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MIDI
Resources and Basic Tutorials (w/o keyboards)
Synths,
Keyboards, Interface Hardware
K-12
Music Education Mac Resources
Sequencing,
Applications, Peripherals
Editors,
Librarians and patches (sounds, samples)
Notation Applications
Audio
Formats, Applications, Players, mp3...
MOD
resources
C
Sound resources
Internet,
browser plug-ins for audio, sheet music
Tutorials,
News and Reference Collections
Music/Audio
Software Sources incl. shareware-freeware archives
Companies
Miscellaneous
- unorganized music stuff |
Apple
computer pages direct links
Tutorials,
general resources, sherlock, graphics & fonts, cross-platform
Mac
Publications Online
Internet
tools and info
Tech
support and troubleshooting
Software
archives incl. Shareware-freeware
Miscellaneous
- bizware, toyware...
Companies
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Contents of this
page
This Mac-music section attempts to double
both as an education tool for the newbie and as a convenient resource for
the experienced musician or educator. For that reason, the sections are
grouped more or less sequentially and elementary notes are added. Some
redundancy also appears in the interest of clarity and convenience.
MIDI: Musical Instrument
Digital Interface
Everything Starts with Mac MIDI
Essential Tools and Utilities:
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Stuffit Expander
- free download from Aladdin Systems for unzipping/unstuffing downloads.
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Apple Quicktime 4
and/or Microsoft Windows Media Player for Mac (free download).
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Adobe Acrobat Reader - free download, read/print PDF files (copyright forms,
tutorials, some sheet music)
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Graphics Converter - shareware from Lempke Software; classic standard for
manipulating gif, tiff, and other graphic formats (such as sheet music
for the web).
Is anybody selling older, used softwares in the MIDI - Audio
- Notation realms?
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Apple Music Pages
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Apple
sitemap - good layout and overview to everything Apple.
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Apple
QuickTime Home Page - QuickTime can import these formats: MOV,
AIFF,
AudioCD,
Karaoke,
MIDI,
MP3,
WAV
(PC
format), AVI, Flash, BMP, GIF, JPEG/JFIF, Photoshop, PNG, Targa,
TIFF, DV, MPEG, Text. QuickTime can export these formats:
AIFF,
MIDI,
WAV,
AVI, DV Stream, MOV, BMP, JPEG, Photoshop, PNG, Targa, TIFF and Text.
Quicktime
Tutorials.
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Quicktime
4.1.2 free download - and the Quicktime
5 preview is now available
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Apple>Creative>Mo'
MIDI - discusses Mac MIDI hardware interfaces from various manufactures
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Apple>Creative>Music
& Audio - highlights and new stuff
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Apple
- Creative - Music - lots about the Mac in professional audio production.
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Imac
digital music - iTunes Library
and mp3 info
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Apple MIDI_Mgmt_2.0.2.sit.hqx
- for those elderly macs, pre-OS-8. No longer supported by Apple and now
hard to find. Contains (7): Apple MIDI driver, MIDI Manager, Patch Bay,
Patch Bay Help, Patch Bay DA, Serial Switch, Read Me. I spent hours finding
this, so I put it on my site for you. But, "as-is" with no guarantees.
Important Essential Terms:
A Keyboard has black keys and white keys. A Computer Keypad
has letters and numbers.
(Piano-like keyboards have been around hundreds of years before typewriter-like
"keyboards" came.)
A # is a sharp, not a "pound" sign. A > is an accent, not a "greater
than" sign.
"Digital" means numbers, not fingers. |
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MIDI Resources and Basic Tutorials
Most newer Macs come equipped
(bundled) with preferred Quicktime 4 (QT4 or later) or possibly
even the MicrosoftWindows Media Player for Mac (WMP the usual PC
player). Generally, these players will play most any sound and video media
that comes across the net. But, if your computer or softwares are older,
you may need one or more of the obsolete, no longer supported, hard
to find Apple MIDI Manager 2.0.2 Tools. If so, download MIDI_Mgmt_2.0.2.sit.hqx
to get (7 items): Read Me, Apple MIDI driver, MIDI Manager, Patch Bay,
Patch Bay Help, Patch Bay DA, Serial Switch. "As-is" with no guarantees.
Important Basic to learn (or
remember): MIDI is NOT Digitized Audio! So you cannot convert MIDI
files into various audio formats (wav, mp3, aiff, etc.) or vice-versa (unless
you happen to be gifted with science and magic). MIDI, by itself, is about
data related to "timed sequences of performed computer events minus the
actual sounds" (thus the terms "sequencer" and "performance"). Actual sounds
may be integrated with and/or related to MIDI events though other hardware
and software.
Playing Standard MIDI Files (SMF)
Tutorials, Players, Converters & Resources
MIDI Players, Sound File Players
- stand-alone applications that play Standard MIDI Files through your computer
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Quicktime
4 or WMP
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SoundApp
- Mac sound file player. One of the best. Plays several sound formats.
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Arnold's MIDI Player
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Quicktime MIDI Player?
MIDI File Conversion Utilities
- Not all MIDI files, downloaded or otherwise obtained, are Standard
MIDI Files (SMF) playable on a Mac. Drag-n-drop MIDI file converters
(sound utilities) change the Macintosh file type/creator program codes
to make them generically playable.
Advanced MIDI Topics and Tutorials:
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Mac code for SMF is Type=Midi / Creator=MIDI. These can actually
be typed by hand with most any file changing utility like FileTyper. Drag
and drop the MIDI file onto FileTyper. A dialog box opens, showing "type"
and "creator" boxes. Highlight the boxes and type in the new 4-letter codes
and click "change" or OK.
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MIDI Files are usually of two types:
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Type 0 consists of one track with all the data merged therein.
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Type 1 retains all the individual tracks on which data was recorded.
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There is now also a Type 2 - saves the file as separate tracks or
staves and also includes the tempo and time signatures for each track.
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Tutorial
on MIDI and Music Synthesis - very detailed and complete from the MIDI
Manufacturers' Assn.
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Jeff
Glatt's Technical MIDI information page - Very detailed site covering
virtually everything about MIDI.
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Synchronization
and SMPTE timecode - Great site by Phillip Reese detailing some useful
information about sync and SMPTE and how, where and why you should use
them.
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MIDI
channels, voices, timbres and Modes - Another great tech sheet by Phillip
Reese. A complete overview of midi channels, voices, timbres and modes.
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Synths, Keyboards, Interface Hardware
Most keyboards which we commonly call
"synths" are not really synthesizers at all, since they do not actually
synthesize sound samples from scratch. Rather, these are digital samples
players which play factory "pre-sets" of pre-set sound samples. However,
we can modify those "patches" (sounds) through patch editing (see below).
MIDI interface hardware: an
interface is a mechanical piece that is cabled between (usually) a keyboard
sample players ("synth") and a computer. MIDI cables run from keyboard
to interface. Serial cables run from the interface to the computer.
KEYBOARDout)
MIDI cables (in INTERFACE
out) serial cables
(in MAC
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Apple>Creative>Mo'
MIDI - discusses Mac MIDI hardware interfaces from various manufactures
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Sonic
Control's guide to hardware MIDI interfaces - what's what and what's
discontinued (PC too)
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Cables
& Adapters - tutorial detailing the plugs and receptacles on the
back of the newer Mac PPCs. Good detail.
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Hardware:
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For tech-hounds wanting to build
their own interfaces:
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MIDI operating systems (software
& drivers): drivers and software packages installed on your computer
are needed make MIDI equipment run. Often these are bundled into various
MIDI-related softwares.
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Keyboards and other Controllers
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Synthzone.com
- great descriptive resource for MIDI keyboards, sequencers, effects, music/audio
sharewares and softwares, notation, librarians, editors, etc.
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K-12 Music Education Mac
INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
Ars-Nova PracticaMusica, Kid Music
Electronic Courseware Systems Numerous
Macintosh and IBM CAI Lessons
Laurie Spiegel Music
Mouse
Learn Technologies Interactive
Formerly Voyager Corporation - Numerous CD ROMs
MusicWare Formerly Temporal Acuity
Products - Numerous IBM and Macintosh CAI Lessons
HarmonicVision Music Ace
Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.Educational
Music Software
Imaja
Silver Burdett
Ginn Rock, Rap and Roll
MARCHING BAND SOFTWARE
Pyware Marching Band Drill
Software
BAND AND ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENTS
Selmer Musical Instruments
Yamaha Corporation
United Musical Instruments
ELEMENTARY GENERAL MUSIC
Rhythm Band Instruments
Macmillan/McGraw
Hill School Division - Music
Silver Burdett
and Ginn School Division - Music
COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC
Music Education
Software
Music Instruction
Software
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Sequencers, Applications and Peripherals
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Digidesign
- maker of ProTools digital audio recording software, MIDI compatible
sequencing. Designs MIDI compatible sequencing, notation and pro audio
sound cards and systems.
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Emagic
- makers of Logic digital audio and MIDI softwares.
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Mark of
the Unicorn (MotU) - makers of Performer sequencing app, Digital
Performer audio/midi, FreeMIDI operating system, Midi Time Piece
interface hardware, Mosaic and Freestyle notation, Unisyn patch librarian,
Audio Deck recording.
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Opcode
Systems - makers of Open Music System, Vision and
Studio Vision MIDI recording/sequencing, Fermata notation.
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Steinberg
- Maker of Cubase VST sequencing software. See also the Cubase Resources
at Synthzone for forums, plug-ins, tutorials, etc.
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Macintosh:
MIDI Sequencing/Notation Packages - download from Harmony Central.
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Compose
music on the Mac! - music composition package for the Apple Macintosh
running in MIDI, Csound and QuickTime Music environments. Bol Processor
P2 produces music with a set or rules (a "grammar"), a script or text
scores captured from MIDI instruments. It won the Bourges 1997 international
award of computer-aided composition and realization software.
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Music
Machine Studio - 24 track studio with in house composition services.
They also write music software for the Mac. Some of our software is freeware
and some is shareware. Come on in get some FREE software and hear our tunes!!
Beware of loud embedded music as the site downloads :-).
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Realvision
multimedia software - Midi tools for Macintosh development (using OMS
and Midi-manager) developed with RealBasic. Musical resources and helps.
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SndSampler
- Premiere Mac shareware audio recording & editing software. Download
free.
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MacMusic
: Midi, audio & music on Macintosh - Links directory (with more
than 1300 web sites reviewed), Free Classifieds Ads, Mailing-list, articles,
resources, Downloads, information, sharewares, freeware, support, Updates...In
english and french, and all is free since 1997.
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Mac
MIDI file players - also web browser plugins - download from
Harmony Central
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Mac
MIDI utilities - download from Harmony Central
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I-macs
for Music - no or (very low) budget recording, sampling, sequenzers,
multitrack, mp3 producing on the iMac, tips and practical tricks concerning
Vision DSP, Cubase, Sound App, etc., workarounds, how to work with demo
versions of softsynths & sequencers.
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Imac
and Blue & white G3 periphericals and adapters (macintouch) - USB
Introduction, Personal Printing, Ethernet and LocalTalk, Scanners and Digital
Cameras, Video Devices, MIDI and Audio Devices, Storage Devices, Human
Input Devices, Hubs, Switch boxes, USB-ADB Adapters, USB-SCSI Adapters,
USB-Serial Adapters, Other Serial Adapters, Security Devices, USB Cards,
USB Information...
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DJ-Media
- Previously the Midi Music website, DJ-Media has info on sequencing.
Sequencers and Recording
Software Synthesizers
Info
& downloads from Harmony Central
Sequencers
Synthesizers, Samplers,
& other hardware etc.
Synthzone.com
- great descriptive resource for MIDI keyboards, sequencers, effects, music/audio
sharewares and softwares, notation, librarians, editors, etc.
Arboretum
Systems - makers of Hyperprism, a real-time sound effects processor
for the Mac
BIAS,
inc. - digital audio editing tools for Mac. Makers of PEAK and SFX
Machine
Recording information
& equipment
DAW-Mac
Homepage - mailing list for users of Macintosh Digital Audio Workstations.
Ogg
Vorbis - this is an open source sound format (.ogg) that is billed
as a codec replacement for mp3 at higher sound quality.
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Librarians and Patch Editors
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Notation Software
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Coda
Technology, Finale and
its little brothers (Allegro, PrintMusic, and NotePad) notation softwares
for Mac or Windows. You can download updates & demos of new stuff here.
Finale-Allegro is good for educational and personal use if you aren't a
full-range pro composer/copyist & don't need the expanded capacities,
more dialog boxes, and steep learning curve of the full-sized Finale. Requires
a MIDI keyboard & MIDI interface connections. Available for both Mac/Win.
Coda also makes Vivace/SmartMusic accompaniment software.
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Sibelius
USA - write, play, scan, edit, print, publish to internet. Download
the free Scorch2 plug-in
for viewing Sibelius scores displayed on the internet.
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Lime
Music Notation Software from ECS (Electronic Courseware Systems). Developed
by the CERL Sound Group
at Univ of Illinois. Mac or Windows. Download demo: for
Macintosh Download demo: for
Windows95 and WindowsNT
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Passport
Products: Encore and Rhapsody
for Mac or PC (defunct)
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AutoScore
from Wildcat Software - for Mac
Notation Macintosh -
specific
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Musicware
- Nightingale notation software for Mac. Also makes Musicware Piano,
Notescan, Noteview, and Harmonic Hearing.
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Nightingale
Demo for the Macintosh Nightingale is a MIDI-compatible notation/composition
software with engraver-quality printing. This demo includes the full application
with the file save functions disabled. Also available are demos of NoteScan,
an OCR program for music symbols designed to work with Nightingale and
NoteView, a score viewing application.
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NoteScan
Demo for the Macintosh A demo version of NoteScan, an Optical Character
Recognition utility for music symbols designed to work in conjunction with
Nightingale for Macintosh.
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NoteView
for the Macintosh NoteView, an exciting new software program allows
anyone using a Macintosh to view and hear any musical score created with
Nightingale, Musicware's critically acclaimed notation software for Macintosh.
Musical scores or excerpts, posted by owners of Nightingale, can be downloaded,
read and played by anyone using NoteView. NoteView is available worldwide
via Internet and other on-line services at no charge.
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Noteheads,
Igor
- advanced music engraving program for pros primarily. Requires a
lotta RAM. Heavy composers should check it out. And it's free. Mac
only; Win on the way.
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Mark
of the Unicorn - Composer's Mosaic
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Jump!
Music: Concertware
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Search
for Mac Music Notation Software Keyword search.
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Mac
Music Notation Software Catalog An impartial listing with features
& prices.
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SpeedScore
by Frederick Noad - download
demo free (200k). At about $90, this little program is easy to learn
and use and makes good looking sheet music.
Notation freeware/shareware
Other Composition & Theory software
- especially for the degree laden
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Calmus
demo - (Calculated Music) computer program for 20th century composition.
info & download.
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Musical
Set Complete Demo 1.0.3 - assists with set theory and pitch class matrices
for post-tonal music. Info & download.
Symbolic
Composer 4.3 (demo) - allows complete description of musical
micro and macro structures and MIDI parameters in a high-level music language.
A result MIDI file is produced and played back using Midishare MIDI operating
system. Info & download. From Harmony Central.
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Audio Resources - mp3 and others
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Audio
Related World Wide Web & FTP Sites - This is a BIG list of audio
links.
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Computer
Music Bibliography - a LARGE document file.
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Digital
Domain - designed to help audio engineers and musicians make better
Compact Discs and CD ROMs. Learn about CD and CD ROM Mastering.
LiveUpdate
Crescendo, Mac version 2.0 for Netscape (PC versions available for
both Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers) is capable of streaming
both MIDI and MP3 music. The Crescendo player is easy to download
and install, integrates seamlessly into your browser, and is free!
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MPV
from Q-Design - All-in-One Mac/Win music and video system
MVP is the industryís first cross platform (for Mac OS and Windows)
all-in-one entertainment software application for recording from CD to
QDesign Music, mp3 and mp2 files, playback of digital music and videos,
and playlist management. Free downloadable player, upgradeable for mp3
encoding. Discover Q-Design's codec
QDX.
Q-Design
codec Pro Edition v.2.0 - info & download from Harmony Central.
This older version of QDesign Music Codec is a low bitrate audio
solution for Apple's QuickTime 4 platform. With it, you can deliver 44.1kHz
16 bit stereo quality audio over a 28 K modem. It can deliver a 100:1 compression
ratio. This version encodes up to 3 times faster than previous version,
and real-time encoding for live QuickTime streaming.
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Info & Download from Harmony Central:
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Computer
Music's Guide to Digital Audio Formats (2001) - covers DRM, SDMI,
A2B, WMA (Window Media Audio), Beatnik (RTF), Yamaha sound VQ.
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How
to burn a CD - Disc Burner tutorial from Apple
Mostly MP3
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MP3-related tutorials
- from MacDigitalAudio.com
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Mac
Digital Audio - focused primarily on MP3 technology, timely news and
information to Mac users. Has forums, mailing lists, skins and faces
for all MP3 players, tutorials, reviews, regularly updated list of software
and hardware. News and info for your ears.
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Info
- This site is packed with MacAMP info by TripSoftware, and has the largest
selection on the net for MacAMP skins.
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MOD resources
MODs are similar to MIDI files with
one important difference: the instrument sound samples are embedded into
the files along with the sequenced performance data. Here are some links
to MOD player/editors ("trackers").
Creative
Tracking - Web-Zine for musicians, trackers or just music and module
lovers. It's specially targeted at PlayerPRO users, the best mod-music
package for any platform! (It's mac-only!)
The
Mod Resources Web - information about mods, sampling, FAQ's, and more
MOD
FAQ - definitive, maintained by MOD-dom's Rebel Riffs (Steve
Gilmore).
The
MOD Archive
The
Zen of Tracking
MOD
Mod mod - List of Mod File Sites
The
Mod Ring
alt.binaries.sounds.mods
FAQ [part 1] and FAQ
[part 2]
Mod,
Mod, Mod
Mod
Trackers & Players for Mac (Shareware Music Machine) and More
Mac Mod Stuff
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C Sound
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Internet, browser plug-ins for
audio, sheet music
Most of these install
automatically and are free downloads
Apple Quicktime 4
Quicktime Player for Mac plays most every format.
Beatnik
- an Interactive MIDI plug-in from Headspace
Liquid
Audio
LiveUpdate
- CRESCENDO MIDI Plug-In technology for your browser
MIDplug
Japan. - Yamaha's MIDI plug-in for your browser
RealAudio
- one of several internet industry standards
Shockwave
- from Macromedia
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Tutorials, News and Reference Collections
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Arranger Composers'
Resource Page has Tutorials on MIDI & Audio formats
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Music News &
Mac News - from MacMusic - big page of daily headlines on music, audio
and macs.
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MacRocks
- A comprehensive source for information about making music on Macintosh
computers. Features Mac audio news, hardware and software reviews.
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Audio
Forums - Forums for most major sequencing & digital audio software
packages.
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Sonic
Control - Sonic Control provides information and reviews of sequencers
for all platforms as well as MIDI hardware.
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Music/Audio Software/Shareware/Freeware
General Sites
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Pure
Mac - Audio - Music
- MP3 - The fastest, most
complete and easiest to access
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MacintoshMusic
Software - from Shareware Music Machine
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MacMusic
Shareware - from Shareware Music Machine
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Harmony
Central : Macintosh Software
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Shareware
Music Machine Get Players & Editors, Midi & Mod Tools For
Windows 95, Windows 3.xx, DOS, Macintosh, Linux, OS/2, Atari.
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computer
music
programs . macintosh - Very complete, includes much C Sound.
Briefly annotated link compilation. from Tom Erbe music.calarts.edu/~tre/CompMusMac/
- other systems: Check out these sites
for other operating systems:Windows - CompMusPC.
-Windows: Pc
music. - Linux: Linux
MIDI & Sound Applications. - IRIX: Audio
and Music Applications for Silicon Graphics Systems
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The
MIDI Farm
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MusicWare
- a database of all the best FREEWARE and SHAREWARE audio tools, utilities
and programs, all reviewed with screenshots and up-to-date downloads. related
links
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Musicshareware.com.
- from Intermusic.com
Assorted Freeware and Utilities for
Mac
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The
Macintosh MIDI User's Internet Guide - Charles Kelley's long time standard.
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Shareware
Music Machine Get Players & Editors, Midi & Mod Tools For Windows
95, Windows 3.xx, DOS, Macintosh, Linux, OS/2, Atari.
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SoundJam
MP - Casady & Greene. Mac MP3 player-encoder-converter. Free version/Buy
version. Converts music quickly into high quality MP3s from CD, AIFF,
QuickTimeô, and WAV formats, and allows you to play MP3 streams over the
internet.
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Inline
Plug-ins: Audio/Video from Netscape
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Index
of Mac Multimedia Downloadable utilities and applications for Macintosh
to help you look & listen. All have "read-mes" to explain what they
do.
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Midi-It
- Mac freeware utility from RokSoft that changes file types into 'Midi',
which is the identification mark of Standard MIDI Files. apply to the MacOS
8.5. It also added the Emagic LOGIC as a default application. - version
1.3.0 Feb99 download free Midi_It.130.sit
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http://www.maczilla.com/dist/maczilla_40.sea.bin
Mac users! Get the latest maczilla here to read all of those sound files.
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SoundApp
- Mac sound file player. One of the very best and most versatile.
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The
Internet Synthesizer (Fourth Incarnation) - Create audio samples via
forms from your Internet browser.
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The
Musician - Download a new shareware soundplayer for Mac.
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Red
Sweater Software's Clarion 1.0 uses QuickTime to teach musical interval
recognition. It requires a PowerPC and Mac OS 8.1 or later.
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PlayerPRO
5.0 is a version of the Mac "sound tracker" application, which supports
MOD, S3M, Midi, MTM, MADx, OKTA, System 7 sound, MINS, WAV, XI, AIFF, AIFC,
MED, 669, IT, ULT and XM file formats. The new version has many improvements,
including support for Mac OS 8.5 and QuickTime 3 and a new oscilloscope
window.
Worth Looking At
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Unsanity.com
- makes an audio player for the Mac; handles all formats.
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SoundJam
MP - Mac MP3 player-encoder-converter. Free version
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Igor
- large and heavy duty pro notation/engraving software for Mac PPC. Download
Free.
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Finale
NotePad - a freeware simple version of Finale Mac/Win.
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CopyRight-IT
- UltraFind Addition (plug-in module) that enables producers and creators
of artwork, documents and music (in fact any material which is electronically
distributed) to apply a copyright ByLine to a Macintosh file, or
series of files.
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Pro-Tools
5.0.1 free download (40MB total) Mar. 6, 2001 - DigiDesign audio recording
package using plug-ins.
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Cecilia
V 2.0 (3007K) - graphic interface package for C Sound. Explanation
& info about C Sound.
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The abstract is a text document explaining
the application. Many are, of course, quite old.
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Sound manipulation, recording, synthesizing,
conversion utilities
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PlayerPRO 4.5.8 (FAT)
1270K - sequencer synthesizer sampler digital sound editor ! Abst
| Dnld
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Amadeus 1.41 manipulate, create,
generate sounds on Mac. 724K
Abstract
| Download
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The Musician 2.3.0; sound utility.
144KAbstract
| Download
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D-SoundPRO 3.1.2 1808K Professional
Sound Editor. Abstract
| Download
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Digital Equalizer 2.0.0 (PPC)
101K Abstract
| Download
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SoundView 1.3.0 -- View sound
data LIVE on screen 119KAbstract
| Download
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SoundApp 2.4.1 - sound player
and converter 1018KAbstract
| Download
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Balthazar 1.5 24K Converts System
7 sound files (type sfil) to/from .wav.Abstr
| Dnld
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Brian's Sound Tool 1.3 - 190k
(16 bit, stereo) drag and drop sound conversion utility Abst
| Dnld
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CDToAIFF v1.2c 59K- Extracts
AudioCD Tracks To Disk. Abstract
| Download
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ConvertMachine 1.1.1 314K - Abstract
| Download
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ConvertMachine 1.2J - Japanese
Version 229K - Abstract
| Download
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GrabAudio 85K Read sound directly
from CD. Abstract
| Download
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Players
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Ear Training-Educational
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Music & Miscellaneous
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Hypercard
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Guitar-Piano-Drums
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Unknown ??
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Companies
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Arboretum
Systems - Makes high end real-time pro audio effects processing software.
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Bitheadz
- sound samples for Mac
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Cakewalk Cakewalk, Metro
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Coda Music Technology
Finale, Smart Music (formerly Vivace)
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GVOX Encore, MusicTime, Master
Tracks Pro, and Rhapsody
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Mark of the Unicorn Mosaic, FreeStyle
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MiBac MiBac Jazz, MiBac Music Lessons
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MusicWare Nightingale notation
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Musitek's MIDI Scan
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Opcode Systems AudioShop, MusicShop,
Vision, OMS MIDI System, MIDI hardware
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PGMusic Band in A Box, Songworks
MUSIC SOFTWARE VENDORS
SYNTHESIZERS AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS
Akai
Alesis
Casio
E-mu
Ensoniq
Kawai America
KORG
Kurzweil Music
Roland
Yamaha
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Miscellaneous
Start-Up
sounds for nearly every old mac that ever was - (in .au format) listed
chronologically by model.
Syd
(formerly "SoftSynth") is an instrument editor and software synthesizer
by Jim Bumgardner. It has a graphical "patch cord" interface, and
is relatively easy to use, compared to other music languages. It is
particularly suitable for teaching computer music. Both Macintosh and Windows
versions are available. Jim wrote Syd so he could reproduce some of the
sounds produced by the Buchla 200 analog synthesizer he used to play
with at CalArts in the early 80's. It has since evolved into an interesting
computer-music tool in its own right.
Collected but unsorted additions
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Mac in General
Essential Sites
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Apple Computer Pages
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Apple
Computer Home Page - news, products, design/publication, education,
and the Apple Store
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Apple
Computer Site Map and Search Engine - Apple site map and search the
Apple web site.
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Apple
Area List - lists and describes all the top-level
sites at Apple
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Apple's
QuickTime Home Page - Get your FREE QuickTime 3 and QuickTime VR software
and movies here.
Quicktime
4.1.2 - Download here.
New GUI, streaming video, MPEG support, support for over 30 audio/video
formats, view JPEG, BMP, PNG, play AIFF, WAV, MIDI, MP3, and more.
Direct Links
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The
Apple Store - Apple's NEW internet store front.
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Hot
News - Press Releases, Latest Software Updates, etc
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Products
- Apple Product info, and on-line registration for Apple Hardware and Software
products.
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Support
- Software updates, technical support library, basic troubleshooting, DevWorld,
developer support, and more!
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Design
& Publishing - Master of Media web site, Why Apple, technologies,
AppleScript, ColorSync, QuickTime, etc
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Education
- News, educational price list and promos, disability resources, etc
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Apple
Users Groups - find your local Apple User's group here
Information
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Apple
Press Releases - Apple's latest press releases
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Apple
Spec - Online - Specification for all Apple products, incl all Macs,
PowerBooks, Servers, and Printers
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Apple
Specs Database - technical specs for all Macs
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Why
Macintosh? - Apple's Macintosh Evangelism page
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Macintosh Index
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Apple Related
Internet Sites
Technical Support
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Apple
Technical Exchange Online - Apple Technical Support home page
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Apple
Technical Info Library (TIL) - search over 15,000 articles for troubleshooting
info
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Apple
Software Updates - Macintosh software includes updates for System,
Language Kit, PowerBook, Printing, MacTCP, OpenTransport, Utilities, etc
(NOTE: archive includes Macintosh, Newton, Power Computing, and even DOS/Windows
updates)
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Apple
Software Updates Via FTP - Apple Software Updates FTP mirror sites
around the world.
mirror.apple.com
- Apple's mirror site to Apple software updates, Info-Mac, and UMICH Archive,
all running on Apple's latest Network Server 700/150 running AIX! FAST!
top
Tutorials, Learning & Old Dogs (new
tricks)
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MacInstruct!
- Check out the 56 tutorials in their archives
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www.FilmMaster.com
- great commercial spots, all made on Macintosh
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Apple
Product Training - iMac Basics, MacOS 8.5, USB Basics, Communications
Basics, and more.
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Low
End Mac - Breath some life into your old Mac Plus, SE, IIci, LC, etc.
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Resources
For Older Macintosh - link to info on all 68k Macs and some PowerPC
601 and 603 Macs and Clones
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Mac
Driver Museum - need a driver for an old piece of Mac hardware (e.g.
ethernet, video, printer, etc), check out this site!
General Reference and Resource Collections
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The
Ultimate Mac http://www.ultimatemac.com - quite likely! Michael Yee's
great collection. Limited on Mac music, but has latest news, main sites,
Apple pages, software archives, shareware lists, internet softwares, programming
resources, buy/sell resources, Mac lists & companies, Mac newsgroups
list.
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Focus
on Mac Hardware! - brought to you by About.com
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Macintosh
Technical Reference Page - news, internet software, Mac mail order
list, and more!
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MacShare's
Mac References - general Mac info
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Macinsearch
- Macintosh web site search engine
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Applelinks.Com
- links, news, and more
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Macinstein
- search engines
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Macinsites
-
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Macsites
- The latest and greatest guide to Macintosh-related web sites!
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Mac
Cognoscenti Web Ring - Macintosh web ring for discriminating Mac users.
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Mighty
Mac Web Ring - Macintosh web ring for "Powerful Mac Sites"
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Mac
Only webring
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The
Mac Directory- Huge source of newsletters, products, downloads, entertainment,
resources, support.
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AMSYS's
Apple Related Web Sites or search
AMSYS - a huge list of Apple links
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ComputerWare's
Macintosh Links @ Macsource.Com
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Everything
Mac - like it sez, it has everything Macintosh
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Nexus
Macintosh Resources Page - the latest Macintosh resource page, and
it's BIG!
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Yahoo's
Macintosh Page
Sherlock
Graphics and Fonts
Cross-Platform Mac-Win
The
Cross-Platform Pages - useful info on sharing data/communication between
the Mac and Windows/DOS
MacWindows
- one-stop resource for finding solutions, info, daily news, and tips about
Macintosh and Windows integration solutions
WinMac
- the Windows-MacOS Cooperation Mailing List Web Archiv
PDF Info - Adobe, Print2Pdf
top
Mac Publications Online
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Applelinks.COM:
Apple Macintosh News, Macintosh...
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Apple
Computer Reading List - a list of just about every book about Apple
Computers listed by date, view covers of each book along with a short synopsis.
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Ambrosia
Cafe - the home of some great Macintosh pages (ShareTheMac, Networkable
Mac Games, Mac Pruning Pages, and The Macintosh Conspiracy page)
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MacAddict
- a monthly magazine for the Macintosh computer enthusiast
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MacAddict
Affiliates - a list of top-notch Web sites devoted to serving the needs
of Macintosh enthusiasts
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MacCentral
- MacCentral is BACK with a new look! News and reviews
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MacHome
Interactive - MacHome Journal Online, home of MacUpdate
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MacTech
Magazine Online - for Developers and users
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MacWEEK
Online -
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Macworld
Online or Macworld (UK edition)
-
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MacSense
Online - a great Mac publication (now in HTML format)
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Mac
Observer - (formerly Webintosh) Daily Mac news and information, updated
daily!
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MacWare
Review - Mac shareware and freeware reviews
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MacReviewZone
- all online hardware and software reviews by MacAddict, MacHome Journal,
MacWeek and Macworld, hosted by Outpost.Com
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MyMac.com
http://www.mymac.com - internet magazine since 1995
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TidBITS
- the BEST weekly Macintosh e-zine on the internet (searchable)
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ZDNet
Search engine - search MacUser, MacWEEK, PC Magazine, PC Computing,
and Gaming World!!
ZDNet's
Mac page - home of MacUser, MacWeek, Macworld, (also PC Computing,
PC Magazine, etc).
top
Internet Tools & Info
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Browsers:
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Mozilla
web browser - Mozilla is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
compliance, performance and portability
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BrowserWatch
- get your Netscape plug-ins here Telnet:
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Netscape
FTP Site - dnld latest version of Netscape Navigator or Communicator
here
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Net-Print
Page - a free extension that lets you print a hi-lighted portion of
text from Netscape
-
Netscape
Communicator
4.7.5 is available - Netscape 4.7.5 includes: updated AOL Instant Messenger
3.0, improved security, RealPlayer G2, 128-bit DES, and Netscape Radio,
read the release
notes for detail list of new features, download via ftp,
or download the 128-bit
version.
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Microsoft
Internet
Explorer 5 - PRO: fast screen refresh for cached pages.
U.S. users check out the 128-bit
update! If you want to check out the upcoming IE 5,5, check out MacFixIt's
report.
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America
Online 5.0 - download the latest AOL.
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NCSA
MacMosaic Home Page
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Opera
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Email: Macintosh
Email Resource Page http://www.macemail.com - list of softwares, shareware,
freeware, tutorials
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News: NewsWatcher
Tracker - track the latest verions of all four flavors of NewsWatcher
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MT-Newswatcher
- MT-NewsWatcher is a Multi-Threaded Usenet news reading application for
the Macintosh
-
FTP (File Transfer Protocol):
Fetch
Home Page - news and info on Fetch 3.0.3 FTP program
-
Modem: 56k.Com
- all kinds of info about 56k modems (K56Flex and x2) including 56k
Mac Modem Scripts
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Telnet: Telnet
User's Guide from NCSA
-
Telnet
3.0 - a complete re-write from the ground up of NCSA Telnet 2.6, PPC
only, requires MacOS 8.0 or better.
-
BetterTelnet
for MacOS - BetterTelnet is a significantly enhanced version of NCSA
Telnet 2.7b5. It fixes many bugs and has a redesigned interface. My favorite
Telnet program!
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NiftyTelnet
Home Page - an alternative to NCSA Telnet, includes Kerberos support
-
Chat ICQ-IRC: Webspot
IRC - Macintosh IRC information and downloads.
-
Mac
Connection Guide - info on connecting via OT, MacTCP, and PPP
-
Softwares: The
Mac Orchard - essential internet apps, search engines, and links
-
Webmaster:
Macintosh Networking Page - Everything you ever wanted to know about
putting your Mac on the internet!
top
Tech Support Info & Troubleshooting
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MacFixIt
- late breaking new and troubleshooting info for the Mac, incl search database.
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MacVirus
- online support, new, anti-virus software, reference, etc.
-
AllExperts
MacOS - free Macintosh experts answer your questions via email!
-
The
Complete Conflict Compendium - an on-line database of Mac software
incompatibilities
-
No
Wonder (24hr FREE Tech Support) - free 24-hour technical assistance
for your Mac hardware and software.Troubleshooting and Software Updates
-
Focus
on Mac Support @ The Mining Company - Macintosh Support guides
(Dave Merten and Shari Shroeder)
-
Focus
on Mac Hardware @ The Mining Company - Macintosh Hardware guide
(Ryan J. Faas)
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PowerMac
Software Conflicts - great page to help solve PowerMac problems
-
Phoenix
Macintosh Repair page - repair info on Macs, hard drives, printers,
and just about everything that can go wrong with your Mac
-
Mac
Support Home Page http://www.macsupport.about.com/compute/macsupport/mbody.htm
- fix & tech info
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MacOS
System 7.5.5 is FREE! - update your old Mac (IIci, LC, Centris, etc.)
from System 7.0.1 to System 7.5.5 (includes Open Transport) for FREE!
-
Apple's
MPW (Macintosh Programmer's Workshop) is FREE! - available as
a FREE download from Apple via FTP!!
MPW supports C, C++, and assembly-language programming for Mac OS 7.x/8.x
/9.x
top
Macintosh Software Archives (incl.
shareware - freeware)
Sumex Info-Mac Software Archives
Other Macintosh Software Archives
top
Miscellaneous
Biz
Toys
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GUI
Junky - enhance your Macintosh desktop, this site includes extensions,
tools, desktop pics and patterns,
-
MacUpdate
- one of the largest and fastest places to download the latest software
and games, sorted and categorized. Includes "Hot Picks" and "Most Popular"
software sections!
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InformInit
@ Ambrosia - (formerly Mac Pruning Pages) the most comprehensive guide
to control panels and extensions available ANYWHERE!
-
Imagine
1.0: Macintosh Desktop Pattern Gallery - set desktop patterns directly
from the web via drag and drop, requires Netscape 3.0 or newer.
Programming
-
ScriptWeb
- AppleScript and Frontier resource
-
Macintosh
C Programming - great tutorial and reference for C programming on the
Mac ON-LINE!
-
Macintosh
Programmer's Link Library - this site should be called The ULTIMATE
Macintosh Developer site with links to AppleScript, Frontier, MacPerl,
MacPython, Tcl/Tk, JavaScript, Macro Utilities, HyperCard, HyperStudio,
MetaCard, SuperCard, FileMaker Pro, Assembler, RealBasic, MPW, Codewarrior,
Java, Lisp, Think Pascal, Prograph, Scheme, Game Design, Code Editors,
Resource Editors, Debugging, Frameworks, Libraries, Source Code, and much
much more!
-
CodeWarrior
5
-
Apple
developer center
-
Macintosh
Programming
-
Inside
Macintosh (last update)
-
MacTech
magazine
-
MacTech
sample codes in C
-
ResEdit
infos
top
Software Companies for Mac
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Microsoft's
MacTopia - Mac news, links, resources, and all things Mac at Microsoft.
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Adobe
Systems - creators of Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Postscript!
-
Aladdin
- creators of Stuffit and Stuffit Expander
-
Bare
Bones Software - creators of BBEdit and BBEdit Lite
-
Casady
& Greene - creators of SoundJam mp3, Conflict Catcher, Glider,
etc.
-
Claris
Corporation - creators of ClarisWorks, MacWrite, etc.
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Connectix
- creators of RAMdoubler, SpeedDoubler, and QuickCam
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DataViz
- creators of MacLinkPlus data translators
-
Insignia
- creators of RealPC, SoftWindows, and SoftWindows95
-
Iomega
- creators of Bernoulli and ZIP drives
-
Insider
Software - creators of Font Agent (formerly Font Box), Update Agent
(formerly Insider Updates), etc.
-
Live
Picture Co. - creators of Live Picture, PhotoVista, and more
-
MacroMedia
- creators of Director, FreeHand, and ShockWave
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MetaCreations
- creators of Kai Power Tools (KPT), Soap, SuperGoo, Poser, Painter, Bryce,
Headline Studio, and more
-
Metrowerks
- creators of CodeWarrior
-
MicroMat
Computer System - creators of MacEKG and TechTool diagnostic utilities
-
Progressive
Networks - creators of RealAudio
-
Qualcomm
- creators of Eudora, Now Up-to-Date, Now Contact
-
Quark
- creators of QuarkXPress
-
Strata
- creators of MediaPaint, VideoShop, StudioPro, etc.
-
Supra
- Macintosh modems
-
Symantec
- creators of Norton Disk Doctor, SAM (virus protection), etc.
-
Terry
Morse Software - creators of Myrmidon (convert any document into web
pages)
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TechWorks
- makers of Macintosh memory
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U.S. Robotics
- makers of the Sportster and Courier modems
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