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Clocker is a utility plug-in that sends MIDI clock.
Why would you want a plug-in to do that, when your host app sends MIDI clock perfectly fine? Well, with Clocker you have a separate, adjustable source of MIDI clock. So [...]

NinjaPlugs is a suite of 6 plug-ins inspired by a set of commercially available plug-ins called GRM-Tools. They were written and compiled in Max/MSP 4.6.2, a highly powerful graphic programming environment and run under the Pluggo Runtime environment, both created by Cycling ’74.
They’re designed to produce slightly bizarre effects, not normally found in ‘standard’ plug-ins [...]

If you need to get some DVD video into Logic audio or something to work on the soundtrack, this is one of the best tools to get a DVD converted into a usable video file.
MediaFork is a GPL’d multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter originally based on HandBrake, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
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http://mediafork.dynalias.com/blog/?page_id=8 [...]

The AC Toolbox is a Macintosh application to assist the algorithmic composition of music.
Several models for defining musical events are included. They can be used by defining objects such as sections, shapes, masks, or note structures. It is also possible to play, plot, modify, and examine objects in a number of ways. Extensive [...]

X Lossless Decoder(XLD) is a tool for Mac OS X that is able to decode/convert/play various ‘lossless’ audio files. The supported audio files can be split into some tracks with cue sheet when decoding. It works on Mac OS X 10.3 and later.
XLD is Universal Binary, so it runs natively on both Intel Macs and [...]

Max is an application for creating high-quality audio files in various formats, from compact discs or files.
When extracting audio from compact discs, Max offers the maximum in flexibility to ensure the true sound of your CD is faithfully extracted. For pristine discs, Max offers a high-speed ripper with no error correction. For damaged discs, Max [...]

A little iconset for recording studios and musicians.
12 icons in MacOSX and PNG format 128×128 pixels:
Akai MPC 1000, Boss Dr.Sample, Cables, Commodore 64, Genelec 1030A, Kaoss Pad 2, Novation K-Station, Roland TR808, Shure SM58, Tascam US428, Yamaha DMP11, Yamaha RS7000.
enjoy!
http://www.1xN.org/0.utput/studioiconz/Studioiconz-Vol1.zip (286 clicks)

Max/Msp patch of long delays of up to 2 minutes. 2 * 3 delay lines per channel. granulator and buffer record/play.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.resonant/Pages/downloads.html (523 clicks)

Hi! I’m a single app that bravely handles all your audio needs - I’m easy to use, but with gobs of advanced features ready to be discovered! I can play your Audio CDs, your MP3s, and your streaming network audio, I can encode, edit, mix, sort and manage, visualize and hypnotize. And now that I’m [...]

Simply the easiest and most satisfying way to get extremely high quality mp3s in MacOS X. Period. NMP3 Ripper uses the LAME mp3 encoding engine which to my ears and many, many others provides the best sound quality / filesize ratio available. It has freedb and id3 tag support so you don’t have to type [...]

SEQ541 is a MIDI pattern sequencer for OS X. The program is extremely flexible, all it requires is that you have an external MIDI device generating a clock and it will output notes in time to a pattern sequence you specify. Why is SEQ541 for you?
I wrote this program because I wanted a way to [...]

MidiClock is a simple MIDI clock source for synchronizing MIDI applications. It provides a virtual endpoint for easy integration with your favorite MIDI app. It can also simultaneously transmit MIDI clock signals to additional MIDI endpoints. Works beautifully with Propellerhead Software’s Reason and was used by them to synchronize two laptops running Reason at NAMM [...]

midimouse is a small, easy-to-use and very simple program. It sends MIDI-controller-messages (CC) by moving the mouse over its (resizeable) window. While moving the mouse (with or without mouseDown) over the X-/Y-axxis, each axxis sends a CC, so you might send values within up to 4 configurable Controllers.
So, what’s it for if you’ve never heard [...]

The Butcher is an audio slicer geared towards realtime improvisation. When you record audio into the Butcher (you can also drag and drop a file into the interface) the audio is sliced into sections using one of three algorithms. These slices are then immediately mapped to notes on your MIDI keyboard controller. You can manipulate [...]

Use any midi keyboard as a full blown computer keyboard replacement.
midiStroke converts midi note, program or CC messages into keystrokes. Any single midi message can trigger as many keystrokes as you like, in order. As one example, you could use one note on message to select all, copy, move to the right, paste, move right [...]

Amazing Videogame / midi interface
Runloader is a midi interface for happy midi users.
It was created for Eniarof 1.0 festival in France,
basically it was an interactive installation.
It’s works very well with Beatboxes and samplers,
but the Runloader is open-mind…
Write me if it looks nice to you
and maybe show me what you can do with it.
Bonne chance.
Janken.
http://jankenpopp.free.fr/ [...]

MidiKeys is a small application for Mac OS X that presents a miniature MIDI keyboard onscreen. You can use the computer keyboard to play MIDI notes, or click on the keys with the mouse. There is also an option to select a MIDI source and see incoming notes played on the keyboard.
The keys ‘z’ through [...]

Transposon is a MIDI utility to transpose what you play in real time.
http://homepage.mac.com/jschrier/ (92 clicks)

this application lets you simulate a midi keyboard on your computer qwerty keyboard. for laptop-users on the run tired of ‘clicking’ or ‘drawing’ their music in midi-sequencers and notation programs. use keys [] to change octave and arrow keys left/right for chromatic transposition.
http://www.fredrikolofsson.com/pages/code-apps.html (450 clicks)

Application to transpose (Harmonize) an incoming MIDI signal within the given scale. Also Midi Thru.
http://dqueffeulou.free.fr/softs/MIDI_Harmonizer.php (172 clicks)

MIDI patchbay lets you hook up your various pieces of MIDI software and hardware and pass MIDI data between them, applying assorted filters on the way. Things like key splits, MIDI channel remapping, transposition, etc. are made very simple.
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http://pete.yandell.com/software/ (267 clicks)

controlAid was designed to help maximize the use of MIDI controllers with Live or any program that allows you to assign onscreen controls to MIDI messages. The program is freeware and runs in Mac OSX 10.3 and higher.
http://www.charlie-roberts.com/controlAid/ (126 clicks)