Audio & Music


Audio Hijack Pro 2.1.1 shareware
Rogue Amoeba, info@rogueamoeba.com, http://www.rogueamoeba.com
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.1 or later
Capture audio and make it sound better than before. Not only does Audio Hijack Pro do everything that its sibling app, Audio Hijack, can dorecord audio from any app, DVD, and radio streamit also lets you enrich your audio by applying VST and AudioUnit effects, as well as 15 custom DSPs.

Dent du Midi 0.9 freeware
Bery Rinaldo, beryrinaldo@mac.com, http://homepage.mac.com/beryrinaldo/ddm
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later, GarageBand or comparable app
Decodes AC-3 audio from DVDs, or QuickTime audio, and spits back AIFF, MP3, or AAC files. More fun than a barrel of monkeys. Well, almost.

mAC3dec 1.6.3 freeware
Lukifer, http://lukifer.com
Requirements: Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.1 or higher, QuickTime 5 or QuickTime 6 for AAC
Decodes AC-3 audio from DVDs, or QuickTime audio, and spits back AIFF, MP3, or AAC files. More fun than a barrel of monkeys. Well, almost.

Volume Logic 1.0.1 trial
Octiv, vlitunes@octiv.com, http://www.octiv.com
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac. Mac OS X 10.2 or later, iTunes 3 or later
Get better sound from iTunes with this audio plug-in. Volume Logic is a realtime digital remastering tool that can improve the sound quality of any audio file. It uses a 5-band dynamics processor that examines and corrects audio to raise low levels, even out loud signals to prevent distortion, boost the bass, and more. It includes 18 presets for various musical genres to get you started. This trial version lets you listen in bliss for two weeks.