Version 0.7 has brought big improvements to this lossless audio application for the MAC OS X operating system. MAX can encode and decode to over 20 formats including MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, Apple Lossless, Speex, AIFF, and WAVE which makes it a must have for any MAC users who need to convert their lossless audio files to different formats.

New Features

. Increased speed for file conversion- files are now converted in memory instead of on-disk.
. Post-processing actions- output files may be launched using the applications(s) of your choice.
. Max now uses Sparkle for staying updated.
. Added the option to overwrite output files.
Better iTunes Integration
. Expanded playlist support- Max can now create an iTunes playlist named using metadata.
. Max now generates iTunes-compatible gapless AAC m4a files.
. Max-generated m4a files will now play from shared iTunes libraries.
. Fixed a bug where files were unable to be added to iTunes libraries for languages other than English.
Metadata Handling Enhanced
. Max now supports editing of metadata for file conversion.
. Max supports downloading metadata using MusicBrainz.
. Metadata is now written to Ogg (FLAC) files.
New Formats for Decoding
. Max now supports decoding of Musepack and Shorten audio files.
Bug Fixes
. Fixed problem where the error message “Unable to read the disc’s table of contents.” would be displayed for certain CDs.
. Files that were opened for conversion are now released immediately, instead of at application shutdown.
. CDs now auto-eject correctly.
. ‘Same as source file’ preference now sticks.
. Converting a large number of files no longer causes a crash.
Encoder Components Updated
. FLAC 1.1.3 for FLAC and Ogg (FLAC)
. LAME 3.97 for MP3
. WavPack 4.40.0 for WavPack
. aoTuV 1.0 for Ogg (Vorbis)
. Speex 1.2beta1 for Ogg (Speex)
. libsndfile 1.0.17 for PCM conversions

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