See also:
- MacMusic
- Resources, searchable links, downloads, updates, classified ads, mailing-list, and articles about making music with your Macintosh.
- 3ivx.com - A natural video compression system that is compliant with MPEG-4v3.
- Apple - GarageBand - Perform, record and create music from virtual instruments and pre-recorded loops.
- Apple - iTunes - Audio player with multiple playlist functions, native burn support, visual effects, and file conversion.
- Apple - Soundtrack Pro - Audio sequencer designed for video, DVD, and web projects. Includes instrument loops and sound effects.
- Apple Quicktime - Apple's free media player supporting innumerable audio and video formats. The pro version includes an abundance of media authoring capabilities.
- Ask the DJ - MP3 player and DJ/mix engine with beats analysis.
- Audiocorder - VOX program audio recorder. Can set volume sound must reach to begin recording and volume at which it should stop.
- Audiomac - Reviews of hard disk recording and digital audio post-production software.
- Audion - Audio player for MP3 files, CDs, and streaming audio from the Internet. Skins/faces available.
- Autoscore - Audio-to-MIDI music program that allows you to compose by simply singing or playing an instrument.
- Barbabatch - Institutes a Quicktime 4.0 codec that converts MP3 files. Demo download available.
- BIAS Inc. - Peak Studio for editing, processing, and mastering. Deck, a DAW. Vbox for multi-effects. Freq, a 4-Band EQ.
- Bitcartel Software - Developers of iRecordMusic and RadioLover, utilities to record audio streams to AAC and MP3.
- Cacophony - Digital audio editor for OS X. Supports many different file formats and multi-track editing.
- CellSynth - Synthesizer, MP3 and AIFF sample player, DSP processor, and sequencer, which outputs stereo CD quality audio.
- CMN Common Music Notation - Free western music notation package written in Common Lisp.
- Cosmetic - Rhythm sequencer, sampler, synthesizer.
- Demystifying the iTunes EQ - Article giving advice about using the EQ setting in iTunes to its full potential.
- 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.
- DSP-Quattro - Professional sound editor.
- Emagic - Featuring the Logic series, several virtual instruments and hardware accessories. Products description, support area, company information and news.
- Felt Tip's Sound Studio - Shareware digital audio editing and recording application.
- FingaMIDI - Replacement open-source driver that allows a PowerBook or iBook trackpad to be used as a 3-axis MIDI control surface.
- fLOW Ambient Sound - Generates a changing soundscape in realtime suggestive of timbres of water, fire, earth, and air. Freeware for Mac G3.
- 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.
- Girl Audio Loop Mixing Software - MIDI-enabled audio loop mixing instrument.
- 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.
- 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.
- iDrum - Drum machine for OS X, running as both a standalone application and as plug-in. Overview, screenshots, features, downloadable demo and purchasing information.
- Intuem - MIDI music authoring solution for OS X with Aqua interface, music notation, intended mostly for musical amateurs.
- iPod Free File Sync - Utility for Mac OS 9 which allows synchronization of music from different iPods or any other source to computer.
- iStream - MP3 Streaming Server for the Macintosh from Arctic Software.
- Jasmine Audio - Stereo multi-track audio editor and converter supporting AAC/MP4, AVI, System 7, AIFF, WAV, Quicktime, and other formats.
- Lexikon Sonate - Generates piano music in realtime, can also be used as a meta-instrument for improvising complex piano music.
- Lime - Music Notation software for Macintosh. Also available for Win32. (CERL Sound Group)
- Macintosh Music Programs - Briefly annotated link compilation.
- Macintosh Music Software Site - Many freeware and shareware applications available for download.
- MacWaveMaker Users Group - MacWaveMaker is a nubus card midi synthesizer for Macintosh. Claims every MacWaveMaker thing may be found here.
- Make A TestTone - Free Macintosh test tone Generator
- Max Magic Microtuner - Microtonal scale editor.
- MetroGnome - Freeware metronome for OS X. Customizable settings.
- Microsoft Media Player 7 - Support among others Microsoft MPEG-4 (version 2.0 and 3.0)and the ISO MPEG-4 video (version 1.0) video codecs.
- MRAC Publishing - Symbolic Composer - Programming language/expert system for MIDI music composition, including the VLISP Lisp Visualization System.
- Music Ace - Two education programs covering music concepts.
- MusicCatalog - Organize your music collection. Track, sort, use artwork and sound, enter lyrics, publish on the Web.
- OS X Audio - Forum provinding information for OS X users.
- OSS 3D for iTunes - Adds bass frequencies, spatialization, 3D surround sound and other real-time enhancements to iTunes.
- Ovolab - Develops applications for Mac OS X, particularly software that converts MP3 songs to AAC format. Includes support and downloads.
- PlayerPRO - Tracker, composer, and player, all in one.
- QDesign - Audio compression solutions for digital music, new media, and Internet streaming.
- Red Barn Goat Farm - Li'l Miss' Scale Oven (LMSO), an ethnic and microtonal scale editor/synth retuner. Also DSP holophonics plug-ins.
- RhapsOGL visual effects - RhapsOGLApp X visual effects generator for MacOSX - This is a visual plug-in for SoundJam MP and MACAST
- Rocket Science - Bundle of real-time plugins for Mark of the Unicorn's Digital Performer and Audio Desk.
- Roxio's Jam Software - Sound editing software for Macintosh allowing users to easily create 100% Red Book compliant audio CDs.
- Sagan Technology Metro - Sequencer with MIDI, audio, and video functionalities. Includes support for CoreAudio, CoreMIDI, Audio Units, Music Devices, Music Effects, VST, and Premiere.
- SimpleChord - Handy reference to chords for musicians. For Mac OS X.
- SoundHack - Shareware sound processing program does various conversions including sample rate, changes file headers, plays headerless files.
- Soundminer - Audio file management system for Digital Audio workstation networks having a Mac attached.
- Spectacular - Spectral composition environment.
- Spectrasonics Virtual Instruments - Creators of Atmosphere, Stylus, and Trilogy virtual instruments/plug-ins, each with vast core libraries.
- Syd - Software Synthesizer - A software synthesizer for Mac and Windows. Similar to CSound in capabilities, but easier to use.
- Talking Panda - iLingo - Language translator for iPod.
- The GarageDoor - Tips and suggestions for Apple's GarageBand. Covers live and MIDI recordings, effects, mixing, mastering and links to free loops.
- thOnk_0+2 - Freeware application uses Granular Synthesis to produce very diverse sounds based on a user provided sound file.
- TrackPak - Apple Loops for GarageBand and Logic - Apple Loops and full audio tracks from famous hits in classic rock, R&B, hip hop and modern rock, with fully mixed GarageBand projects.
- 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.
- U and I Software - Developers of MetaSynth, a composition and sound design program using a strictly visual interface, with customizable tunings and image synthesis.
- USB-Audio.com - USB Audio software for Macintosh.
- Virtual Composer - Shareware multiple track graphical sequencer, allowing files to be exported in AIFF, abc, or MIDI formats.
- YamIpod - Yet Another iPod Manager - Freeware application enabling adding and deleting music from the device. Includes software news, development information, and downloads.