are connected.

INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS

Click the settings cogwheel down in the bottom left hand corner, and then under BEACN BETA OPT-IN, tick the box next to “Opt-In to BEACN Public Beta Releases”. You may need to restart the app to get the prompt for the beta update.

If the app shows “Download Failed” (“The BEACN App update could not be downloaded. Please check your connection and try again.”), check your internet connection and try the update again.

NOTE

As always, it is important to remember this is an Open Beta. If you have something critical such as an important stream, do not install right before!

If you prefer to download and install via the app installer, you can find that here.