SoundApp explained

SoundApp
Logo Alt:SoundApp software icon
Author:Norman Franke
Latest Release Version:2.7.3
Operating System:System 7, Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9
Platform:PowerPC and 68k
Language:English, with ports to Japanese, French, Dutch, Italian and German
Genre:Audio player and converter
License:Freeware
Website:http://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, has begun a version for Mac OS X, "SoundApp Reborn", but this project does not use any of Franke's original code.[3] As of 2017, SoundApp Reborn is at version 0.1.1 and supports audio playback but not conversion and does not incorporate all of SoundApp's features.

Features

Audio formats

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Internet Starter Kit for the Macintosh . 3rd . Engst . Adam C. . Adam C. Engst . 1995 . 9781568301976 . . 480-481 .
  2. Web site: Monday's Mac Gadget - SoundApp . The Mac Observer . November 2, 1998 . Braun . John F. . August 30, 2017.
  3. Web site: Third Cog Software - Soundapp . Joachim Bengtsson / Third Cog Software . August 29, 2017.