Black Cat Systems, support@blackcatsystems.com, http://www.blackcatsystems.com
Requirements: G3, Mac OS 10.1.3 or later
Need to record something? This nifty app lets you record audio manually or automatically. Record up to CD-quality sound in AIFF format (44KHz, 22KHz, and 11KHz at 8- or 16-bit sampling supported). The program can be set up to be used as a voice-activated recorder or program the app to start and stop recording at specified times -- great for recording radio Webcasts.
Awaken 2.2.1
trial
Embraceware, http://www.embraceware.com
Requirements: Mac OS 10.3 or later, iTunes 3.0 or later, iTunes 4.0 or later for artwork display
Awaken is a digital alarm clock that wakes you up by playing the iTunes playlist of your choice. Alarms can be created to alert you on a weekly basis at a set time or at any specific date and time. You can also fall asleep to your favorite music using the newly introduced sleep timer.
CoverBuddy 1.3.1
demo
Three-2-One, http://www.coverbuddy.com
Requirements: Mac OS 10.3 or later, iTunes 4.7 or later
Instead of scrolling through an endless list of track names and album titles, transform your iTunes collection into an actual album collection. Launching CoverBuddy launches iTunes. The first time you run CoverBuddy, it quickly indexes your entire music collection, grouping and displaying all your tracks as albums automatically. That’s all there is to it. CoverBuddy lets you experience your music collection the way it should be ... no more rows and columns of file names and track data, just simple songs and albums. By working together with iTunes, CoverBuddy breathes new life into your collection, allowing you to become part of the music again -- in a way that is fun and familiar.
eXo Visualizer 1.0
freeware
FraKtus, marco@arkaos.net, http://www.fraktus.com
Requirements: Mac OS X or later, iTunes
The eXo music visualization engine is fully hardware accelerated, built with OpenGL. It features a 2D procedural texture generation unit and a 3D scene description. The eXo visualizer is a plug-in for iTunes running on Mac OS X.
iStar Composer creates synchronized lyrics on the Mac to export to the iPod and iTunes. iStar Composer finds lyrics, allows you to synch them to a song, and then allows you to export the synchronized lyrics into a new music file (AAC) that will play/display in iTunes and on the iPod.
iTuneMyWalkman 0.91
freeware
Ilari Scheinin, http://ilari.scheinin.fidisk.fi
Requirements: Mac OS 10.x-compatible mobile phone or other portable device, iTunes
iTuneMyWalkman is an iTunes script that will help you synchronize the contents of iTunes playlists with your mobile phone or other portable device. The purpose is to make this happen as automatically as possible, almost like it does with an iPod or an iTunes-compatible Motorola phone. The script can automatically detect when you connect your phone.
Not only does Lounge Lizard EP-3 deliver the authentic tone of the classic Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, but it also preserves their action and feel.
Max Magic Microtuner 1.5.2
shareware
Victor Cerullo, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/16tone/
Requirements: Mac OS 10.3 or later
Max Magic Microtuner is an OS X app for creating, editing and testing microtonal scales and keyboard mappings. As a special feature, it allows Max/MSP and Pluggo users to generate their own alternate tuning external objects by converting specially formatted text files into C-compiled Max/MSP MIDI-to-frequency externals. These tuning text files contain the intonation table data and can be created and edited with Max Magic Microtuner itself or with other text editors. You can export the intonation table data in a text format that is compatible with the read method of the Max "Coll" object. You can create, import, edit and export 128-note MIDI Tuning Standard keymap files (.syx, .mid) compatible with the Native Instruments FM7 softsynth and with all software and hardware synthesizers supporting the MTS format; you can also import and export native Scala (.scl) microtuning files, export Korg OASYS PCI audio card tuning files (.tun), and export Native Instruments Pro-52/Pro-53 tuning files (.p5m).
This baby brother to BIAS’s Peak offers pro-quality audio editing features for your sound processing projects. It features looping capabilities, nondestructive editing, effects, and more. Burn audio directly to your CD-R or encode your files for RealAudio streaming over the Internet.
From serious sound design for film, video, or multimedia, to rapid-fire broadcast editing, to music production and mastering -- Peak Pro 5 does it all. Create unique dance loops and remixes. Optimize audio for podcasting and Internet streaming. Dust off that pile of vinyl records or analog tapes and convert them to CDs, ultra-portable AAC (MP4) or MP3 files, or to just about any audio file format on Earth. Craft soundtracks or fix audio problems for digital video. Maximize your music's sonic quality -- and then burn your final masters directly to CD -- with 100-percent Redbook compatibility. And all that's just the tip of the iceberg.
With PodLock, you can create an "invisible" partition to hide important data, defragment file data on your iPod, backup and restore data on the primary iPod volume, manage picture and voice recordings, and display important and interesting technical information.
Requirements: 1.67GHz G4, Mac OS 10.3 or later, 512MB RAM
Reaktor 5 fuses all audio applications into a single tool. Musicians, producers, and sound designers are all catered to by the broad range of instruments and sounds already included. More than 20 instruments are included, producing an endless range of new sounds and grooves.
Requirements: 1GHz G4, Mac OS 10.3.9 or later, 256MB RAM
Traktor is a digital DJing solution designed to meet the professional standards. The third generation of this application offers sound quality coupled with an unprecedented array of new features.
