Martin Hairer, martin.hairer@erehwon.org, http://www.unige.ch/math/folks/hairer/martin
This powerful utility will allow you to create, manipulate, and analyze sounds. It features tools for recording, resampling, frequency filtering, eliminating background noise, modulation, mixing, and more. It also features powerful sound synthesizers to reproduce practically any instrument, sonograms to visually analyze frequency versus intensity, and spectrograms to view a sound’s different harmonics. The current release has MP3 supprt. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 8.6 or later with CarbonLib.
FaceEdit 2.0.1 Shareware
Third Coil, thirdcoil@ancrik.com, http://www.thirdcoil.com
FaceEdit 2 is the tool for Audion Face construction. Whether you're new to face design or an obsessed veteran, you can start from scratch and end up with a finished project in a fraction of the time it took with ResEdit. With FaceEdit 2, you can import images, place regions, create network animations, preview your face on the fly in Audion, and more. Requires Mac OS 8.6 or higher.
Gnome1.0 Freeware
Tom Spreen, tom@spreen.net, http://www.spreen.net/
Gnome is a simple but effective metronome / click track / beat keeper for use by musicians. Runs on just about any Mac.
GrooveMaker 2.0 Demo
IK Multimedia, info@ikmultimedia.com, http://www.ikmultimedia.com
This hip loop and groove generator will turn your Mac into a powerful groovestation, allowing you to easily create, edit, remix, and save your own dance music in realtime. Surf through millions of randomly generated grooves, remixing them on the fly or select tracks and go to town with your own remixes. Get a pro-sounding track with just few clicks even if you don’t know a thing about music. This latest version features the new LoopMaker that allows you to load and resync any audio file with full control. A revolutionary tool for composers, remixers, multimedia presentations, sound enhanced Web sites, games, and CD-ROMs. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.6 or later and 16 MB RAM.
Where iTunes is an excellent consumer-level music player, MegaSeg shines as the perfect professional DJ mixer! In addition to MegaSeg's already famous library search and categorizing system, allowing users to find requests instantly, MegaSeg's cross-fade and new beat mixing capabilities adds features professional DJ's require... including Multiple Outputs for independent Cue and Program channels using your Mac's built-in output in conjunction with an added USB audio output, like the $35 Griffin iMic (which has both output and input functionality). Requires PPC, Mac OS 8.0 or higher, QuickTime 4.1 (Full version)
Got MP3 files? Then you may want this tool. This handy utility will allow you to edit and organize all of your MP3 files. It allows you to edit ID3 tag info (to change title, album, tracks, etc.), make ID3 tag batch changes, organize your files (by genre, artist, album, etc.), create a catalog of your files for database exportation, and more. It also supports the Napster music sharing system to search and download MP3s from the Internet. Classic and Carbon versions included. Requires PPC, Mac OS 8 or higher with CarbonLib; Mac OS X 10.0 compatible.
Onadime Composer lets you create with your Mac like never before. Link sound, visuals, and movement, any way you want! Blend your choice of images and music in real time and design customized inputs to drive the mix. Composer's visual interface lets you create unique real-time multimedia unlike any other Mac product on the market. Requires PPC, Mac OS 8.1 or higher, QuickTime 4, 64 MB RAM.
REplay PLAYer is a computer program that de-constructs a given sound file and re-composes it by using realtime composition algorithms. The program can be used as a tool to generate an infinite and every-changing sonic stream from a single sound file for artistical, compositional or mere recreational purposes. It can also be regarded as a computer based instrument for live performances, as an interactive sound installation or a generator for ambient music. Requires PPC G3, Mac OS 8 or higher, 24 MB RAM.
SampleTank Demo
IK Multimedia, info@ikmultimedia.com, http://www.ikmultimedia.com
SampleTank is the first software sound module which combines a sophisticated sampler/synth engine with high quality multisampled sounds, into a VST instrument. Requires VST application that plays VST instruments.
STORM is a complete all-in-one software for music composition, both modular and real time, providing you with various virtual instruments. You first choose the modules you wish to use: synthesizers, drum machines, sample sequencer, scratch decks, audio recorder, effects, etc. Then valid your choice and in a few seconds your studio is ready: you can start composing at once. Real-time effects, an integrated sequencer, a powerful tool to change keys in your melodies, and full automation of the studio provide you with the flexibility, power and control for making electronic music compositions. Requires G3 3ooMHz or faster, Mac OS 8.6 or higher, 64 MB RAM, MRJ 2.2 or higher.
T-RackS 24 Demo
IK Multimedia, info@ikmultimedia.com, http://www.ikmultimedia.com
Make your master recordings sizzle and maximize audio output with analog warmth. The new version of T-RackS has 32 bit Floating Point resolution for better sound. There are more presets and other features in the new 24 bit version of T-RackS.
YOWnow is the demo version of YOW, a real-time Quicktime DJ application. Instead of 2 turntables or 2 cd players and a mixer, YOWnow provides 4 interactive media modules. A unique, performance-oriented interface lets The DJ mix sound, vision, stills, midi, flash, and text with a macintosh computer's mouse and keyboard. Requires PPC, Mac OS 8.1 or higher.
