Music lovers - check this out! This totally hip audio player will allow you to listen to your CDs, MP3 files, or streaming MP3 audio over the Internet. But what’s really cool is its interchangeable faceplates (featuring some stunning transparency graphics), and you can even design them yourself. What’s more, it features a built-in streams directory, CDDB support, playlist capabilities, and EQ, one-click switching between CD, MP3, and Net modes, and more. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 8.0 or later.
This powerful, easy-to-use batch audio processor allows hundreds or even thousands of digital audio files to be processed in one step. It features functions for format and sample rate conversion, dynamic range optimization, supports mixed batch input and multiple output formats in one run, and more, and supports a large variety of file types. This latest version adds support for MP3, QDesign 2 Pro, Real G2, and QuickTime 4. Requires QuickTime 3.0 or later. PPC required for some file conversions and other functions.
If you like MacAMP, you’re gonna love this! This MacAMP-based program lets you play DJ with your MP3 files. It allows you to mix multiple MP3 files and segue between them. It features customizable song lengths, fade options, random play option, supports multiple playlists, and more. Requires a PPC (100MHz min.) and MacAMP.
Musicians—looking to experiment a little with chord voicings? Check out this program. Designed for both beginners and advanced musicians, this app will allow you to create, name, store, and manipulate chords—from simple triads to complex jazz chords. It also allows you to extract chords from a MIDI file and convert them into professional looking chord charts suitable for printing—and it’s OMS compatible! 68k and PPC versions included.
Most of you audio folks know about Cubase—it’s one of the best professional audio recording and sequencing packages available. For those who haven’t seen this product in action, now’s your chance. This program was designed for musicians and can be easily used by anyone familiar with even 4-track recorders. It allows you to easily record up to 96 channels of CD-quality audio and MIDI, sequence tracks, edit waveforms, and add a vast number of effects. It also features 4 EQs per channel, 4 insert points per channel, 8 Aux sends, 8 global effects, full automation, 24-bit/96 kHz capability, low latency support, score editing and printing, non-destructive audio clips editor, quantize functions, and much more! Awesome! Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.6.1 or later, 32 MB RAM, and 256K Second Level Cache.
For all of you Cubase VST 4.1 users, here’s a couple of plug-in freebies from Steinberg. Neon Synthesizer is a great VST virtual sound-generating instrument that will allow you to create cool analog-sounding waveforms within Cubase. Karlette emulates a “tape-loop” echo packed into a plug-in. It gives you four “tape heads” with separate pan and high-frequency roll-off controls, and can be used as a Send or Insert effect. To use these plug-ins, simply drop the files into your VstPlugIns folder on your hard disk containing the Cubase VST application. Requires Cubase VST 4.1.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn to play the guitar but thought it was either too difficult or too expensive to learn, here’s your solution. This guitar reference and lesson builder features 44 scales, 71 chords, and 51 tunings, all laid out in a colorful and easy-to-understand interface that will bring a visual approach to learning and understanding the intricacies of guitar playing. Learn the relationships between scales and chords, plus dive into music theory with modes, intervals, and more from lessons. You can even download lessons sent in by guitar players on the Cybertar Web site. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 8.0 or later.
This easy-to-use music notation package is powerful enough to satisfy the most demanding musician, but easy enough for those less musically-inclined to understand. Create and score complete orchestrations or single measures quickly with little effort. It features comprehensive MIDI sequencing and support, OMS support, editing functions, EPS file capture, smart guitar tablature, phrase extraction and transposition, and much more. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
This best-selling, professional music notation software package is more powerful than ever! It allows you to create, enter, hear, view, lay out, and print out publisher-quality scores in a variety of ways—easily. Scan in files using Musitek’s MidiScan; build your own scores on traditional staves, tablature, percussion staves, or any other staff definition; and hear your score played back in your choice of instruments. It also features Drum Mapping, Automatic Tablature, supports plug-ins, quantization, offers multiple fonts, and much more. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.1 or later and 16 MB RAM.
FretPet 2.1.1 - Shareware
Scott Lahteine, fretpet@emania.com, http://www.things-of-the-non.org/Pages/fretpet/
Guitarists unite! For those of you with a song in your heart, but a hole in your pocketbook, enter FretPet. This guitar-oriented music sequencer features 4 voices that allow you to create your own compositions. Lay down your chord progressions, picking patterns, and wail away with different instruments, modes, and tunings. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later and QuickTime 2.0 or later.
GrainWave 3.0.1 - Shareware
Mike Berry, mikeb@nmol.com, http://www.nmol.com/users/mikeb
This real-time, software synthesizer will allow you to generate analog-sounding waveforms and sounds without any extra hardware. It allows you to customize your own sounds using a number of variable oscillators and waveforms, playback imported samples, or integrate it with your MIDI set-up. Play directly from your mouse, your computer keyboard, or MIDI input. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 8.1 or later.
For musicians with a hole in their pocketbook. This fab program allows you to become a one-man (or woman) band without owning a single instrument. Use standard notation to enter your melodies and an automatic accompaniment can be generated to your tune, or create your own accompaniment. It features a complete digital instrument base, digital sound editor, MIDI support, tablature and chord diagrams, a karaoke function, and more. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
Take advantage of Koan music by enabling your browser to playback its file format. This plug-in supports MP3 sample playback and allows music to drive Web site animations. Compatible with both Netscape and Internet Explorer. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.0 or later and QuickTime 4.0 or later (for MP3 support).
Want to incorporate music into your web pages? This program will give you the ability to generate high quality background music that can play for up to eight hours, yet only averages about 7k per piece. Koan works with your Mac and allows you to control over 200 parameters of audio (timbre, envelope, harmony, rhythm, tempo, pitch, etc.) which is generated into a piece. Requires a PPC, at least Mac OS 7.5, OMS, and QuickTime Musical Instruments.
The digital music world is becoming more and more exciting! MP3 opened the door as an alternative way of music distribution—much to the disapproval of the music industry for its lack of copyright control. However, that was only the beginning of things coming down the pipeline. Liquid Audio and its proprietary software have come up with a way to banish bootlegging in the digital domain. What does that mean for you? Complete accessibility to legitimate tracks of your favorite artists’ music from the Internet thanks to agreements made between certain major record labels and Liquid Audio. The Liquid Player allows you to play any MP3 or proprietary Liquid Tracks in its slick-interfaced player. Liquid tracks offer true CD quality, and allows you to preview and purchase downloads securely. The Player also features customized playlists; CD burn support; album cover art, credits, lyrics, and more displayed with every track; plug-in support for RealPlayer G2 to hear streaming Liquid Tracks, and much more. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5.3, 16 MB RAM, and Netscape 3.0 or later -or- Internet Explorer 3.0 or later.
The final release is finally here! Formerly known as MacAMP, this MP3 and audio player has been completely re-coded and is packed with new features and enhancements. It supports Internet Streaming Audio, AIFF, CD Audio, WAV, and MP1, MP2, and MP3; supports BLR and Visual plug-ins; features a sleep timer; playlists; convenient toolbar; ID3 tag editing; and of course allows you to change its appearance through skins. This application will even run in the background so you can tend to other tasks and still keep your groove. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5.5 or later.
Formerly MacAMP Lite, this lite version of MACAST is the no-frills version and will allow you to play a number of sound formats including MP3, MP2, CD Audio, MOD, and S3M. It features a simple control strip interface that allows you to access its pop-up menu from your desktop, and playlist support. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5 or later.
If you’re an MP3 fan, you may want to have this toolbox in your collection. This package offers a complete suite of tools for MP3 files. It’s not a player, but it gives you tools for managing, opening, identifying, and handling the MP3’s in your collection. You’ll get tools for type/creator codes, batch file processing, ID3 add/edit features, file property settings, cataloging MP3 files, and more. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5 or later.
MacTuner is a Global Media Receiver which uses your Internet connection to play live and recorded radio and TV stations from around the world. MacTuner works with all PowerMacs including iMacs. Media includes News, Talk, Sports, and other informational programs. Music formats include Pop, Alternative, Country, Jazz, Oldies, and more. It supports both RealAudio and RealVideo, and includes a regularly updated database of over 1800 global “stations”. 68k and PPC compatible. Requires RealPlayer, an Internet browser, and Internet connection.
This awesome program is perfect for those of you who own no musical or MIDI gear whatsoever and want to make music—or even for those who do. It integrates a digital sound database with music notation, allowing you to easily create and print compositions using layers of a variety of instruments. This latest version allows you to export in MP3 format, adds drum staves, introduces a “Humanize” tool, and multi-instrument staves. You can also record and edit sounds, or add your own sounds (AIFF, WAV, MOD, MIDI) and use them as instruments. Wow! 68k and PPC compatible.
Mimic 1.1 - Emailware
HenuSoft, henu@he.nu, http://www.he.nu/
Users of Casady & Greene’s SoundJam MP will get a kick out of this. This plug-in for SoundJam will display a spectrum/waveform analyzer that can be customized to your taste. You can toggle the graphic display between three display modes, change colors, alter the fade appearance, and more. Requires a PPC and SoundJam MP.
Here’s a great companion for your entire MP3 music collection. This program will allow you to create an audio database of all of your MP3 files. You can browse, select, and play MP3s directly from the database, create playlists for better organization, add album covers to the database, and even customize the look of the app with the built-in appearance editor. You can also get album information from the Internet with its NetCD support. Requires a PPC and QuickTime 4.0 or later or MP3 compatible player.
Here’s a great program for anyone interested in learning how to read music. Designed for both beginners and intermediates, this program will teach you the fundamentals of music and music theory. Learn about standard notation, rhythm, melody, harmony, intervals, and a whole lot more. It features multi-level games that will help sharpen your music skills, the Music Doodle Pad which will allow you to easily compose your own songs using a variety of different instruments, and a tracking progress that will record what you’ve learned and how much you’ve improved. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5 or later and 12 MB RAM.
A virtual player piano! If you’re using Melody Assistant of Harmony (found on this disc) and have a scanner, you’ll love this nifty application. Optical Music easy Reader (OMeR) is a printed music recognition add-on for Melody and Harmony. It allows you to scan in any printed page of music and edit or listen to the music using either Melody or Harmony. You can assign any instrument within these programs to any melody line in the score for a completely customized insrtumental performance. 68k and PPC compatible.
This sound design and audio editing program allows you to work with your sound files and apply a limited set of DSP (Digital Signal Processor) functions (effects). It features fully non-destructive editing with one-step undo and will let you record and edit sounds; save and export files to SDII, AIFF, and WAV formats; and perform 8, 16, and 24-bit processing and conversion. You’ll also get these DSP effects: Phase Vocoder, Ring Modulator, Stereo Time/Pitch Scaling, Pitch Transpose, High Quality Sample Rate Conversion, Parametric EQ, Reverse, Chorus, Flanger, Reverb, and more! Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5.3 or later, 16 MB RAM, and Apple Sound Manager 3.2 or later.
MP3 fanatics - you’re gonna love this! This totally hip MP3 player and encoder all-in-one is jam-packed with features. With it, you can easily convert your music into high-quality MP3’s, listen to live MP3 music streams over the Internet, create customizable playlists, tweak your frequency settings with the 10-band graphic EQ or with the EQ presets, dress your player up in different “skins”, and even have the player display some cool visual effects while your music plays. It supports conversion of CD audio, AIFF, QuickTime, and WAV file formats, and compresses at a 10:1 ratio. This latest version fully supports the new Rio 500. Quite simply - it rocks! Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.6.1 or later.
Spark 1.0 - Demo
TC Works, info@tcworks.de, http://www.tcworks.de
If you’re an audio buff or Mac recording musician, check this one out! This pro-quality audio recording, editing, processing, and mastering package can make your great recordings sound absolutely spectacular. It features support for 24-bit, 96kHz audio, batch conversion, real-time DSP processing, sampler support, beautiful and intuitive graphic interfaces, a set of quality VST plug-ins and support, CD burning capabilties, and much more! Requires a PPC running Mac OS 8.1 or later, 17” monitor, and OMS.
TC|MasterX 1.5 - Trial
TC Works, info@tcworks.de, http://www.tcworks.de
Pro Tools user? Master your mixes with the greatest of ease with this powerful Pro Tools plug-in. It allows you to integrate several phases of mastering into a single, easy-to-use interface. It features a 3-band Expander/Compressor/Limiter, adjustable band crossovers, Hi-precision ppm meters with selectable hold modes, consecutive clippings counter, dynamics processing curve display per band, digital ceiling with accuracy up to 0.05 ms, separate L/R input level controls, dithering (8, 16, 18, 20, and 22-bit) and more. Requires a PPC and Pro Tools.
Become the rock star you’ve always dreamed of - well, at least here’s a great starting point. This powerful audio recording package will turn your Mac into a real-time digital multi-track recording studio. It features recording and editing functions, MIDI sequencing, 16-bus mixing output, real-time effects processing, VST support, step editor, and much more. This latest version adds ReWire support, automation (hurray!!!), and a number of improvements and enhancements. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.6 or later and 32 MB RAM.
