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iSonics free download for Mac

iSonics

Version 1.8.1

Convert audio files between formats.

4.6
Based on 27 user ratesRead reviews & comments
$8.70
One-Time Purchase

iSonics overview

Note: iSonics is not being sold anymore and is listed only for people who had purchased it in the past.

iSonics makes it easy to convert any audio format and CDs to all popular audio formats: MP3, MP2, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, WMA, OGG Vorbis, AC3, and WAV.

It handles metadata with ease and even enables you to change metadata.

As a bonus you can import CDs and convert the audio tracks to any audio format, including metadata retrieved online.

What’s new in version 1.8.1

Updated on Apr 24 2015

Version 1.8.1:
  • Added track number format "##[space]"
  • Updated to libvorbis 1.3.4, Flac 1.3.0, Opus 1.1 and wavpack 4.70.0
  • Fixed issue splitting files with CUE files.

Information

License

Shareware

Size

16.9 MB

Developer’s website

https://www.osxbytes.com

Downloads

32265

App requirements

  • Intel 32
  • Mac OS X 10.6 or later
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makeingcool
makeingcool
Oct 25 2016
1.8.1
3.0
Oct 25 2016
3.0
Version: 1.8.1
Avdshare Audio Converter can Free download Opus converter for Mac or Windows version to convert Opus audio files to MP3, AAC, FLAC, AC3, WAV, WMA, OGG, RA, AU, M4A etc.You can find it at http://www.avdshare.com/opus-converter-to-mp3-aac-flac-ac3-wav-wma-ogg
ozgur-1
ozgur-1
Nov 10 2014
1.8.0
5.0
Nov 10 2014
5.0
Version: 1.8.0
best app for converting FLAC to MP3
Ronnb
Ronnb
Aug 14 2014
1.8.0
5.0
Aug 14 2014
5.0
Version: 1.8.0
This is a really easy to use and flexible application that can handle AIFC formats as well as others. So far, this is the best application I have found for general audio conversion on the fly.
MaxWilders
MaxWilders
Jun 14 2014
1.7.0
5.0
Jun 14 2014
5.0
Version: 1.7.0
Excellent choice for converting virtually any audio type to another. Polished interface makes it easier to use compared to other audio converter apps. Its not free though.
Liam-
Liam-
Jun 8 2014
1.6.3
5.0
Jun 8 2014
5.0
Version: 1.6.3
Although I still use X-lossless decoder for some tasks, I keep coming back to iSonics. The GUI is really clever and easy. Drag files or folders you need to convert, choose the audio format, tweak some settings as you wish and hit the convert button. Thats it. Always delivers superb quality and fast results. Thumb up for being the easiest converter and another thumb up for the nice responsive devs.
Big Johnson
Big Johnson
Jun 5 2014
1.6.3
0.0
Jun 5 2014
0.0
Version: 1.6.3
The FLAC standard only has 8 approved compression levels. iSonics offers 12 levels. When I asked the developer why, they were rather blunt and told to me to ask the developer of the libavcodec that they use. I received this reply: "Levels 0 to 8 use essentially the same compression settings as the official libFLAC encoder. Put simply, levels 9 to 12 use additional or alternative settings to achieve better compression." Since libavcodec uses compression levels other than the 8 approved levels, they should not be called FLAC, they should be called FLAC Plus, or some other name that differentiates them from FLAC because they aren't technically FLAC. If libavcodec wants to call its 12 levels FLAC then the developers should attempt to have the FLAC standard amended. Therefore it seems iSonics uses a codec that does not adhere to FLAC standards. Who knows what algorithms they use to compress at additional levels? It also seems to be an inferior codec to the libFLAC codec that XLD uses. I found this unfavorable remark about the codec used by iSonics: "Contrary to libavcodec's video codecs, its audio codecs do not make a wise usage of the bits they are given as they lack some minimal psychoacoustic model (if at all) which most other codec implementations feature." I ripped a CD and these are the numbers for the first 5 tracks using different encoding. iSonics FLAC level 8 1. 19.4 MB 2. 17.9 MB 3. 18.9 MB 4. 18.2 MB 5. 19.3 MB iSonics FLAC level 12 1. 19.1 MB 2. 17.6 MB 3. 18.6 MB 4. 18.0 MB 5. 19.2 MB XLD FLAC level 8 1. 19.3 MB 2. 17.8 MB 3. 18.8 MB 4. 18.1 MB 5. 19.3 MB As you can see, iSonics at level 8 creates files 1/10th of a MB or less larger than XLD at level 8, so they are comparable at the same level (XLD is always smaller). But at level 12 iSonics files are only 1/10th to 2/10ths of a MB smaller than XLD. Since the savings created by using libavcodec at level 12 amount to about 1/5 of a MB per file, I'd say the extra levels are irrelevant and you may as well stick with the approved levels. I have over 20,000 FLAC files. 20,000 times .02 MB savings each amounts to 400 MB, which is about one album. While ripping that CD tonight I found another problem with iSonics: It uses the CDDB database to gather track metadata. My disc was not found so I would have had to manually rename all 48 tracks. I opened the disc in XLD and all track names were located in the FreeDB and MusicBrainz databases. It saved me a lot of time and aggravation by ripping with XLD. MY CONCLUSION IS THAT YOU STICK WITH XLD FOR IT'S SUPERIOR CODEC THAT FOLLOWS FLAC GUIDELINES, AS WELL AS ITS SUPERIOR ACCESS TO CD DATABASES.
piquadratpi2
piquadratpi2
Apr 16 2014
1.6.3
5.0
Apr 16 2014
5.0
Version: 1.6.3
After I contacted the developer he immediately fixed some problems with the cue-file for flac-files. Now all works here like it should and iSonics is now my favourite in converting music files. It is very fast, stable and runs without problems on 10.9.2. And the results are great! Using the integrated metafile-editor is easy and reduces the work in iTunes for me. A big thanks again to the developer!
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Mar 9 2014
1.6.1
5.0
Mar 9 2014
5.0
Version: 1.6.1
Another GREAT version. This version is perfect in every way. It fills my needs for a good and efficient converter.
Big Johnson
Big Johnson
Feb 8 2014
1.5.3
0.0
Feb 8 2014
0.0
Version: 1.5.3
Needs improvement, especially more options. There is no option to set the compression level for FLAC, and that's a huge problem for me, since I always choose level 8 for smallest file size. I also don't like the selections for choosing the file output location and format: When I set it to "convert to same folder as source," it does not do this properly - it SHOULD place the output files in the source folder, but instead it creates a new folder with the artist's name in the source folder, then a subfolder with the album name, and then finally the output files are placed in that folder. It's impossible to name tracks as I usually do with other apps: I want the track number followed by a period and a space, then the track name, like this: 1. Name The closest I can get is one of these formats: 1-Name 1 - Name This means I must waste time renaming every track after conversion. Tracks cannot be added via the context menu. With other apps, I can select some tracks, then right click and choose to open with the app. But nothing happens when I choose to open with iSonics. Therefore I'm forced to either drag files into iSonics, or use the Add button. On a positive note, I have a bunch of wma files that XLD and Switch were both unable to convert (Switch's support confirmed there is a bug), but iSonics was able to successfully convert, although not without problems: After successfully converting one or two wma files, I'd delete them from iSonics and drag one or both into iSonics again to test another conversion, but several times I received an error message: "An exception of class NilObjectException was not handled. The application must shut down." After re-opening iSonics, I was able to add the files and covert, but then it happened again shortly thereafter. Unfortunately, I don't know what level of FLAC they were converted to. There is also no help file or tooltips, and those would be very helpful because this app has options I haven't seen before, such as FLAC options "LPC algorithm" and "search method." Although there's no explanation for how the Merge feature is supposed to work, it was easy to figure out, and worked flawlessly on the two wma files I merged to one FLAC file as a test.
Bleech-Jef
Bleech-Jef
Feb 7 2014
1.5.3
4.5
Feb 7 2014
4.5
Version: 1.5.3
Easy to use and fast converting (uses all available CPU cores when selected in the preferences). Though I only use this for FLAC to AAC it can handle most popular formats too.
Macs007
Macs007
May 12 2013
1.4.3
5.0
May 12 2013
5.0
Version: 1.4.3
Awesome converter with a nice GUI. I use it mainly for making opus files something iTunes does not. Recommended
GeogProf
GeogProf
May 11 2013
1.4.3
4.5
May 11 2013
4.5
Version: 1.4.3
Nice, but it doesn’t handle CUE files and is not free, like MediaHuman Audio Converter does/is. I wish I’d know about that before I bought iSonics.
Bigjoeh
Bigjoeh
Apr 25 2013
1.4.3
1.5
Apr 25 2013
1.5
Version: 1.4.3
I want to buy this but it tells me I don't have permission to write to my new hard drive. I have no problem reading from or copying to it in finder.
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Apr 13 2013
1.4.3
5.0
Apr 13 2013
5.0
Version: 1.4.3
This app is great in every way!
GeogProf
GeogProf
Mar 18 2013
1.4.1
4.5
Mar 18 2013
4.5
Version: 1.4.1
Version 1.4.2 is available from the developer’s website (http://www.osxbytes.com/page4/index.html?forcedownload). Don’t know why it hasn’t yet been updated here.
GeogProf
GeogProf
Mar 16 2013
1.4.1
4.5
Mar 16 2013
4.5
Version: 1.4.1
Very nice indeed. I’ve been using the great, free XLD for years, but I never liked its lack of an interface, and its preferences were complicated and unexplained (since it had no Help). iSonics too seems to lack Help, but everything is quite self-explanatory so it’s not missed. It converts faster than XLD too. Though it costs $10, I consider that fair — any more and I’d probably stick with XLD. It could stand the addition of a Clear All button to make it easier to removed finished tracks and add new ones, but overall, it’s a very good app.
piquadratpi2
piquadratpi2
Mar 14 2013
1.4.1
5.0
Mar 14 2013
5.0
Version: 1.4.1
This program is getting better after each update! Some features compared to XLD I am still missing, but I'm sure they will come soon. Best of all: it's very stable and fast and the GUI is like a Mac GUI should be. Thank you developers!
Lounge-Deluxe
Lounge-Deluxe
Mar 10 2013
1.4.0
0.0
Mar 10 2013
0.0
Version: 1.4.0
I've been using XLD over the years with much joy, but I decided to give iSonics ago to find out if it would bring any speed advantages to my flac->aiff converting. Well it certainly converts fast, possibly faster than XLD (hard to measure for me though) but iSonics did't convert any tags that the flac source files contained (or at least the demo version doesn't). iSonics lacks the possibility to not create a new folder for the converted files and delete the source files upon successful conversion, but that functionality might be easily added to iSonics by the dev. All in all iSonics looks promising to me and I'll keep an eye to its development.
Priosantos Jan
Priosantos Jan
Feb 7 2013
1.3.1
5.0
Feb 7 2013
5.0
Version: 1.3.1
Wow! I am impressed this converter supports encoding to meet the EBU R128 standard! This is mostly found on more expensive applications. Cool stuff.
Christel1987
Christel1987
Jan 20 2013
1.2.3
5.0
Jan 20 2013
5.0
Version: 1.2.3
Great GUI and most of all it is capable to use all available CPU power. It manage to convert a big folder with +100 files a lot faster compared to Max on my i7. That only is worth the low asking price! 5 golden stars.
makeingcool
makeingcool
Oct 25 2016
3.0
Oct 25 2016
3.0
Version: null
Freenergy
Freenergy
Dec 29 2015
4.5
Dec 29 2015
4.5
Version: null
ozgur-1
ozgur-1
Nov 10 2014
5.0
Nov 10 2014
5.0
Version: null
shukrichiu
shukrichiu
Aug 18 2014
5.0
Aug 18 2014
5.0
Version: null
Ronnb
Ronnb
Aug 14 2014
5.0
Aug 14 2014
5.0
Version: null
MaxWilders
MaxWilders
Jun 14 2014
5.0
Jun 14 2014
5.0
Version: null
Liam-
Liam-
Jun 8 2014
5.0
Jun 8 2014
5.0
Version: null
piquadratpi2
piquadratpi2
Apr 16 2014
5.0
Apr 16 2014
5.0
Version: null
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Mar 9 2014
5.0
Mar 9 2014
5.0
Version: null
Bleech-Jef
Bleech-Jef
Feb 7 2014
4.5
Feb 7 2014
4.5
Version: null
ACPDirecteAlGra2047
ACPDirecteAlGra2047
Dec 21 2013
5.0
Dec 21 2013
5.0
Version: null
Macs007
Macs007
May 12 2013
5.0
May 12 2013
5.0
Version: null
Bigjoeh
Bigjoeh
Apr 25 2013
1.5
Apr 25 2013
1.5
Version: null
GeogProf
GeogProf
Mar 16 2013
4.5
Mar 16 2013
4.5
Version: null
Priosantos Jan
Priosantos Jan
Feb 7 2013
5.0
Feb 7 2013
5.0
Version: null
Old-guy
Old-guy
Jan 21 2013
5.0
Jan 21 2013
5.0
Version: null
TShan
TShan
Jan 20 2013
0.5
Jan 20 2013
0.5
Version: null
Christel1987
Christel1987
Jan 20 2013
5.0
Jan 20 2013
5.0
Version: null
Gary-box
Gary-box
Jan 7 2013
5.0
Jan 7 2013
5.0
Version: null
Tlance
Tlance
Jan 5 2013
5.0
Jan 5 2013
5.0
Version: null
Shallowp
Shallowp
Dec 15 2012
5.0
Dec 15 2012
5.0
Version: null
AlexisDhooge
AlexisDhooge
Dec 13 2012
5.0
Dec 13 2012
5.0
Version: null
Andrew8042
Andrew8042
Dec 12 2012
5.0
Dec 12 2012
5.0
Version: null
DJSquint
DJSquint
Dec 8 2012
5.0
Dec 8 2012
5.0
Version: null
Morgan-Alex
Morgan-Alex
Dec 8 2012
5.0
Dec 8 2012
5.0
Version: null
emce
emce
Oct 12 2012
5.0
Oct 12 2012
5.0
Version: null
Thomas1977
Thomas1977
Sep 16 2012
5.0
Sep 16 2012
5.0
Version: null
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