Reprinted from TidBITS by permission; reuse governed by Creative Commons license BY-NC-ND 3.0. TidBITS has offered years of thoughtful commentary on Apple and Internet topics. For free email subscriptions and access to the entire TidBITS archive, visit http://www.tidbits.com/ Piezo 1.5 Agen G. N. Schmitz Rogue Amoeba has released [1]Piezo 1.5 with the addition of the Instant On component (found in other Rogue titles such as [2]Audio Hijack and [3]Airfoil, which enables the minimalist audio recording app to capture audio from already-running applications. Additionally, Rogue Amoeba has pulled Piezo from the Mac App Store due to sandboxing limitations, which made Piezo less and less effective over time. If you previously purchased Piezo from the Mac App Store, you can download it directly from the Rogue Amoeba Web site. The app will recognize Mac App Store buyers and will lead them through a brief, one-time migration process that provides a complimentary license key (make sure to get your license key before recording with Piezo). [4][tn_rogueamoeba-piezo-1_5-messagewindow.jpg] See this Rogue Amoeba [5]blog post for license migration instructions, as well as more background on Rogue's decision to leave the Mac App Store. Piezo 1.5 also improves VU meter animation and ensures that the Sparkle-powered software update mechanism runs securely over HTTPS. ($19 new, free update, 8.4 MB, [6]release notes, 10.9+) References 1. http://rogueamoeba.com/piezo/ 2. https://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ 3. http://rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/ 4. http://tidbits.com/resources/2016-02/rogueamoeba-piezo-1_5-messagewindow.png 5. http://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2016/02/12/piezo-1-5-arrives-piezo-exits-the-mac-app-store/ 6. https://www.rogueamoeba.com/piezo/releasenotes.php .