MacAmp

MacAmp
Developer(s) Subband Software
Stable release 2.0
Operating system Mac OS
Type audio player
License (C) 1996–2007 Dmitry Boldyrev
Website Subband Technologies

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 "MacCast".[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "MPEG miscellany". CNET Networks. April 18, 1997. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10340599-263.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ Paul Rowlingson (August 28, 2002). "MacAmp for Windows 2.0 Beta". vnunet. http://www.v3.co.uk/vnunet/downloads/2128223/macamp-windows-beta. Retrieved November 23, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Digital music wants to be free. The music industry wants to get paid.". Time (magazine). August 5, 1999. http://www.time.com/time/digital/reports/mp3/news.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009. ("For the Macintosh, we recommend MacAmp.")
  4. ^ John F. Braun (July 19, 1999). "Want MP3s On Your Mac? Check Out MacAMP 1.0". The Mac Observer. http://www.macobserver.com/columns/macgadget/99/july/990719.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009. 
  5. ^ Marc Saltzman (March 26, 1998). "Sounding off: MP3 heading for mainstream?". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9803/26/saltzman_mp3/index.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009. ("Dmitry Boldyrev, one of the developers at Nullsoft, creators of the most popular MP3 players, WinAmp and MacAmp")
  6. ^ Prince Maclean (January 18, 2001). "Nullsoft to Bring WinAmp Player to Mac". Apple Insider. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/01/01/18/nullsoft_to_bring_winamp_player_to_mac.html. Retrieved 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)". Macworld. July 1, 1999. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54673401.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009. ("@soft's MacAmp is the premier MP3 player for the Mac.")
  8. ^ Jim Heid (July 1, 1999). "So Long, CDs". Macworld. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54673400.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009. ("MacAmp is the hands-down coolest MP3 player for the Mac")
  9. ^ Misha Sakellaropoulo (July 15, 1999). "SoundJamMP v. MacAmp 1.0 Preview". Macnn.com. http://legacy.macnn.com/thereview/reviews/mp3/soundjammacamp.shtml. Retrieved November 23, 2009. ("the MacAMP player has been the mp3 player of choice for Macintosh users")
  10. ^ Stanley A. Miller II (October 5, 1999). "MP3; Where to get in on the MP3 action". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-6766241.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009. ("MacAmp is popular with the Apple computer crowd, and there's a Macintosh version of RealJukebox, too.")
  11. ^ David Shamah (February 28, 1999). "User Friendly". The Jerusalem Post. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-20631268.html. Retrieved 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. ^ Phillip Robinson (December 15, 1998). "Net downloads for a song: MP3 holds potential as next standard for music with compressed format". The Dallas Morning News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3DB1B673A3A52&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved November 23, 2009. ("The most popular Macintosh player is MacAmp (www.macamp.com)")
  13. ^ "New & Noteworthy: MACAST; AmEx; MacFixIt on Talk City; more". CNet. September 20, 1999. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10337132-263.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009. ("MACAST 1.0, a revamped renamed version of the MacAMP MP3 player, has been released.")

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