MacMusic
- Resources, searchable links, downloads, updates, classified ads, mailing-list, and articles about making music with your Macintosh.
- http://www.macmusic.org/
Microsoft Media Player 7.1 - Support among others Microsoft MPEG-4 (version 2.0 and 3.0)and the ISO MPEG-4 video (version 1.0) video codecs. - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/mac/mp71/
Sound Grinder - Batch audio conversion application with support for a variety of formats, along with the retention of metadata for .mp3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and Quicktime files. - http://www.monkey-tools.com/soundgrinder/
MRAC Publishing - Symbolic Composer - Programming language/expert system for MIDI music composition, including the VLISP Lisp Visualization System. - http://mracpublishing.eu/
Extended iTunes Rating - Analysis of how iTunes deals with ratings of a finer gradient than just the number of stars. - http://www.omninerd.com/2006/02/10/articles/47
djay! - Real-time audio mixing over Bonjour networks, with support for .mp3, .aif, .wav, .aac, and .caf file formats. - http://algoriddim.net/
OS X Audio - Forum provinding information for OS X users. - http://www.bigbluelounge.com/
How Much Does iTunes Like My Five-Star Songs? - Article explores the algorithm iTunes uses to pick what comes next in a Party Shuffle playlist. - http://www.omninerd.com/2005/08/25/articles/34
Demystifying the iTunes EQ - Article giving advice about using the EQ setting in iTunes to its full potential. - http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/articles/ituneseq/
Apple - Soundtrack Pro - Audio sequencer designed for video, DVD, and web projects. Includes instrument loops and sound effects. - http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/soundtrackpro/
Max Magic Microtuner - Microtonal scale editor. - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/16tone
OSS 3D for iTunes - Adds bass frequencies, spatialization, 3D surround sound and other real-time enhancements to iTunes. - http://subband.com/sso3d/
YamIpod - Yet Another iPod Manager - Freeware application enabling adding and deleting music from the device. Includes software news, development information, and downloads. - http://www.yamipod.com/
iPod Free File Sync - Utility for Mac OS 9 which allows synchronization of music from different iPods or any other source to computer. - http://www.crispsofties.com/ipodfreefilesync/
Digidesign - Creators of industry standard audio/MIDI sequencers Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE, as well as numerous RTAS plug-ins for the applications. - http://www.digidesign.com
Spectrasonics Virtual Instruments - Creators of Atmosphere, Stylus, and Trilogy virtual instruments/plug-ins, each with vast core libraries. - http://www.spectrasonics.net
TunesTracker - Search the iTunes Music Store daily for your favorite artists and send you an e-mail when there are new songs by those artists. - http://www.tunestracker.com
Bitcartel Software - Developers of iRecordMusic and RadioLover, utilities to record audio streams to AAC and MP3. - http://www.bitcartel.com/
iDrum - Drum machine for OS X, running as both a standalone application and as plug-in. Overview, screenshots, features, downloadable demo and purchasing information. - http://glaresoft.com/products/idrum/index.html
Granted Software - Developers of the AudioUnit host Rax, AudioUnit Manager, and ReVision, a tool to sunchsonize audio from Propellerhead Software's Reason or Ableton's Live with QuickTime movies. All are exclusively Mac OS X applications. - http://www.grantedsw.com/
FXpansion - Creators of BFD drum library module, DR-008 drum sampler, as well as VST to RTAS, VST to Rewire, and VST to AU plug-in adaptors. - http://fxpansion.com
SimpleChord - Handy reference to chords for musicians. For Mac OS X. - http://www.wonderwarp.com/simplechord/
Apple Quicktime - Apple's free media player supporting innumerable audio and video formats. The pro version includes an abundance of media authoring capabilities. - http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
The GarageDoor - Tips and suggestions for Apple's GarageBand. Covers live and MIDI recordings, effects, mixing, mastering and links to free loops. - http://www.thegaragedoor.com/
Jasmine Audio - Stereo multi-track audio editor and converter supporting AAC/MP4, AVI, System 7, AIFF, WAV, Quicktime, and other formats. - http://www.jasmineaudio.com
Apple - GarageBand - Perform, record and create music from virtual instruments and pre-recorded loops. - http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
FingaMIDI - Replacement open-source driver that allows a PowerBook or iBook trackpad to be used as a 3-axis MIDI control surface. - http://fingamidi.sourceforge.net/
Ovolab - Develops applications for Mac OS X, particularly software that converts MP3 songs to AAC format. Includes support and downloads. - http://www.ovolab.com
Sagan Technology Metro - Sequencer with MIDI, audio, and video functionalities. Includes support for CoreAudio, CoreMIDI, Audio Units, Music Devices, Music Effects, VST, and Premiere. - http://www.sagantech.biz/
Ask the DJ - MP3 player and DJ/mix engine with beats analysis. - http://www.wildbits.com/askthedj/
Audiomac - Reviews of hard disk recording and digital audio post-production software. - http://www.euro.net/ecompany/
Emagic - Featuring the Logic series, several virtual instruments and hardware accessories. Products description, support area, company information and news. - http://www.emagic.de/
DSP-Quattro - Professional sound editor. - http://www.i3net.it/Products/dspQuattro/Asp/Index_EN.asp
Felt Tip's Sound Studio - Shareware digital audio editing and recording application. - http://felttip.com/products/soundstudio/
Red Barn Goat Farm - Li'l Miss' Scale Oven (LMSO), an ethnic and microtonal scale editor/synth retuner. Also DSP holophonics plug-ins. - http://www.nonoctave.com/
U and I Software - Developers of MetaSynth, a composition and sound design program using a strictly visual interface, with customizable tunings and image synthesis. - http://www.uisoftware.com/PAGES/acceuil_meta.html
BIAS Inc. - Peak Studio for editing, processing, and mastering. Deck, a DAW. Vbox for multi-effects. Freq, a 4-Band EQ. - http://www.bias-inc.com/
Cacophony - Digital audio editor for OS X. Supports many different file formats and multi-track editing. - http://www.bannister.org/software/cacophony.htm
USB-Audio.com - USB Audio software for Macintosh. - http://www.usb-audio.com/
CMN Common Music Notation - Free western music notation package written in Common Lisp. - http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/software/cmn/
Roxio's Jam Software - Sound editing software for Macintosh allowing users to easily create 100% Red Book compliant audio CDs. - http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toastwithjam/index.jhtml
Audion - Audio player for MP3 files, CDs, and streaming audio from the Internet. Skins/faces available. - http://www.panic.com/audion/
SoundHack - Shareware sound processing program does various conversions including sample rate, changes file headers, plays headerless files. - http://www.soundhack.com/
Music Ace - Two education programs covering music concepts. - http://www.harmonicvision.com/products.htm
Intuem - MIDI music authoring solution for OS X with Aqua interface, music notation, intended mostly for musical amateurs. - http://www.intuem.com/
MetroGnome - Freeware metronome for OS X. Customizable settings. - http://www.braxtech.com/metrognome/
Soundminer - Audio file management system for Digital Audio workstation networks having a Mac attached. - http://www.soundminer.com/
Virtual Composer - Shareware multiple track graphical sequencer, allowing files to be exported in AIFF, abc, or MIDI formats. - http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/jgal/programming/composer.html
Barbabatch - Institutes a Quicktime 4.0 codec that converts MP3 files. Demo download available. - http://www.audioease.com/Pages/Barbabatch/BarbaMain.html
Apple - iTunes - Audio player with multiple playlist functions, native burn support, visual effects, and file conversion. - http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Macintosh Music Software Site - Many freeware and shareware applications available for download. - http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/mac/
Lexikon Sonate - Generates piano music in realtime, can also be used as a meta-instrument for improvising complex piano music. - http://www.essl.at/works/Lexikon-Sonate.html
Lime - Music Notation software for Macintosh. Also available for Win32. (CERL Sound Group) - http://www.cerlsoundgroup.org/cgi-bin/Lime/Mac.html
Syd - Software Synthesizer - A software synthesizer for Mac and Windows. Similar to CSound in capabilities, but easier to use. - http://www.jbum.com/syd/
fLOW Ambient Sound - Generates a changing soundscape in realtime suggestive of timbres of water, fire, earth, and air. Freeware for Mac G3. - http://www.essl.at/works/flow/download.html
QDesign - Audio compression solutions for digital music, new media, and Internet streaming. - http://www.qdesign.com/
thOnk_0+2 - Freeware application uses Granular Synthesis to produce very diverse sounds based on a user provided sound file. - http://www.audioease.com/Pages/Free/FreeMain.html
CellSynth - Synthesizer, MP3 and AIFF sample player, DSP processor, and sequencer, which outputs stereo CD quality audio. - http://www.cellsynth.co.uk/
3ivx.com - A natural video compression system that is compliant with MPEG-4v3. - http://www.3ivx.com/
iStream - MP3 Streaming Server for the Macintosh from Arctic Software. - http://www.arcticsw.com/istream/
Autoscore - Audio-to-MIDI music program that allows you to compose by simply singing or playing an instrument. - http://www.wildcat.com/
Rocket Science - Bundle of real-time plugins for Mark of the Unicorn's Digital Performer and Audio Desk. - http://www.audioease.com/Pages/RocketScience/RocketMain.html
Audiocorder - VOX program audio recorder. Can set volume sound must reach to begin recording and volume at which it should stop. - http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/audiocorder.html
PlayerPRO - Tracker, composer, and player, all in one. - http://www.quadmation.com/pphome.htm
Make A TestTone - Free Macintosh test tone Generator - http://www.audioease.com/Pages/Free/MATTMain.html