See also:

• Computers: Hardware: Peripherals: Audio: Portable Players: Apple iPod  (67)
• Computers: Software: Operating Systems: Mac OS  (746)
• Computers: Systems: Apple: Macintosh: Hardware: Sound and Music  (6)

MacMusic -  .

- Resources, searchable links, downloads, updates, classified ads, mailing-list, and articles about making music with your Macintosh.

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.

The GarageDoor - - Tips and suggestions for Apple's GarageBand. Covers live and MIDI recordings, effects, mixing, mastering and links to free loops.

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.

3ivx.com - - A natural video compression system that is compliant with MPEG-4v3.

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 Generato.

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 - - Provides information for OS X users as descriptions of software and hardware, news and a forum.

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.

PlayerPROLounge - - Unofficial web site for the PlayerPRO tracker.

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 MACAS.

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.

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.

XO Play iPod Text Adventures - - "Choose your own adventure" style games for the apple iPod.

YamIpod - Yet Another iPod Manager - - Freeware application enabling adding and deleting music from the device. Includes software news, development information, and downloads.