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Life & fun · June 4, 2026

Audex Trace

See real time codec, bit depth, sample rate for Apple Music

Audex Trace launched on June 4, 2026 with 82 votes, #516 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

What it does

Audex Trace is a Mac mini player for Apple Music that shows what is actually playing in real time: codec, bit depth, sample rate, and output match status. It also shows Playing Next, estimates upcoming queue quality, and warns about tracks that may skip or fail before they interrupt playback.

Audex Trace shows the live Apple Music playback format and your Mac output sample rate, with free Playback Verification before buying Pro.

Audex Trace lets you verify what Apple Music is actually playing on your Mac (live codec, bit depth, and sample rate) and whether your Mac output matches. Trace Pro is $29.99 as a one-time purchase. No subscription. A track can be playing in Hi-Res Lossless while your Mac output is still set to another sample rate. Trace shows that mismatch. Trace is built for the moments where the visible label is not enough: the current playback format, the selected Mac output, and signs that the next queued track may fail or skip all matter before the music reaches your ears. Apple Music may play ALAC while the selected Mac output sample rate is still set to something else. Trace shows the detected…from trace.audex.dev

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