MacAmp explained

MacAmp
Developer:	Subband Software
Latest Release Version:	2.0
Operating System:	Mac OS
Genre:	Audio player
License:	Proprietary
Website:	Subband Technologies (defunct)

MacAmp is an early GUI-based MP3 audio player, first released on April 13, 1997, for the Macintosh^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} by Dmitry Boldyrev of Nullsoft (and later Subband).^{[5] [6]} Its MP3 decoding capability was based on the PlayMedia Systems AMP MPEG-2, Layers 1, 2 and 3 decoder.

By 1999, MacAmp was cited as a "premier MP3 player" and most popular such player for the Macintosh.^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

In September 1999, a revamped version of MacAmp was released under the name "Macast".^[13]

See also

• Comparison of media players
• DOSamp
• Winamp

External links

• Playmedia Systems, Inc. Owner of AMP trademark
• MacAmp Review The Past Really Is Soon!

Notes and References

1. News: MPEG miscellany . . April 18, 1997 . November 23, 2009.
2. News: MacAmp for Windows 2.0 Beta . . Paul Rowlingson . August 28, 2002 . November 23, 2009.
3. Digital music wants to be free. The music industry wants to get paid. . https://web.archive.org/web/20000510004716/http://www.time.com/time/digital/reports/mp3/news.html . dead . May 10, 2000 . . August 5, 1999 . November 23, 2009. ("For the Macintosh, we recommend MacAmp.")
4. News: Want MP3s On Your Mac? Check Out MacAMP 1.0 . The Mac Observer . John F. Braun . July 19, 1999 . November 23, 2009.
5. News: Sounding off: MP3 heading for mainstream? . . Marc Saltzman . March 26, 1998 . November 23, 2009. ("Dmitry Boldyrev, one of the developers at Nullsoft, creators of the most popular MP3 players, WinAmp and MacAmp")
6. News: Nullsoft to Bring WinAmp Player to Mac . Apple Insider . Prince Maclean . January 18, 2001 . November 23, 2009. ("Dmitry Boldyrev, otherwise known to Macintosh users as the founder and developer of MacAMP (later renamed MACAST)")
7. Sidebar: Digital DJs.(@soft's MacAmp MP3 player for the Mac). . July 1, 1999 . November 23, 2009. ("@soft's MacAmp is the premier MP3 player for the Mac.")
8. So Long, CDs . https://web.archive.org/web/20061227005521/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54673400.html . dead . December 27, 2006 . . Jim Heid . July 1, 1999 . November 23, 2009. ("MacAmp is the hands-down coolest MP3 player for the Mac")
9. News: SoundJamMP v. MacAmp 1.0 Preview . Macnn.com . Misha Sakellaropoulo . July 15, 1999 . November 23, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807155046/http://legacy.macnn.com/thereview/reviews/mp3/soundjammacamp.shtml . August 7, 2008 . dead . mdy-all . ("the MacAMP player has been the mp3 player of choice for Macintosh users")
10. News: MP3; Where to get in on the MP3 action. . Stanley A. Miller II . October 5, 1999 . November 23, 2009. ("MacAmp is popular with the Apple computer crowd, and there's a Macintosh version of RealJukebox, too.")
11. News: User Friendly . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102144604/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-20631268.html . dead . November 2, 2012 . . David Shamah . February 28, 1999 . November 23, 2009. ("To hear mp3s you'll need an mp3 player software program, of which there are dozens. Winamp (www.winamp.com), a shareware program for Windows, and Macamp (www.macamp.com), free for the Mac, are reliable and constantly being updated.")
12. News: Net downloads for a song: MP3 holds potential as next standard for music with compressed format . . Phillip Robinson . December 15, 1998 . November 23, 2009. ("The most popular Macintosh player is MacAmp (www.macamp.com)")
13. News: New & Noteworthy: MACAST; AmEx; MacFixIt on Talk City; more . . September 20, 1999 . November 23, 2009. ("MACAST 1.0, a revamped renamed version of the MacAMP MP3 player, has been released.")