Software:SoundApp

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SoundApp
SoundApp software icon
Original author(s)Norman Franke
Initial release1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Stable release
2.7.3 / November 13, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-11-13)
Operating systemSystem 7, Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9
PlatformPowerPC and 68k
Available inEnglish, with ports to Japanese, French, Dutch, Italian and German
TypeAudio player and converter
LicenseFreeware
Websitehttp://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~franke/SoundApp/

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]

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, began a version for Mac OS X, "SoundApp Reborn". This project did not use any of Franke's original code.[3] SoundApp Reborn reached version 0.1.1 in 2009 and supported audio playback but not conversion.[3]. As at 2026 the website for SoundApp Reborn is inaccessible.

Features

Audio formats

  • 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

  1. ↑ Engst, Adam C. (1995). Internet Starter Kit for the Macintosh (3rd ed.). Hayden Books. p. 480-481. ISBN 9781568301976. https://archive.org/details/mac_Internet_Starter_Kit_for_Macintosh_3rd_edition_1995/page/480. 
  2. ↑ Braun, John F. (November 2, 1998). "Monday's Mac Gadget - SoundApp". The Mac Observer. https://www.macobserver.com/columns/macgadget/98/november/981102.shtml. Retrieved August 30, 2017. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Joachim Bengtsson / Third Cog Software. "Third Cog Software - Soundapp". http://thirdcog.eu/apps/soundapp. Retrieved August 29, 2017. 

Further reading

  • Mikail, Graham (November 1998). "A Software Bonanza: SoundApp 2.5". Keyboard (Miller Freeman) 24 (11): 47–48. ProQuest 229484762. 
  • Vail, Mark (Fall 1999). "Behind the Scenes: SoundApp". Keyboard (Miller Freeman) 25 (9): 136. ProQuest 229465315. 




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