Setup

Getting Started with MATRIX

Updated September 2026

MATRIX is a software patchbay and monitor controller for Mac. Install the app, enable Matrix Bridge virtual soundcards when you need them, authorize with your Quadra ID (or start a 14-day trial), then route audio in the Matrix Grid.

1. Get MATRIX

Buy a perpetual license in the Quadra Store, or plan to start the 14-day full trial from Authorization after install. You will sign in with the same Google Quadra ID on the website.

  • Store: quadraaudio.com/store/quadra-matrix
  • Requires macOS 26 or later (Apple Silicon or Intel).

2. Install and open MATRIX

Download MATRIX from Releases (footer or Account → Download), run the installer, and launch MATRIX.app. The installer places Core Audio drivers and restarts coreaudiod.

  • Downloads: quadraaudio.com/releases
  • Allow system software / audio drivers under Privacy & Security if macOS asks.
  • You should see MATRIX after launch.

3. Authorize or start the trial

In MATRIX, open Authorization and choose Sign in on the web. Complete login on quadraaudio.com/activate — the site binds this Mac and returns a signed license (or starts the 14-day trial). After that, MATRIX works offline.

4. Confirm Matrix Bridge devices

In MATRIX, enable the bridge sizes you need. Open Audio MIDI Setup — you should see Matrix Bridge devices (2‑A, 2‑B, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128). Do not select the hidden MATRIX Engine hub as a normal DAW device.

5. Make your first patch

Open the Matrix Grid. Sources are on one axis, destinations on the other. Click a cross-point to connect. Set a DAW or app to a Matrix Bridge output, then patch that bridge to your interface or another bridge. Use the Monitor section for speakers and headphones.

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