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Make sure both devices use the same Wi-Fi name and that it is not a guest network. Turn off VPNs temporarily. Allow your DAW to receive local private-network connections in macOS Firewall or Windows Defender Firewall. Then reopen BONKO Streamer and scan a fresh QR code.

Open iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network and check whether BONKO is listed and enabled. If it is not listed, update to the latest BONKO build, reopen the app, and attempt a local connection again.

Confirm your DAW is playing and meters move before BONKO on the master bus. Raise the iPhone media volume, disconnect muted or unexpected Bluetooth outputs, and verify the plugin is not bypassed. Try a simple test tone or known loud section at a safe volume.

Move both devices closer to the router, use a stable 5 GHz or 6 GHz Wi-Fi network when available, and reduce heavy DAW CPU load. Avoid guest networks, congested repeaters, and simultaneous large network transfers during the test.

Yes. BONKO uses background audio so a connected stream can continue while the iPhone screen is locked. If it stops, confirm the latest app build is installed and that Low Power Mode or a network change did not interrupt the session.

BONKO follows the active iOS audio output. Select your preferred output through iOS, then use the phone volume controls. Bluetooth introduces its own additional delay, so the phone speaker is the clearest translation check.

On macOS, BONKO installs Audio Unit in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ and VST3 in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/. On Windows, it is installed in the system VST3 folder under Common Files\VST3. Restart or rescan your DAW afterward.

Restart the DAW and trigger a full plug-in rescan. In Logic Pro, open Plug-in Manager and look under manufacturer PhilTheBeat. In a VST3 host, confirm VST3 scanning is enabled and check that BONKO Streamer exists in the system VST3 folder.

BONKO 2.1.1 includes Audio Unit for Logic Pro and GarageBand on macOS and VST3 for compatible 64-bit hosts including Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, FL Studio, and REAPER. Version 2.1.1 is also the current signed Windows download.

Yes on macOS. Install BONKO 2.1.1 and load Audio Units → PhilTheBeat → BONKO Streamer in Logic. Logic does not load the VST3 copy.

Yes. BONKO 2.1.1 includes a native 64-bit Windows 10/11 VST3 package with setup and uninstaller. The VST3, setup, and installed uninstaller are Authenticode-signed as publisher Philipp Bednorz and RFC-3161 timestamped. Use the official download and verify its SHA-256 checksum.

It creates an equal-gain mono mix from left and right, writes that same signal to both DAW output channels, and sends it to the phone stream. The choice is restored with your DAW project.

No. In the normal same-Wi-Fi workflow, the stream travels directly from the computer to the mobile device inside your local network.

When you explicitly create an external share link, the desktop side opens a temporary third-party tunnel through localhost.run. The streamed audio then leaves the local network to reach the remote listener. BONKO does not record it, but the third-party network path handles the live traffic.

Treat it as a bearer link: anyone who receives a valid active link may be able to listen. Share it only with trusted recipients and stop the external session when finished.

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