MacAmp

MacAmp
Developer(s)Subband Software
Stable release
2.0
Operating systemMac OS
TypeAudio player
LicenseProprietary
WebsiteSubband Technologies (defunct)

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 "Macast".[13]

  1. ^ "MPEG miscellany". CNET Networks. April 18, 1997. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Paul Rowlingson (August 28, 2002). "MacAmp for Windows 2.0 Beta". vnunet. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  3. ^ "Digital music wants to be free. The music industry wants to get paid". Time. August 5, 1999. Archived from the original on May 10, 2000. 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. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  5. ^ Marc Saltzman (March 26, 1998). "Sounding off: MP3 heading for mainstream?". CNN. 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. 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. Retrieved November 23, 2009.[dead link‍]("@soft's MacAmp is the premier MP3 player for the Mac.")
  8. ^ Jim Heid (July 1, 1999). "So Long, CDs". Macworld. Archived from the original on December 27, 2006. 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. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. 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. Retrieved November 23, 2009.[dead link‍]("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. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. 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. 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. Retrieved November 23, 2009.("MACAST 1.0, a revamped renamed version of the MacAMP MP3 player, has been released.")