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440 Forums _ Software on MacOS X _ Audio Hijack 1.0

Posted by: Levon River Tue 1 Oct 2002, 01:51

A new audio program for OS X has popped up in VersionTracker. Here's a bit from its "ReadMe":

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What it is:
Audio Hijack provides extra sugar for all your ear candy. Use it to enhance or record the audio output of ANY application on your Mac*.

What it can do:
Audio Hijack can add DSP effects to any application which outputs audio content, in addition to recording the audio for later use. The following is just a brief list of what Audio Hijack can be used for:

-Add an Equalizer to DVD Player, RealOne, Windows Media Player, and any other application to create the perfect movie watching environment.
-Tweak even those low quality Real and Windows Media audio files to perfection with your own combination of our DSP plugins.
-Turn on the Reverb and Echo effects, creating a live sound to make your favorite artists sing just for you! Barry White is practically in your bedroom.
-Sing along to your favorite music videos using the Karaoke plugin!
-Add bass to your game sounds for a life-like rumble. Feel your enemies approaching from behind in Quake!
-Increase the volume of one application, such as your music player, above all your other applications via the Double Gain plugin.

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Looks like somebody is starting to pump the Core Audio services a bit, and the program includes some free VST effects. This may be just what the doctor ordered for some of you who have been looking for a way to use DSP on recorded audio.

Posted by: shahasad Tue 1 Oct 2002, 22:34

Incredible program...

Very cool if you are listening to a mix and trying to sweeten it a little bit and bounce that to aiff.

A life saver.
Should be part of the OS

Posted by: lepetitmartien Wed 2 Oct 2002, 00:37

There was a time a small app in OS9…

Great thing, but why do they always bring Barry White around when talking about music on macs? I wonder