Summary
SoundApp is a freeware audio player for the Classic Mac OS. It was among the earliest MP3 players for the Classic Mac OS, and was widely praised for its ability to play back, and convert between, a variety of audio file formats.[1][2]
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| Original author(s) | Norman Franke |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1993 |
| Stable release | 2.7.3
/ November 13, 2000 |
| Operating system | System 7, Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9 |
| Platform | PowerPC and 68k |
| Available in | English, with ports to Japanese, French, Dutch, Italian and German |
| Type | Audio player and converter |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~franke/SoundApp/ |
The program appears to have been abandoned by its creator, Norman Franke, after the release of SoundApp 2.7.3. Franke's reasons for abandoning the project have never been made public, and SoundApp has never been ported to Mac OS X.
Another developer, Joachim Bengtsson / Third Cog Software, has begun a version for Mac OS X, "SoundApp Reborn", but this project does not use any of Franke's original code.[3] As of 2017, SoundApp Reborn is at version 0.1.1 and supports audio playback but not conversion and does not incorporate all of SoundApp's features.[3]
Features edit
Audio formats edit
- AIFF and AIFF-C
- Amiga IFF (8SVX)
- Audio CD Tracks
- AVR
- DVI ADPCM
- EPOC 32 (Psion Series 5)
- GSM 06.10
- IMA ADPCM
- IRCAM
- MIDI
- Amiga MOD
- MPEG Audio (including MP3)
- PARIS
- PSION sound
- QuickTime Movies
- Sound Blaster VOC
- Sound Designer and Sound Designer II
- SoundCap
- SoundEdit
- Sun Audio (AU) and NeXT
- Studio Session Instrument
- System 7 and SND files
- Windows WAV
References edit
- ^ Engst, Adam C. (1995). Internet Starter Kit for the Macintosh (3rd ed.). Hayden Books. p. 480-481. ISBN 9781568301976.
- ^ Braun, John F. (November 2, 1998). "Monday's Mac Gadget - SoundApp". The Mac Observer. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Joachim Bengtsson / Third Cog Software. "Third Cog Software - Soundapp". Retrieved August 29, 2017.
External links edit
- SoundApp home page
- Download page at mac.org
- Stereo Society review of SoundApp
- Page discussing the demise of SoundApp