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Scott Brown
xACT stands for X Audio Compression Toolkit. It is a GUI based front end for the unix applications Shorten (3.6.1), shntool (3.0.10), monkey's audio compressor (3.99), flac (1.2.1), wavpack (4.60.1), TTA (3.4.1) , cdda2wav 3.0 (with paranoia support) and dvda-author (v09.05). It also uses sox ( 14.3.1), LAME 3.98.4, AtomicParsley 0.9.0, TagLib and mp4v2. It executes the basic commands of these applications and adds other features to speed up productivity in creation/use of etree.org standard filesets.
What's New
Version 2.18:
- Should work in Mac OS X 10.5 again. (the latest version of Xcode doesn't seem to make a 10.5 compatible version even though it says it does)
- Changed how the shntool "split" function works when renaming files from a cue sheet. It should handle accented characters better.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
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| Downloads:591,571 |
| Version Downloads:1,424 |
| Type:Multimedia & Design : Audio |
| License:Free |
| Date:20 May 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price:Free |
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xACT stands for X Audio Compression Toolkit. It is a GUI based front end for the unix applications Shorten (3.6.1), shntool (3.0.10), monkey's audio compressor (3.99), flac (1.2.1), wavpack (4.60.1), TTA (3.4.1) , cdda2wav 3.0 (with paranoia support) and dvda-author (v09.05). It also uses sox ( 14.3.1), LAME 3.98.4, AtomicParsley 0.9.0, TagLib and mp4v2. It executes the basic commands of these applications and adds other features to speed up productivity in creation/use of etree.org standard filesets.
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mrbrookman reviewed on 17 Dec 2011
Thank you
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Detto reviewed on 09 Nov 2011
I always used shntool on Linux and OS X but stumbled upon this GUI for it, lucky me.
It can decode and encode from/to almost any file and has many useful tools on board, just check it out.
Basically I only use it for decoding FLAC files to WAV so I can import them into iTunes and convert them there into iTunes Plus AAC.
Try it out, it's free!
Decoded nearly 2000 songs with this application and never crashed on me or produced an error or faulty files.
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So Detto, it's superior because it's doing it all in one step and saving you time. xACT is doing the same terminal commands for you. Just because it has features you don't need doesn't mean you have to use them.
I don't have xACT out them in iTunes. I do that myself, but it's way faster having this do all the work.
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Fixx reviewed on 06 Nov 2011
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Davidravenmoon reviewed on 28 Jun 2011
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Maelcum reviewed on 01 May 2011
thanks, Scott, for providing it in the first place.
and even as a free app as well! much (!) appreciated.
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everybody is entitled to his/hers opinion, but to whine first and then run off doesn't help, does it?
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The MacUpdate pages should be reserved as the place for users to say things like, "I liked it" because it can do this, and that, and this other thing really well. Or, "I didn't like it" because it doesn't achieve its objective, or it isn't very functional in comparison to these other products I've tried, or it crashes my computer every third time I use it.
Just as there is an art to crafting good software, there is an art to writing useful reviews.
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Ian R reviewed on 27 Mar 2011
This is all I get, over and over again. I can't figure out for the life of me why. I wish I would have never updated this now. I can't do one single thing without it crashing on me. This was a great software. Now it's junk to me.
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Michel_louette reviewed on 21 Mar 2011
But today's update (2.08) zip file seems to be corrupted: can't unzip it…
also, it'll auto update itself. Just his "Check for Updates" from the menu
Still, your zip file has strange behaviour on my Mac. Apple zip utility gzips it, StuffIt reports error, Springy can't open it, as Zipeg does.
It's ok for me with auto-update, but i'd say you should check the original file and use a regular zip compression, in any case…
Mileage may vary ;)
Anyway thank you for keeping this great piece alive!
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UrFauzt reviewed on 01 Mar 2011
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Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later.
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When I rewrote it, I decided to use some things that take advantage ot 10.6. So the newer version doesn't work in 10.5 anymore.
Previous versions (before 2.0) still work in 10.5. Email me (address is in the app) and I can send you a link to the last version that works in 10.5.
(though I recommend upgrading to 10.6 for the performance improvements the OS offers!)
Do you have an older version available for download that is friendly to PowerPC? Would be greatly appreciated.
All the Best,
Brooks
Clicked shntool tab
Clicked split button
Selected wav output
added my .ape file
... then clicked Call Shntool and got this odd output:
sh: shntool: command not found
How is this possible? I have shntool installed BOTH in my /opt/local/bin AND in the Contents/Resources/Binaries/bin of the app itself?
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MacOS X 10.5.4, MacBook 1.83ghz Core Duo, 2gb RAM. Ripping to internal hard drive from internal CD-RW.
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CloudB rated on 21 May 2012
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