AudioFusion TWS 1.0.1 - Shareware
Pierre-Olivier Latour, info@audiofusion.com, http://www.audiofusion.com
Turn your Mac into a full-fledged Techno Workstation. This audio package features a stereo sampler (build from 8 to 30 tracks of loops in real-time with editing and effects control), a Direct-To-Disk play option, a synthesizer for generating different instruments, a rhythms box which can feed up to twenty rhythms using ten different instruments, a recorder that will automate your mixes, and an editor for post-production manipulation and fine-tuning. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.1 or later and Sound Manager 3.2.
daxaif 1.0 - Shareware
DAKX, LLC, suggestions@dakx.com, http://www.dakx.com
This codec utilizes a new lossless method to compress sampled audio files. It accepts 8- and 16-bit files of any length, in any sampling frequency, having up to 255 channels, in uncompressed WAV, AIFF, or Audio CD format. Compressed files will have the extension “.dax”. This technology is reportedly faster than real-time compression of CD stereo on a PPC and features drag-and-drop compression and sequential play, variable compression, fast regeneration of AIFF files, selectable display colors, and more.
MacAmp 1.0b7 - Beta
@soft, macamp@macamp.com, http://www.macamp.com/
Looking for a program that can play MPEG3 or MP3 audio files? Try this one out. This application will even run in the background so you can tend to other tasks and still keep your groove. MP3 audio compression makes it possible to compress large audio files to nearly 10% of the original size with no audible loss in quality. MacAmp decompresses MPEG files in real time while sending the output to your computer speakers. This is a beta version. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5 or later.
Melody Assistant 3.2 - Shareware
Myriad Software, info@myriad-online.com, http://www.myriad-online.com/
This is the perfect program for those of you who own no musical or MIDI gear whatsoever and want to make music. It integrates a digital sound database with music notation, allowing you to create compositions using layers of a variety of instruments. It also features Karaoke note scrolling so you can see as well as hear the notes as they are being played back. 68k and PPC compatible.
NetCD 1.6 - Freeware
Toby W. Rush, trush@unoco.edu, http://members.xoom.com/tobyrush/software.html
This CD player utility not only allows you to play your audio CDs, it can also download information about the currently playing CD in your CD-ROM drive from the CDDB Internet database or from user input. You can get information such as disc and track titles, information about the artist, and more. 68k and PPC versions included. 68040 and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.1 or later and Open Transport.
Peak 2.01 - Demo
BIAS, Voice 800-775-2427, sales@bias-inc.com, http://www.bias-inc.com
This powerful, full-featured, 2-track digital audio editing program allows you to take audio from conception to final mix, easily, for CD, video, film, or the web. Integrate it into your own audio programs, multitrack workstations, MIDI sequencing software, and more, to manipulate and enhance your audio tracks and waveforms. It features real-time loop creation tools, sample-level editing, SMPTE/EBU timecode sync, batch file processing, DSP tools, custom blend and fade envelopes, and support for AIFF, SDII, WAV, QuickTime, Pro Tools files, RealAudio, CD audio, and more. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.1 or later, QuickTime 3.0 or later, 32 MB RAM, and Sound Manager 3.3 or later.
QDesign Music Encoder Pro 1.0 - Demo
QDesign Corporation, enquiries@qdesign.com, http://www.qdesign.com/
This amazing audio technology that utilizes QuickTime 3 allows you to compress audio files to levels beyond 100:1 while maintaining high quality sound. A music web developer’s dream, especially when you’re delivering audio files across the Internet. Imagine squishing a 44.1 kHz 11 MB file into a 110 KB file! This codec will allow you to stream 44.1 kHz sound in real-time over a 28K modem and has cross-platform support as part of QuickTime 3, a wide range of compression rates, intelligent level detection and control, audio source optimization control, and more. Requires a PPC.
Ray Gun - Demo
Arboretum Systems, support@arboretum.com, http://www.arboretum.com/
Blast away snaps, crackles, and pops with this noise zapper. This tool will let you restore your old vinyl and tape recordings, leaving the original sound free from hum, hiss, pops, scratches, clicks, and other unwanted audio. Convert your old records and tapes to CD, clean up background noise in audio files, eliminate camera sound and HVAC noise from video/film soundtracks, filter out line noise and ground lop hums, enhance poorly-recorded audio tracks, and more. Requires a PPC.
SoundApp 2.6 - Freeware
Norman Franke, franke@xenon.stanford.edu, http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~franke/SoundApp/
SoundApp can play or convert a variety of sound files dropped onto it including MP3, AIFF, WAV, MOD, MIDI, and many more. It allows you to share sounds with PC friends, create sound for your Website, and download sound files of many different formats. It also features a playlist for grouping sound files together, supports batch file conversion, and various conversion abilities, including sample rate, stereo to mono, bit depth, and more. Includes 68k and PPC versions. Requires Mac OS 7.5 or later and QuickTime 2.5 or later.
StripAmp 1.0 - Shareware
PK Industries, pk@kagi.com, http://www.pkindustries.com
MacAmp users will appreciate this. This Control Strip Module will place a remote control for MacAmp into your Control Strip. StripAmp can power up MacAmp and control playback features such as Play/Pause, Forward, Backward, and Stop. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5 or later, MacAmp, and Control or Extensions Strip.
T-RackS - Demo
IK Multimedia, Voice 0039-59-244190, ikm@ikmultimedia.com, http://www.t-racks.com
So you’ve captured your dazzling musical performance. You’ve mixed it, tweaked it, cleaned it up, yet it’s still missing that sparkle, that clarity, that definition between instuments. The solution? Mastering - and this program will do just that. This analog-emulating, standalone mastering program offers a complete workstation in three processors - a 6-band parametric equalizer, a classic stereo tube compressor/leveler, and a multiband master stereo limiter. Enhance frequencies, broaden the stereo image, give instruments more warmth or more punch, set consistent levels from track to track, and more. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5 or later, 32 MB RAM, and 44.1 kHz/16-bit audio capabilities.
TitleTrack CD Player 2.0 - Shareware
RiverSong InterActive, info@titletrack.com, http://www.titletrack.com
TitleTrack CD Player provides a way for Mac users to play music CDs in their CD-ROM drives while automatically downloading the CD’s title, artist, song title list, and more. Full CD controls are included. 68k and PPC compatible.
Ultra Recorder 2.4.1 - Shareware
EJ Campbell, EJC3@aol.com, http://members.aol.com/EJC3
Here’s a must have program for recording sounds and saving sound files in a variety of formats on your Mac. It can play and save WAV, AIFF, System 7, AIFF-C, Sound Edit, Sun’s AU format, and QuickTime movie file formats. This version adds 8.5 compatibility and fixes bugs. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7 or later.
