Comments on: Play OS X Audio Instantly, Free

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:16:01 +0000

There is a similar product since Wundows 95, which continues to work inside XP :
http://www.sonicspot.com/fastwav/fastwav.html

By: Indicator

Indicator — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 13:47:58 +0000

Well it is still a beta. I got it to crash while trying to play back a rather large AIFF file. I’ll check out some of these other apps as well, though the more I read about it, the more I think AudioFinder is going to become a necessity very soon.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 06:02:32 +0000

The contextual menu plug-in nullQuickPlay will do the same thing. I’m not sure how good it is compared to nullInstant Player, but it does give the option of playing the file instantly or when you choose. And it plays MP3 files, too! 8)

Check it out here: http://www.pixture.com/macosx.php

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 23:09:13 +0000

Ahh neat – I keep hoping the Mac will catch up like this. I’m used to having what we called at eazel “audio thumbnailing” – hovering over audio files to hear them – in my file manager (Nautilus).

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:53:07 +0000

I've been using TaplyTaply which works like the dearly departed SoundApp: Drag a file or files onto the desktop icon, and it plays them, then quits. You also get (limited) transport controls. For browsing oodles of files, it's hard to beat AudioFinder, though it's $60. —David Battino, ArtOfDigitalMusic.comnull

By: Indicator

Indicator — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 19:42:49 +0000

Awesome. This will truly be a timesaver – and maybe even money saver. I may not need to get a dedicated sample manager any longer!