Boson is a modern, easy-to-use audio editor optimized to make full use of your Mac's power. With Boson you can record audio, edit existing audio files, convert your music between the most common audio file formats, digitize your old vinyl records, or record internet radio stations. Whatever you need to get done - if it has something to do with audio - Boson is your best bet!
- Easy to Use (for beginners and pros alike) - Boson is easy to use and beginner-friendly. The included manual features an easy to follow introduction to audio editing and recording and the "cook book" section gives step-by-step instructions on how to perform the most common tasks (like creating a MP3 file or recording music from a website and much more).
- Highest Quality Possible - Boson uses a heavily optimized editing engine that operates on 32bit sample values. That's why with Boson you can apply effects without fear of introducing any artifacts or errors.
- Battery-Friendly Recording - Boson features an optional low power mode which saves up to 80% battery power during recording. Ideally for when you want to perform extensive recording tasks out in the field without an outlet in sight. Once this mode is activated Boson will keep CPU and GPU utilization to a minimum.
- 100% Retina Ready - Boson heavily uses Core Animation to achieve a smooth 60 frames per seconds when drawing wave forms. Even on Retina Macs! Gone are the days of jerky scrolling and zooming.
Supported File Formats (reading and writing)
- MP3 and OGG Vorbis
- M4A, MP4, AAC, and M4R (iPhone ringtones)
- FLAC Lossless, Apple Lossless
- WAV, AIFF, and CAF
Version 1.4:
We worked hard on this update to implement the two most requested features: Support for 3rd party Audio Unit effect plugins and an Audio Effect Rack where you can chain multiple audio effects together. These two features together are a huge boost to creative audio editing with Boson.
But that's not all. We also added new selection modes and key shortcuts. You can now select to the next/previous marker or use your keyboard to select to the end/beginning of the document.
Of course we squished a few bugs here and there. But if you should find any new (or still existing) bugs please let us know. We need your help here to get Boson as bug-free as possible!
:New Features:
- support for 3rd party Audio Unit plugins
- effect rack where multiple effects can be queued and applied at once
- select to beginning/end (cmd shift lef/right)
- shift + arrow expands selection to next gridpoint
- move cursor to next/previous marker (ctrl n/p)
- double clicking in a channel select region will select the visible range in the appropriate channel now
- double clicking between two visible markers will now select data between those two markers (hold alt/opt key to ignore markers and select the visible range)
Bug Fixes:
- files now can be saved with a ".mp4" extension when exporting m4a audio (it's still just audio only so DO NOT EDIT VIDEOS with Boson ;)
- boson will now start correctly when there's no recording device attached (record buttons will be disabled for obvious reasons)
- OS X 10.10 or later
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