Some Useful Audio-related Applications:

Crimson · « **on:** 8 Feb 2008, 02:23 pm »

I've put together a quick list of links to applications that some of you may find useful. Some I've tried/use while others are quite popular. Some are free, others aren't.

List updated as of 10-20-12:

Players/Rippers/Converters:
Pure Music
Amarra
iTunes
Cog
VLC
xAct
Sound Grinder
Max
X Lossless Decoder
Media Rage
Play
Audirvana
Decibel
Fidelia

Remote Control/Streaming:
Remote
Simplify Media
Remote Buddy
Signal
RealVNC
Chicken of the VNC
Airfoil

Recording/Editing:
Audacity
Sound Studio
Pure Vinyl
Amadeus
Audio Hijack Pro

Virtualization:
Canz3D

Duplicate Finder:
Dupe Guru ME

RTA:
Mac the Scope
Fuzz Measure

Signal Generator:
Waavbox

Backup:
CarbonCopyCloner
Super Duper

If you have any applications not listed that you find useful, please share with the group.

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #1 on:** 8 Feb 2008, 06:03 pm »

Useful post - thanks, Crimson

What do you think of Super Duper for data back up?

Crimson · « **Reply #2 on:** 8 Feb 2008, 06:15 pm »

Hey, thanks. I should've included one of the best backup utilities. It's also now comletely compatible with Leopard, and is great for making clones.

More info here.

mcullinan · « **Reply #3 on:** 8 Feb 2008, 06:26 pm »

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23430/x-lossless-decoder

Dont forget this converter. It will convert a song per processor, which is really nice. I have a quad so it is encoding/decoding 4 at a time. Its free plus its a great piece of software.
Mike

Crimson · « **Reply #4 on:** 8 Feb 2008, 06:40 pm »

Quote from: mcullinan on 8 Feb 2008, 06:26 pm

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23430/x-lossless-decoder

Dont forget this converter. It will convert a song per processor, which is really nice. I have a quad so it is encoding/decoding 4 at a time. Its free plus its a great piece of software.
Mike

Good one. Thanks.

Panelman · « **Reply #5 on:** 9 Feb 2008, 01:08 am »

FuzzMeasure is another RTA for Mac. Available here http://www.supermegaultragroovy.com/products/FuzzMeasure/buy.html

Crimson · « **Reply #6 on:** 9 Feb 2008, 02:01 am »

Quote from: Panelman on 9 Feb 2008, 01:08 am

FuzzMeasure is another RTA for Mac. Available here http://www.supermegaultragroovy.com/products/FuzzMeasure/buy.html

Thanks. I'm going to try that out (and I like the name supermegaultragroovy).

avta · « **Reply #7 on:** 19 Feb 2008, 08:59 pm »

How about a Ripper category? Max, iTunes, xACT come to mind.

philipp · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 Feb 2008, 09:28 pm »

Good idea for a sticky post!

I'll include my support for VLC, Cog, Max, and SuperDuper. Let me add:

Amadeus Pro ($40)
xACT (freeware)

and AppFresh to keep everything current

Crimson · « **Reply #9 on:** 21 Feb 2008, 12:35 am »

I've updated the list with suggestions to date. Keep them coming!

dB Cooper · « **Reply #10 on:** 22 Feb 2008, 04:01 am »

Two audio apps I would feel lost without:

Audio Hijack Pro: record any audio on your Mac direct to AIFF, Apple Lossless, or MP3 formats and apply Audio Unit or VST effects;
Canz3D: a crossfeed virtualizer that makes headphones sound much more like speakers in a (completely customizable) room.

Great to see this forum here. I will toss in some more apps on this thread when I'm not so tired.
I use Audio Hijack Pro with Canz3D to intercept audio and listen to headphones with the crossfeed effect. Works great and dramatically lessens fatigue.

Crimson · « **Reply #11 on:** 2 Mar 2008, 12:20 pm »

List updated to include additional suggestions and remote control solutions.

planet10 · « **Reply #12 on:** 3 Mar 2008, 03:16 am »

Quote from: Panelman on 9 Feb 2008, 01:08 am

FuzzMeasure is another RTA for Mac.

Way more than RTA and gaining capability as quick as Chris can put it in. Mostly i use it for impedance testing, but i'll start excercising the FR capabilities soon.

dave

andrewbee · « **Reply #13 on:** 3 Mar 2008, 01:40 pm »

my contribution is www.pure-mac.com

rydenfan · « **Reply #14 on:** 6 Mar 2008, 08:00 pm »

Media Rage is an extremely use app.

http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html

Crimson · « **Reply #15 on:** 9 Mar 2008, 12:58 pm »

List updated.

Crimson · « **Reply #16 on:** 13 Oct 2008, 01:41 pm »

Quote from: Crimson on 9 Mar 2008, 12:58 pm

List updated.

And again.

konut · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 Oct 2008, 02:48 pm »

I posted this in another thread, but its more appropriate here. I've not used it myself so I would appreciate any feedback if someone decides to try it out.

Fluke is a small Mac OS X utility that lets you listen to your FLAC files right within iTunes without needing to convert anything. Simply feed your FLAC’s into it and watch the magic happen!

http://cubicfruit.com/fluke/

Crimson · « **Reply #18 on:** 8 Jul 2009, 02:54 am »

Updated 07-08-09.

Crimson · « **Reply #19 on:** 4 Mar 2010, 04:36 pm »

Updated 03-04-10.