Category Archives: OSX

Macintosh OSX Operating System Software

puddletag ~ GNU \ Linux Audio Tag Editor

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puddletag is an audio tag editor (primarily created) for GNU/Linux similar to the Windows program, Mp3tag. Unlike most taggers for GNU/Linux, it uses a spreadsheet-like layout so that all the tags you want to edit by hand are visible and easily editable.

The usual tag editor features are supported like extracting tag information from filenames, renaming files based on their tags by using patterns and basic tag editing.

Then there are Functions, which can do things like replace text, trim it, do case conversions, etc. Actions can automate repetitive tasks. Doing web lookups using Amazon (including cover art), Discogs (does cover art too!), FreeDB and MusicBrainz is also supported. There’s quite a bit more, but I’ve reached my comma quota.

Supported formats: ID3v1, ID3v2 (mp3), MP4 (mp4, m4a, etc.), Vorbis Comments (ogg, flac), Musepack (mpc), Monkey’s Audio (.ape) and WavPack (wv).

puddletag

docs.puddletag.net

MediaHuman ~ Audio Converter

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MediaHuman Audio Converter is a freeware application for Mac OSX and Windows. It can help you to convert your music absolutely free to WMA, MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AIFF, Apple Lossless format and bunch of others.

  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Converts between all key audio formats
  • Splits tracks by CUE sheet
  • Exports to iTunes
  • Converts multiple files simultaneously
  • Keeps the folder structure
  • Extracts audio track from video

MHAudioConverter-win

www.mediahuman.com/audio-converter

Audio Overload ~ Video Game Music Player

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Audio Overload emulates the sound hardware of vintage consoles and computers, allowing you to listen to completely authentic renditions of classic video game tunes. Audio Overload does not play music from arcade games; for that you should use M1.

Audio Overload

www.bannister.org

M1 ~ Mac Arcade Music Player

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M1 plays the music from arcade games by running the code in the original ROMs (not supplied). This allows entirely authentic playback of classic video game tunes while you work. M1 does not play music from console and computer games; for that you should use Audio Overload.

m1

www.bannister.org

eqMac ~ Mac System Wide Equalizer

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System-wide audio equalizer for the Mac. Basic edition is free and open source. Improves your audio listening on OSX / macOS. Experience music on your Mac, how it’s meant to be.

eqmac

eqmac.app
github.com/bitgapp/eqMac

Ampache ~ Open Source File Manager & Server

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A web based audio/video streaming (PHP) application and file manager allowing you to access your music & videos from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.

ampache.org
github.com/ampache
www.reddit.com/r/ampache
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampache

MPD ~ Cross Platform Music Player Daemon

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Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music. Through plugins and libraries it can play a variety of sound files while being controlled by its network protocol.

MPD can broadcast via Snapcast.

www.musicpd.org
www.musicpd.org/clients

Giada ~ Your Hardcore Loop Machine

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Giada is a free, minimal, hardcore audio tool for DJs, live performers and electronic musicians. How does it work? Just pick up your channel, fill it with samples or MIDI events and start the show by using this tiny piece of software as a loop machine, drum machine, sequencer, live sampler or yet as a plugin/effect host. Giada aims to be a compact and portable virtual device for Linux, Mac and Windows for production use and live sets.

www.giadamusic.com
github.com/monocasual/giada

FluidSynth ~ A SoundFont Synthesizer

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FluidSynth is a real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications and has reached widespread distribution. FluidSynth itself does not have a graphical user interface, but due to its powerful API several applications utilize it and it has even found its way onto embedded systems and is used in some mobile apps.

Features:

  • Cross platform support (Linux, macOS and Windows to name a few)
  • SoundFont 2 support
  • SoundFont 3 support (vorbis-compressed SF2)
  • Realtime effect control using SoundFont 2.01 modulators
  • Playback of MIDI files
  • Shared library which can be used in other programs
  • Built in command line shell
FluidSynth

www.fluidsynth.org

QSynth ~ FluidSynth GUI Front-end

QSynth is a fluidsynth GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt framework using Qt Designer.

qsynth-screenshot1

qsynth.sourceforge.io

FluidPatcher ~ GUI & Automation

FluidPatcher is a performance-oriented interface for FluidSynth built using wxpython to create a simple GUI that allows live editing, selecting, and playing of patches. A patch is a collection of settings such as soundfont presets for each MIDI channel, control-change/sysex messages to send when the patch is selected, and midi router or effects settings. Groups of patches are stored in banks, which are saved as human-readable and -editable YAML files. This allows a musician to easily create complex combinations of synthesizer settings ahead of time and switch between them on the fly during a performance.

Features:

  • Live playing: Play on your MIDI controller and hear the results
  • Customization: Create your own combinations of instruments/effects
  • Extendability: Use the included libraries to design your own implementations/software

sourceforge.net/projects/fluidpatcher

Facebook 360 ~ Spatial Audio Workstation

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The Facebook 360 Spatial Workstation is a software suite for designing spatial audio for 360 video and cinematic VR. It includes plugins for popular audio workstations, a time synchronized 360 video player and utilities to help design and publish spatial audio in a variety of formats. Audio produced with the tools can be experienced on Facebook News Feed on Android and iOS devices, Chrome for desktop and the Samsung Gear VR headset through headphones.

facebook360.fb.com

AirSonic ~ Community Driven Media Server

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A Free and Open Source community driven media server, providing ubiquitous access to your music.

airsonic.github.io

Soundboard ~ Create Sound Cues Easily

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Soundboard makes building / executing sound cues for theatrical performance a snap. With a mix of sound, fade, stop, pause, and resume cues, you can create elegant designs, and execute them with the simple push of a button.

  • Create elegant designs using a combination of simple cue types.
  • Supports popular audio formats, such as wav, mp3, and Ogg
  • Written in Java for true cross-platform compatibility
  • Simple to use, so you’ll have a novice operator running the show perfectly in no time.

Soundboard
soundboard.sourceforge.net