Cool Software

This page contains helpful shareware and freeware (mostly freeware).
The software included is geared toward the working musician,
but there's stuff for the non-musician too.


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General - Music Related - Contact Managers - Calendar Apps
Alarms & Reminders - Personal Information Managers - Financial Software
Graphics - Printers/Scanners/Fax - Internet Tools
Other Resources

*note all software is freeware, except where noted by an asterisk(*)
Many files are in ZIP format.  To download a ZIP utility, click here.

General
The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software - Almost every internet application you may possibly need and more.
Jumbo.Com - A searchable database of thousands of software titles with descriptions.
C/Net (Shareware.com) - Search for software by title or category.  Thousands of titles
Windows95.com - Shareware and freeware for Windows95.  Highly Recommended.



Music Related    Top

Audio Players
MIDII Plus (1M) - A program for reading MIDI, WAV and AVI files
MIDI Genie (424K) - Reads MIDI, WAV, AVI and creates playlists
Multiplay '97 (1.7M) - Supports many audio/video types
MODPlug Player (202K) - Supports XM, S3M, MOD, WAV, and more
E-Z RAM (249k) - Create and edit RealAudio playlists

MIDI Stuff
Jazz Midi Sequencer (566K) - Full size MIDI sequencer
Mikey Karaoke Player (1.2M) - A karaoke program
Muse (10K) - MIDI sequence generator
Texture (1M) - MIDI events generator
*Drummer (180K) - Produce and manipulate MIDI drum patterns
*WinJammer (1.3M) - MIDI sequencer.  Record, play, and edit standard MIDI files
*Audio Compositor (907K) -  MIDI file render and virtual wavetable synth

Wave Editors
*StripWav (1.2M) - Strips extra information from WAV files
Diligence Encounter97 (1M) - Multithreaded wave editing software
*QUACK Sound Effects Studio - Create sound effect WAV files from scratch
*Sound Gadget Pro (1.3M) - 32 bit sound editor
*SoundMix (1.4M) - Real time mixer/editor
*WAV Maker (1.8M) - Multipurose WAV utility
Mellosoftron (1.6M) - Low latency virtual sampler
Song O Matic (678K) - Mixes samples together in realtime
Expander (58K) - Stretch a WAV in time without changing the pitch

MP3 Utilities
Easy MP3 (1M) - Windows95 front end shell for L3enc and L3dec
Winamp (400K) - Windows based MP3 player
Dj MP3 (1.7M) - Advanced playlist editor for Winamp
DV Track (2M) - MPEG streams editing tool
MP3coder (120K) - front end for l3enc and dec
MPEG Encoder (900k)
PlayIt (68k) - Realtime MPEG decoder

Misc. Digital Audio
Digital Vision DSP-103 (138K) - Realtime digital sound processor
Spectrogram (177K) - Dual channel spectrum analyzer
Defractor (302K) - Digital synthesizer engine for creating analog basses, acid souns, and 303 like samples
BPM Calculator (318K) - calculate the BPM of sample loops and calculations to slow/speed the loop
*n-Track (800k) - Multitrack recording
*Parametric Equalizer Pro (2.1M) - 32 bit parametric equalizer
*Goldwave (521K) - Digital audio editor
*See Dee Music (2.7M) - Multimedia shell authoring kit
D/Noise (288K) - Remove noise from digital audio recordings

Misc.
*Chord Pro Manager (2.3M) - Display and print songs with chord charts
Daily Guitar (394K) - Daily routine for guitar theory
*Modehelper (459K) - Method for learning modes, scales, and chords
*Scorea (251K) - Quick and convenient access to score paper
Poorman's Metronome (1.4M)
Cthugha97 (210K) - Creates animated graphic from different sound sources
PyraMID (800K) - 1100 MIDI songs

Contact Managers    Top
Claris Contact Trakker (1.1M) - Manage contact information
DDS Addressbook (2.7M) - Searchable contact database
Personal Addressbook (740K) - Simple database
Cybercontact Lite (3.5M) - Manage WWW contacts
The Book (817K) - A fast and intelligent addressbook
Pro Contact (1.2M) - Contact management using real world realtionships
TABby 97 (1M) - Contact management for modern telecommunications
Cardbase (107K) - Addressbook and phone dialer
Windows Phonebook 95 (185k)
Telephone Book (1.5M) - Save telephone numbers and dial them

Calendar Applications   Top
WinTer (1.1M) - Networkable appointment book
Calendar (169K) - Simple way to plan
3D Calendar (315K) - Desktop calendar
Calendar 97 (3.5M) - Simple calendar application
2x2mas Week Calendar (988K) - Weekly calendar
*Multisoft Affairs (2.8M) - Personal and business organizer
*LaserUp! Simple Calendar (327K) - Calendar, log, and diary
*Things to Do (616K) - Simple task and project organizer
*ToDo 95 (1.8M) - Create and manage up to 5 todo lists
*TASKey Personal (5M) - Manage projects
*Digita Organiser (1.2M) - A comprehensive personal information manager
*Schedule for Windows 95 (2M) - Calendar, scheduler, alarm
*Project Lineup (281K) - Keep track of multiple projects

Alarms and Reminders (Most programs are under 200K)   Top
Windows Alarm - A alarm that reminds you what to do
Taskbar Buddy - An alarm that allows you to write messages to yourself
Reminder for Win95 - Easy to use reminder with calendar and notepad options
Reminders for Win95/NT - Trigger messages or programs and certain time intervals
MiceliWare Reminder - Reminder messages

Personal Information Managers   Top
WinDiary (4.6M) - Electronic journal that accepts RTF format
The Franklin Electric Diary (30K) - Manage your diary and save them into files
Virtual Secretary (970K) - Phonebook and personal information manager
FileDB32 (105K) - Manage a database of your files (sounds, images, etc.)
TreePad (174K) - Easy to use information manager
Videotape Catalogue (866k) - Organize your videotapes
CD Index (169K) - Index your CD collection
*CD Manager (1.7M) - Manage your music collection
*EasiBase 97 (880K) - Automated database manager
Stringy Notes (338K) - Messages to yourself and others
WinBar (3.7M) - Searchable database of over 2000 drinks




Financial Software    Top
Critec Accounting (3.5M) - General accounting software
*Monthly Bill Manager (3.3M) - Bill manager and budgeting program
*Account Pro (2.6M) - Accounting and financial management program
*Easy Loan Manager (1.4M) - Evaluate and manage loans
* The MoneyWorks (771K) - Personal financial planning
*Personal Asset Tracker (3.9M) - Keep track of your belongings
*Milemarker (1.7M) - Keep track of mileage costs

Graphics    Top
Irfanview (277K) - Viewer and coverter Win95/NT
Image Filer (854K) - Sort, preview, file and create slide shows.
ULead Photoimpact Viewer (2M) - File conversion, zoom, and multiple file formats
*Paintshop Pro (3M) - Fine image editor with many features
Iterations (1.5M) - Fractal Generator
*Winimages (3.7) - Powerful graphics application
Virtual Paint (1.8M) - Create 3D objects and worlds
Image Editor and Animated Cursor Editor (64K)
Microsoft GIF Animator (1.4M) - Create animated GIFs
*Smart Draw Pro (1.2M) - Create flyers, posters, maps and other business graphics
*Scala Multimedia MM200 (4.3M) - Create On Screen Shows
*NACDraw (2.2M) - Create various graphics projects
*Formula Graphics Multimedia System (1.8M) - Create multimedia presentations
*Creator Pro (2.5M) - Create professional, interactive presentations
*FontMagik (236K) - Text styling application
Capture (165K) - Simple program for making screen captures
TASS (282K) - Image conversion and processing
Thumbnail Express (1.5M) - Utility for creating thumbnails and managing images
K/oS Zoomer (38K) - Magnify the area around your cursor

Printer/Scanner/Fax     Top
Tape Master (14K) -Creates J cards and cassette liners
TapEdit (272K) - Create audiotape covers
Digital Business Card (3M) - A single click digital business card you can send
Laza Lab (663K) - Application for making labels, business cards, etc.
*CD Jewelbox Insert Maker (223K) - Make inserts using MS Word
*CD Label Printer Pro (218K) - Print jewel cases on plain paper
*Labels, Cards and More (839k) - General purpose printing program
*Visual Labels (559K) - Professional quality labels and cards
Printkey (127K) - Adds a printkey to Win95
Hardcopy (845K) - A utility for making a print of a screen or window
Capture and Print Screen (797k)
Copier (7k) - Turns a scanner into a copier
*Scan a Pic (2.7M) - Scan images and faxes

Internet Tools    Top
Under Construction, But here's some links for now.  I beleive you will find them useful.
                               





Please pay your respects to the developers of these software titles by complying with the licensing agreements included with the software.  All software is geared toward a Windows platform (Sorry Mac and UNIX users). We are not necessarily using any of the software listed so we may not be the best people to ask for support.  We'd be more than happy to help out if we can.

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