Constant access to the mic

[IvanKatsiia]

Just curious: why does this app need constant access to the mic?

[gchilds]

The app doesn't need constant access to the mic, but to work it does need access to its own virtual audio device, which macOS considers a microphone because of the device's input stream / channel. Kyle (and other virtual audio device and app authors) could arrange direct access to their own virtual devices without using a CoreAudio input stream, but it's a lot of work just to get rid of an annoying orange dot and mic access request.

[IvanKatsiia]

got it, thank you!