AmpKit - guitar amp & effects for Mac

Bigasoft FLAC Converter for Mac

SimpleScrobbler

Guitar Rig

Turn your computer into an all-in-one guitar amp

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Systems Inc. (Free)

Apple GarageBand

Apple GarageBand is a great music production studio for those who are looking for a software utility to help take their music production to the next level. The application helps users record their instruments and/or vocals. You can then use these to make audio tracks, mixing in other sources of music. Beginners will also find the ‘Learn to Play’ feature handy. It is available for piano as well as guitar. GarageBand has a number of built-in effects that can be used on the 24-bit audio interface. The Smart Controls, the Drummers, the Sound Library etc., are great for mixing your songs. Along with this, the Pedal board and Amp Designer is also a great pick. You can also save the GarageBand projects in your iCloud account, making sure they are always safe and accessible. Key features include: Record instrumentals and vocals. Mix various sources of audio. Learn to play feature. Easy to use. Great for beginners. Add custom effects. iCloud saving. The interface of this application has been split into different panes. There is one main area that show how the tracks you have chosen have been layered, one on top of the other. You will also find output track representation towards the end which are followed by some basic controls on music playback. All the effects that can be used by the user are listed on the right hand pane, making it simple to apply them and customize the settings. The interface, just like most of the Apple applications, is quite simple and easy to use. With the newest version of this application, the developers have provided a ‘how did I play’ feature which directly accesses your performance while you are still learning to play.

VLC media player

VLC Media Player is the most popular and robust multi format, free media player available. Its popularity has been aided by compatibility and codec issues which render competitor media players like QuickTime, itunes and RealPlayer useless to many popular video and music file formats. The easy, basic UI and huge array of customization options mean few free media players can match VLC. Flexibility VLC plays almost any video or music file format you can find. At its launch this was a revolution compared to the default media players most people were using that often crashed or displayed “codecs missing” error messages when trying to play media files. VLC can play MPEG, AVI, RMBV, FLV, QuickTime, WMV, MP4 and a shed load of other media file formats. For a full list of compatible file formats please click here. Not only can VLC Media Player handle loads of different formats, VLC can also playback partial or incomplete media files so you can preview downloads before they finish. Easy to Use VLC’s UI is definitely a case of function over format. The basic look does however make the player extremely easy to use. Simply drag and drop files to play or open them using files and folders then use the classic media navigation buttons to play, pause, stop, skip, edit playback speed, change the volume, brightness, etc. A huge variety of skins and customization options mean the standard appearance shouldn’t be enough to prevent you choosing VLC as your default media player. Advanced Options Don’t let VLC Media Player’s simple interface fool you, within the playback, audio, video, tools and view tabs are a huge variety of player options. You can play with synchronization settings including a graphic equalizer with multiple pre-sets, overlays, special effects, AtmoLight video effects, audio spatializer and customizable range compression settings. You can even add subtitles to videos by adding the SRT file to the video’s folder. Summary VLC Media Player is quite simply the most versatile, stable and high quality free media player available. It has rightly dominated the free media player market for over 10 years now and looks like it may for another 10 thanks to the constant development and improvement by VideoLAN Org.

Google Chrome

Google’s game changing browser Chrome for Mac combines sophisticated technology with a simple UI, to create a faster, safer and easier browsing experience. Google’s rapid and continuous development cycle ensures Chrome for Mac continues to close in on Safari's dominant position in the Mac browser market.SpeedWe thought Firefox was good but Chrome not only beats it for speed, it also takes less strain on Mac CPU. Which means not only will your browsing be quicker, but so too will other applications you're running at the same time. Google Chrome launches extremely quickly, runs applications at speed thanks to a powerful JavaScript engine and loads pages rapidly using the WebKit open source rendering engine. Add to this quicker search and navigation options from the simplified UI and you have a browser that is damn hard to beat on speed.Clean, simple UIWhile this was a revolutionary area for PC users, Mac users were already used to slimline looking browsers thanks to Safari. We think Chrome improved on this further though - the simple UI hasn’t changed much since the beta launch in 2008. Google focused on trimming down unnecessary toolbar space to maximise browsing real estate. The browser is made up of 3 rows of tools, the top layer horizontally stacks automatically adjusting tabs, next to a simple new tabs icon and the standard minimize, expand & close windows controls. The middle row includes 3 navigation controls (Back, Forward & Stop/Refresh), a URL box which also allows direct Google web searching and a star bookmarking icon. Extensions and browser settings icons line up to the right of the URL box. The third row is made up of bookmark folders and installed apps. Easily overlooked now, this clean UI was a breath of fresh air compared to the overcrowded toolbars of popular browsers pre-2008.PrivacyAnother hugely popular feature, Incognito mode allows you to browse privately by disabling history recording, reducing traceable breadcrumbs and removing tracking cookies on shutdown. Chrome’s settings also allow you to customize regular browsing privacy preferences.SecurityChrome’s Sandboxing prevents malware automatically installing on your Mac or affecting other browser tabs. Chrome also has Safe Browsing technology built in with malware and phishing protection that warns you if you encounter a website suspected of containing malicious software/activity. Regular automatic updates ensure security features are up to date and effective.CustomizationA vast selection of apps, extensions, themes and settings make your browsing experience unique to you. Improve productivity, security, navigation speed, pretty much anything you can think of with apps and extensions from the Google Chrome Store. Install themes created by top artists or make your own using mychrometheme.com. Sign in with your Google Account to back up your contacts, preferences, history as well as access all your Google tools with a single login.In case you are looking for an alternative, you may want to try Avast Secure Browser.The program provider has restricted distribution of older versions of this product. FileHippo apologises for any inconvenience caused.

iTunes for Mac

iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. And it's an entertainment superstore that stays open 24/7. Organize your music into playlists Edit file information Record compact discs Copy files to an iPod or other digital audio player Purchase music and videos on the Internet through the built-in iTunes store Run a visualizer to display graphical effects in time to the music Encode music into a number of different audio formats.

iMovie

Apple iMovie allows you to create stunning HD movies and Hollywood-style trailers. You can browse your video library and easily share your favourite videos. Videos can be imported from external devices and then easily tweaked, re-arranged and edited before you share them or burn them to a DVD. Features include: Option to sort events in the sidebar by date Change the font, size, and color of new titles Double-click a transition in the timeline to adjust its duration Crop and rotate clips in events Add speed effects using the Adjustments Bar Option to smoothly transition in and out of speed effects

Guitar Pro

Arobas Music (Demo)

ManyCam

Use your webcam with many applications simultaneously. Use Skype, MSN, Ustream, and many other webcam and audio applications at the same time. You can also do the same with virtual audio sound driver. Add amazing microphone audio effects to your broadcast. Use voice changer technology to disguise your voice for a screencast voice over, make people laugh, or use it to trick your friends and family. ManyCam is also able to make your microphone & headset audio quality sound better than most normal audio drivers. Draw over your video window. Use built in image editing software to draw over or add text to your live video broadcast. Draw over your video while in Skype, Youtube, or any other video software. Just add ManyCam as your video source for any app! Screencast your desktop Record your desktop and save the video to your hard drive. You can also screencast live to live video chat services like Ustream, Justin.tv, Skype, and more. Use ManyCam as your video source on Youtube to record a video of your desktop. Picture in Picture Broadcast "pnp" or picture in picture video with ManyCam. Screencast your desktop while showing yourself in a smaller video window within that window. Picture in picture is useful for video demonstrations on webcam and live shows. Turn your computer into live news studio with ManyCam's pnp feature. Switch between different video sources. Go to the ManyCam Studio Pro tab to quickly switch between video sources. ManyCam Studio Pro allows up to 6 video sources and the ability to cut or slowly transition between different sources. Use the ManyCam pull-down menu in the source window to add another camera, still image, photo snapshot, a pre-recorded video, and even a desktop screencast as your video source. Turn your computer into a Pro live video production studio with ManyCam. Create your own custom webcam effects. Make custom webcam face effects, eye effects, mouth effects, hair effects and any other type of webcam graphic. Share the custom effect with the rest of the ManyCam community or keep it for yourself.

PitchPerfect Guitar Tuner

PitchPerfect Guitar Tuner

VirtualDJ

Antomix Productions (Free)

Guitar Tuner

Guitar Tuner: Helps you tune your guitar