Instrument tuners for Mac OS X are here!
What's New... (this is pretty old stuff, kept for legacy purposes)
- July 2004 - www.rustykat.com New website for OS X music products.
- July 2004 - Version 5.0 tuners re-written for OS X with Hidetomo Katsura
- Fixed many broken links - 3/31/2004
- Registered www.AppleErrorCodes.com, new error codes and links - 10/5/2000
- Chromatic Tuner v4.0 - 4/2/2000 Posted
- Guitar Tuner v4.0 - 5/3/99 - Corrected a problem that first appeared in Mac System 8.1 - Guitar Tuner is now up-to-date with System 8.5, and is backward compatible with older systems, back to 6.0.5.
- Vocal Lab v1.1 - Mar 30 1998 - New program for Vocalists, Violin, Woodwind, Brass.
- Apple Error Codes '98 - Dec 4 1997 - Special "Think Different" Edition.
- GuitarTuner v3.0 - Nov 18 1997 - Major update to Perfect Pitch (TM) Tuners.
- WaveWindow v2.7 - June 10 1997 - New microphone setup and Color Catalog.
- Vanishing Cream v2.0 - May 14 1997 - Many new features.
Chromatic Tuner listens while you tune and visually guides you through the tuning process. Out-performs hardware devices sold in music stores!
Click here to download Chromatic Tuner v4.0
Requirements: Any Macintosh with Microphone, System 6.0.5 thru OS 9
Shareware: $15 (US)
All PowerPC owners should upgrade to this new version!
Guitar Tuner listens while you tune and visually guides you through the tuning process. Out-performs hardware devices sold in music stores! Even if you don't play guitar, check this out because inside you'll also find a color catalog with information on these other tuners --
Requirements: Any Macintosh with Microphone, System 6.0.5 thru OS 9
Do you sing on key? Are you sure?Vocal Lab helps you train to sing on key. It listens while you sing and displays the pitch of your voice on a graph, in real time. All you have to do is watch the graph while you sing and try to stay in tune. Vocal Lab can help identify many problem areas in your singing. With a little practice you can greatly improve your intonation.
Vocal Lab can also be use to help you play many instruments with better intonation -
Violin Brass Woodwinds 
Click here to download Vocal Lab
Requirements: Any Macintosh with Microphone, System 6.0.5 thru OS 9
Shareware: $20 (US)
The premiere Macintosh application for creating standalone documents. Pageboy creates colorful, exciting, electronic magazines that run on EVERY Macintosh. Create Newsletters, Electronic Magazines, Standalone WEB Sites, Portfolio/Resumes, Documentation, Readme Files. Features...
Pageboy documents are self-executing applications. No other application or viewer is required to read and print a document created with Pageboy. Only Pageboy runs on ALL Macintosh models, including older systems, and all monitor configurations.New WEB Browser appearance! Full styled-Text editor, including COLOR Custom Page Colors Easy to use - Drag Pictures to place Assign up to ten Click Actions per Picture Pageboy Automatic Text Hyperlinks Sound and Pop-up Notes Creates ultra-compact Standalone Documents Runs on all Mac Systems, System 6 or later One-time registration Shareware fee of $20 Click here to download Pageboy 1.4.4 - Shareware Kit
Requirements: Any Macintosh.
Shareware: $20
WaveWindow is a software oscilloscope. It's useful for anyone who works with sound on the Macintosh; it's educational and fun to play with. There are several synchronization and display modes to choose from, plus these features:
Click here to download WaveWindow v2.7 + Color CatalogResizable Window Color Preferences Focus Selection Snapshot to clipboard Pause Button Blazing-fast! Requirements: Sorry, this program only works on systems pre-System 8.1
Shareware: $12 (US)
Hummingbird is no longer supported. For the curious, you can download the original Hummingbird Demo here, but remember, this program is no longer available. Please do not send in orders!
Welcome to Hummingbird, the world's first voice-activated music arcade game. Instead of using the keyboard, you sing to control the action.In this demo, you have access to the warm-up level only. Watch the screen for the appearance of the balloon; listen to the note it makes, then sing the note to fly over and pop the balloon. (You can also hum or play your favorite instrument instead of singing.)
Click here to download Hummingbird v1.0 DEMO Requirements: Any Macintosh with Microphone, Color Monitor, System 6.0.5 thru 8.0 Shareware: $15 (US) single user, $65 (US) multi-user
The most recent Mac error codes from Apple, compiled by Rustle Laidman, and presented in a beautiful format. Search by code, topic, or just browse. Several hundred codes, some with detailed explanations. The mysterious error code 11 explained. Sad Mac Error Codes. No Mac user should be without a copy. Its FREE! A self-contained Pageboy document.
Requirements: Any Macintosh, color monitor preferred.
Click here to download Apple Error Codes - '98
Freeware
Vanishing Cream™ is a unique treatment for Macintosh PICT images.
Click here to download Vanishing Cream v2.0Cut "holes" in pictures Create irregular borders Reduce number of colors Extract a "mask" region Reduce file size Homogenize and remove artifacts Shareware: $10 (US)
Deliver Pictures, Text, and Sound with this compact stand-alone applictation.Simple, Elegant, Compact. Excellent for Photographers and Graphic Artists.
Download Museum v1.1
Shareware: $30 (US) Supporter Version
If you have any questions, feel free to write Rustle at this address:
Rustle Rusel Russel Russell Laidman