MAC Software

[JohnA]

For all my fellow MAC addicts out there I have put together a small list of MAC software for speakers building and testing...enjoy

MacSpeaker 1.6
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MacSpeaker/

MacSpeakerz 3.0
http://www.trueaudio.com/mac_demo.htm

FuzzMeasure (audio measurement)
http://www.supermegaultragroovy.com/products/FuzzMeasure/

MacCRO - A Digital Oscilloscope for the Mac:
http://scopeapp.sourceforge.net/

Mac RTA - Sound measuring virtual instrument for Mac:
http://exo.com/~vesphd/index.html

Mac the Scope:
http://www.channld.com/mts.html

Not MAC but Java:

Juha Hartikainen's Interactive Speaker Designer (several Java applets)

http://www.linearteam.org/isd.html

If anyone has other software that is not on the list send the info to me in a PM so we can have one "TOTAL" list going....MAC users unite

New Links:

Audio Toolbox 1.6.0
http://mac.sofotex.com/download-122910.html

AudioXplorer (sound analyzer software)
http://www.arizona-software.ch/applications/audioxplorer/en/

SignalScope RTA software
http://www.faberacoustical.com/

AudioTest (generates audio test signals)
http://homepage.mac.com/katsura/pgs/audiotest.html

Box CAD (xls form...no software needed)
http://www.audiodiycentral.com/resource/xls/BoxyCad-v1-1.xls

Room Mode (xls form...no software needed)
http://support.siasoft.com/Downloads/binary/Utilities/Room Modes.xls

FFT Analyzer 1.b1 (view audio signals in a frequency display)
http://www3.pair.com/odreer/fft.html

Harman Room Mode Calculator (xls form...no software needed)
http://www.harman.com/wp/xls/Room Mode Calculator.xls

bs-spectrum
http://homepage.mac.com/bismark/bs-spectrum/index.html

EAGLE Layout Editor (circuit board design)
http://www.cadsoftusa.com/

Inspector
http://www.elementalaudio.com/products/inspector/

InspectorXL
http://www.elementalaudio.com/

National Instruments (quite expensive and not very Macfriendly)
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/1382

Mac Audio Toolbox
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/softw...iotoolbox.html

MacFOH
http://www.macfoh.com/

MacMultiMeter
http://www.polar-orbit.com/

SpectraFoo
http://www.mhlabs.com/metric_halo/pr...features.shtml

Pure Tone
http://www.mmyneta.com/

Real Time Spectrum Analyzer XA1
http://www.marks-studio.dk/Software/XA1.html

SoundScope/16
http://www.instrunet.com/macsftwr/html/sos_summary.html

SuperScope II
http://www.instrunet.com/macsftwr/html/ss2_summary.html

Tone Generator
http://www.nch.com.au/tonegen/index.html

WaveWindow
http://store6.esellerate.net/store/c...8822548555&pc=

Java calculation of properties of "twin feeder" speaker cable
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_p...Java/twin.html

JANA Java ANAlyzer (dual channel FFT)
http://www.javaanalyzer.com/

Java Multi Meter
http://www.agri-vision.nl/CMS/

An assorted list, some Java, but most is Windows, I think
http://www.audiogrid.com/audio/

GSpeakers
http://gspeakers.sourceforge.net/

SmartLive & Aucoustic Tools
http://www.siasoft.com/

SndSampler: shareware sound recorder/editor

http://www.provide.net/~moorepower/ahg/sndsampler/

 

[cgk]

Fellow Mac user thanks you

Thanks for posting the links!

 

[JohnA]

Thanks for posting the links!

Glad I could help. We MAC heads have to stick together

 

[JohnA]

More Software

Audio Toolbox 1.6.0

Check list above

 

[JohnA]

More Software

AudioXplorer
SignalScope RTA software
AudioTest (generates audio test signals)

Check the list above

 

[JohnA]

Box CAD

Box CAD (xls form...no software needed)

It is "an Excel spreadsheet which serves as a simple parametric CAD program for rectangular enclosures."

Also

Room Mode (xls form...no software needed)
"Spreadsheet for calculating room modes. Contributed by Smaart Pro user Joe Etrick of Professional Electronic Systems. "

See list above

 

[JohnA]

Another

FFT Analyzer 1.b1 (view audio signals in a frequency display)
Harman Room Mode Calculator (xls form...no software needed)

See list above

 

[JohnA]

I just got some more software links up there (see the first post)...all the new ones come form fellow Audioholic "Buggsson"

Thanks Again Buggsson!

 

[JohnA]

one more added! Thanks Rip!

 

[jeffsg4mac]

Software for a mac? I thought you could not get any software for a mac? I thought only PC's had software.

Sweet John, I thank you and my G4 800 with 1.5gigs ram, ATI Radion, SuperDrive, OS 10.4.4, Yamaha 52xburner, 2 Western Digital 80gig 7200rpm drives, USB2 PCI card, extra Firewire PCI card, 17in LCD monitor and never once used zip drive thank you

 

[Azergoth]

Hi!

FuzzMeasure works fine!

thanks for the list ;-)

 

[djreef]

Hey John,


What program do you recommend running for Hi-Rez downloads into a MacBook. I'm just setting this up and would love input, as I am a total Mactard.

DJ

 

[Azergoth]

Hey John,


What program do you recommend running for Hi-Rez downloads into a MacBook. I'm just setting this up and would love input, as I am a total Mactard.

DJ

You can simply use VLC, it reads almost everything, and it's free!!
Otherwise, check Amarra. But IMO, it's just a way to make you pay.
Otherwise, if you like to keep a nice library, why not using iTunes? Unfortunately, it doesn't support FLAC, but does support Apple Los less ;-)

You could aslo want to use an external DAC. Some are really cheap, some are more expensive. Not sure if that makes a big difference either.

 

[djreef]

You can simply use VLC, it reads almost everything, and it's free!!
Otherwise, check Amarra. But IMO, it's just a way to make you pay.
Otherwise, if you like to keep a nice library, why not using iTunes? Unfortunately, it doesn't support FLAC, but does support Apple Los less ;-)

You could aslo want to use an external DAC. Some are really cheap, some are more expensive. Not sure if that makes a big difference either.

I have a Benchmark DAC pre that I'm running from the MacBook - do you have a link for VLC? I would like something also runs flac that would dovetail with itunes. I mean I already have itunes, so why not use it, right?

DJ

 

[fuzz092888]

Download Vox for Mac - Music player supports many filetypes, sound effects (was ToolPlayer). MacUpdate.com

I've used a couple different players on my macbook pro that play FLAC, most of them were pay to use that I just downloaded the trial for. This one is free and seemed to work fine.

Vox for Mac - CNET Download.com

 

[Azergoth]

I have a Benchmark DAC pre that I'm running from the MacBook - do you have a link for VLC? I would like something also runs flac that would dovetail with itunes. I mean I already have itunes, so why not use it, right?

DJ

If you want vlc:
VideoLAN - Official page for VLC media player, the Open Source video framework!

It virtually reads everything and is quite light ;-)

 

[hybridspl]

Thanks for the links! I use bootcamp to run winblows on my old macbook just for all the test software out there, but it is nice to see Mac native programs!