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Mac | The Audio File

https://audio-file.org/category/mac Archived on 2026-04-26 07:40 UTC
Mac | The Audio File

The Sound Description Interchange Format (SDIF) is an established standard for the interchange of sound descriptions and analysis data. This project provides libraries, SDIF (in C) and Easdif (in C++), tools, and wrappers to read and write SDIF files.

sourceforge.net/projects/sdif
cnmat.berkeley.edu/library/sdif
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDIF
groups.google.com/g/sdif-forum


A desktop app for producers who bounce a lot. Drag in a folder of exports and Producer Player auto-groups versions, organizes your album, and gives you a full mastering workspace — all in one place.

ethansk.github.io/producer-player
github.com/EthanSK/producer-player



OpenVoiceOS is a community-driven, open-source voice AI platform for creating custom voice-controlled ​interfaces across devices with NLP, a customizable UI, and a focus on privacy and security.

www.openvoiceos.org
github.com/OpenVoiceOS
github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-installer



Audion is a privacy-focused music player that brings the Spotify experience to your local music library. No internet required, no tracking, just your music, beautifully organized.

Key highlights:

  • Synced lyrics with karaoke-style word highlighting
  • Extensible plugin system
  • Gorgeous, customizable interface
  • Fully offline

www.audionplayer.com
github.com/dupitydumb/Audion



Deep brown noise for focus, for the macOS menu bar. 

Single-purpose menu bar app that generates deep brown noise locally and plays it on loop. Install it, click play, forget about it. Cumulative-sum brown noise through a Butterworth bandpass (1 to 500 Hz, 20 Hz sub-bass highpass), RMS-normalized per chunk, crossfaded at boundaries. Everything is stored in ~/.lowhum/. Playback streams through PortAudio via memory-mapped files, so the full WAV never sits in RAM. The app polls audio devices every 2 seconds and stops instantly if headphones disconnect or a Bluetooth device drops.

Menu bar controls

The menu bar icon is a template image, so macOS handles dark/light mode automatically. Further, use it for:

  • Play / Stop from the menu bar
  • Pick any connected audio device from the Output Device submenu
  • Noise color selection (brown, pink, white)
  • Auto-stops when headphones connect or disconnect

Requires macOS and Python 3.12+.

lmarkmann.github.io/lowhum
github.com/lmarkmann/lowhum

References:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownian_noise



AceForge is a local-first AI music workstation for macOS Silicon powered by ACE-Step

Features:

  • .100% Local (only needs to download models once)
  • Music Generation with ACE-Step prompts
    • Use Stem separation to rebalance vocals vs instrumentals
    • Use existing Audio as reference (optional)
    • Train ACE-Step LoRAs from your own datasets
      • Mass-create _prompt.txt / _lyrics.txt files
      • Auto-tag datasets using MuFun-ACEStep (experimental)
  • Stem Splitting using Demucs for high-quality audio separation
  • Voice Cloning TTS using XTTS v2
  • MIDI Generation using basic-pitch for audio-to-MIDI transcription
  • Embedded Music Player to explore generation catalog
  • Manage and reuse prompt presets

github.com/audiohacking/AceForge



A small script to sync your play counts from last.fm back to iTunes. Supports both Windows and Mac OS X without any native dependencies. (Requires Music.app on OS X.)

Useful if you scrobble to last.fm from iTunes on multiple computers / devices and want to keep your local play counts consistent.

github.com/hansonw/itunesfm



Sampletoy is a radical new musical instrument / plaything;
part sampler, part granular synthesiser.

Use it to capture sounds through the microphone,
then playlooppitch and distort them live on the screen.

www.elf-audio.com/sampletoy
www.facebook.com/elfaudioapps



A collection of graphical midi based editors, each made specifically for the BOSS SY-1000 , Roland VG-99 guitar, or VB-99 bass synth units, which provide an alternative to the Boss or Roland version of midi editors, with full features and control of the SY-1000, VG-99, or VB-99 from a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer.

Features:

  • Midi editing of parameters on-line or off-line, text list generation of settings, file load/save/backup/restore, ease of use with graphical interface.
  • A different version specific for each device.
  • SY-1000FloorBoard version also has features to convert patches from VG-99,VB-99, GP-10, GT-1000 units.
SY-1000 Floorboard interface

sourceforge.net/projects/sy1000floorboard



Midimusic provides archives of Wurlitzer and Estey music rolls in e-roll format. These are downloadable and the music can be played using eplayOrgan. An archive of Miditzer organ midi files is also provided.

All features of the original e-rolls and midis are available including stops and swell.

eplayOrgan is a fully featured organ which can also be played from a full midified console or standard midi keyboards. Stops may be set using a touch screen.

eplayOrgan operates under Windows. Mac and Linux are supported under Wine. The programs work just the same under Wine on Mac and Linux as they do under Windows.

sourceforge.net/projects/midimusic



Lossless Extract for macOS and Windows is a tool for purists who demand perfect audio preservation. Designed for precision and simplicity, it effortlessly extracts high-resolution audio from Blu-ray, SACD, MKV or DVD=Audio sources. It handles Dolby TrueHD (with Atmos) and DTS-HD Master Audio preserving atmos object based meta data. Many tools decode immersive audio into PCM, which permanently destroys spatial metadata. Lossless Extract preserves the original audio stream so the immersive mix plays correctly on compatible AVRs and streaming devices.

Accepts MKV, BLU-Ray BDMV, and DVD-AUDIO ISO, AUDIO_TS folders, and SACD.isos as input files. Choose your preferred output format—FLAC , MKA, M4A, DSF, DFF, or Direct stream copy and Lossless Extract will deliver pristine, bit-for-bit copies of your original audio streams. Whether you’re archiving your home theater collection or preparing high-end audio projects, Lossless Extract ensures every detail is preserved, every time.

sourceforge.net/projects/losslessextract



trying to be a robust, user-friendly and hackable music player

Features:

  • Stable and Easy to Use
  • One-click installation, packaged for all popular platforms (e.g., Arch Linux, Windows, macOS, etc.)
  • Plug-ins for various media resource platforms, making full and reasonable use of free online resources (e.g., YouTube Music)
  • Comprehensive basic functions, including desktop lyrics, intelligent resource replacement, multiple audio quality options, and the nowplaying protocol
  • Core modules have good test coverage, and core interfaces maintain good backward compatibility
  • Large-scale support: AI radio, natural language to playlist conversion, etc.
  • High Playability:
    • Provides a TCP-based interactive control protocol
    • Provides an MCP Server (experimental feature) for programmatic control of player/resource capabilities
  • Text-based playlists for easy sharing with friends and synchronization across devices
  • Supports Python-based configuration files (.fuorc), similar to .vimrc and .emacs

github.com/feeluown/FeelUOwn
sourceforge.net/projects/feeluown.mirror