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

Perform, record and create music from virtual instruments and pre-recorded loops.

Audio player with multiple playlist functions, native burn support, visual effects, and file conversion.

Audio sequencer designed for video, DVD, and web projects. Includes instrument loops and sound effects.

Apple's free media player supporting innumerable audio and video formats. The pro version includes an abundance of media authoring capabilities.

MP3 player and DJ/mix engine with beats analysis.

Open guide to applications, utilities, instruments, effects, and devices currently compatible with Audio Units, the native Mac OS X standard format for DSP plug-ins.

VOX program audio recorder. Can set volume sound must reach to begin recording and volume at which it should stop.

Reviews of hard disk recording and digital audio post-production software.

Audio player for MP3 files, CDs, and streaming audio from the Internet. Skins/faces available.

Audio-to-MIDI music program that allows you to compose by simply singing or playing an instrument.

Institutes a Quicktime 4.0 codec that converts MP3 files. Demo download available.

Peak Studio for editing, processing, and mastering. Deck, a DAW. Vbox for multi-effects. Freq, a 4-Band EQ.

Developers of iRecordMusic and RadioLover, utilities to record audio streams to AAC and MP3.

Digital audio editor for OS X. Supports many different file formats and multi-track editing.

Synthesizer, MP3 and AIFF sample player, DSP processor, and sequencer, which outputs stereo CD quality audio.

Free western music notation package written in Common Lisp.

Rhythm sequencer, sampler, synthesizer.

Creators of industry standard audio/MIDI sequencers Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE, as well as numerous RTAS plug-ins for the applications.

Professional sound editor.

Featuring the Logic series, several virtual instruments and hardware accessories. Products description, support area, company information and news.

Shareware digital audio editing and recording application.

Replacement open-source driver that allows a PowerBook or iBook trackpad to be used as a 3-axis MIDI control surface.

Generates a changing soundscape in realtime suggestive of timbres of water, fire, earth, and air. Freeware for Mac G3.

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.

MIDI-enabled audio loop mixing instrument.

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.

Drum machine for OS X, running as both a standalone application and as plug-in. Overview, screenshots, features, downloadable demo and purchasing information.

MIDI music authoring solution for OS X with Aqua interface, music notation, intended mostly for musical amateurs.

Utility for Mac OS 9 which allows synchronization of music from different iPods or any other source to computer.

MP3 Streaming Server for the Macintosh from Arctic Software.

Stereo multi-track audio editor and converter supporting AAC/MP4, AVI, System 7, AIFF, WAV, Quicktime, and other formats.

Generates piano music in realtime, can also be used as a meta-instrument for improvising complex piano music.

Music Notation software for Macintosh. Also available for Win32. (CERL Sound Group)

Briefly annotated link compilation.

Many freeware and shareware applications available for download.

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

MacWaveMaker is a nubus card midi synthesizer for Macintosh. Claims every MacWaveMaker thing may be found here.

Free Macintosh test tone Generator

Microtonal scale editor.

Freeware metronome for OS X. Customizable settings.

Support among others Microsoft MPEG-4 (version 2.0 and 3.0)and the ISO MPEG-4 video (version 1.0) video codecs.

Programming language/expert system for MIDI music composition, including the VLISP Lisp Visualization System.

Two education programs covering music concepts.

Organize your music collection. Track, sort, use artwork and sound, enter lyrics, publish on the Web.

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

Adds bass frequencies, spatialization, 3D surround sound and other real-time enhancements to iTunes.

Develops applications for Mac OS X, particularly software that converts MP3 songs to AAC format. Includes support and downloads.

Tracker, composer, and player, all in one.

Unofficial web site for the PlayerPRO tracker.

Audio compression solutions for digital music, new media, and Internet streaming.

Li'l Miss' Scale Oven (LMSO), an ethnic and microtonal scale editor/synth retuner. Also DSP holophonics plug-ins.

RhapsOGLApp X visual effects generator for MacOSX - This is a visual plug-in for SoundJam MP and MACAST

Bundle of real-time plugins for Mark of the Unicorn's Digital Performer and Audio Desk.

Sound editing software for Macintosh allowing users to easily create 100% Red Book compliant audio CDs.

Sequencer with MIDI, audio, and video functionalities. Includes support for CoreAudio, CoreMIDI, Audio Units, Music Devices, Music Effects, VST, and Premiere.

Handy reference to chords for musicians. For Mac OS X.

Norman Franke's sound player and converter for the Macintosh. (PowerPC native, freeware)

Shareware sound processing program does various conversions including sample rate, changes file headers, plays headerless files.

Audio file management system for Digital Audio workstation networks having a Mac attached.

Spectral composition environment.

Creators of Atmosphere, Stylus, and Trilogy virtual instruments/plug-ins, each with vast core libraries.

A software synthesizer for Mac and Windows. Similar to CSound in capabilities, but easier to use.

Language translator for iPod.

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

Freeware application uses Granular Synthesis to produce very diverse sounds based on a user provided sound file.

Search the iTunes Music Store daily for your favorite artists and send you an e-mail when there are new songs by those artists.

Developers of MetaSynth, a composition and sound design program using a strictly visual interface, with customizable tunings and image synthesis.

USB Audio software for Macintosh.

Shareware multiple track graphical sequencer, allowing files to be exported in AIFF, abc, or MIDI formats.

"Choose your own adventure" style games for the apple iPod.

Freeware application enabling adding and deleting music from the device. Includes software news, development information, and downloads.