Anyway To Play Audio Files On Macintosh SE/30?

[Appleuser201]

I have a quick question about a Macintosh SE30. Would like to get audio files to play on it but have no idea where to even begin and searches online come out with no good information. I saw someone on YouTube manage to play a song called "Macintosh Plus" on an actual Macintosh Plus and the audio quality was pretty good but I'm very confused at to how he did it. Anyone manage to play any type of music on a 68k Mac? Even 8 bit MIDI? (Although I'd like to play more than just MIDI)

 

[B S Magnet]

I have a quick question about a Macintosh SE30. Would like to get audio files to play on it but have no idea where to even begin and searches online come out with no good information. I saw someone on YouTube manage to play a song called "Macintosh Plus" on an actual Macintosh Plus and the audio quality was pretty good but I'm very confused at to how he did it. Anyone manage to play any type of music on a 68k Mac? Even 8 bit MIDI? (Although I'd like to play more than just MIDI)

This reply doesn’t answer your question.

This reply is to report that I laughed so hard at this that I coughed and cried and then I applauded, scaring everyone around me.

This is possibly the best thing I’ve seen all year. There’s at least three levels of meta going on here which would be hard to summarize quickly.

As for your question: my very old experiences with Mac Plus and SE/30-era models playing audio was to save audio to either a System 7 audio file (which might be what that Control Panel is designed to access) or to an 8-bit .au file (since the size was manageable for diskettes). I don’t know if this is helpful, but they might be paths to explore.

And riffing off the Macintosh Plus ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣ, I arranged this a few years ago in a very tongue-in-cheek nod to the original (album).

 

[iluvmacs99]

Yes, there is. It's called Soundapp and works with 68k and PPC macs. I'm using it on my PowerBook G3 to play MOD files and convert old Atari, Amiga and older obscure sound files that modern sound apps can't read. The one the person used on the Macintosh Plus is SoundMaster, a control app that plays system sample sounds which works on both 68K and PPC Macs as well. You can also use Soundapp to play SoundMaster sampled files as well. Soundapp is a very versatile program; a reason why I still keep my G3 for this reason.

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/soundapp

 

[AphoticD]

This reply doesn’t answer your question.

This reply is to report that I laughed so hard at this that I coughed and cried and then I applauded, scaring everyone around me.

This is possibly the best thing I’ve seen all year. There’s at least three levels of meta going on here which would be hard to summarize quickly.

As for your question: my very old experiences with Mac Plus and SE/30-era models playing audio was to save audio to either a System 7 audio file (which might be what that Control Panel is designed to access) or to an 8-bit .au file (since the size was manageable for diskettes). I don’t know if this is helpful, but they might be paths to explore.

And riffing off the Macintosh Plus ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣ, I arranged this a few years ago in a very tongue-in-cheek nod to the original (album).

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I can only imagine the OP in a state of confusion over your wonderful response... Layers within layers of vaporwave at its finest

I have memories of playing around with SoundEdit 16 on a Macintosh IIsi (and possibly an SE derivative?) from when I was a kid. It should be available on the Macintosh Garden site.

 

[DearthnVader]

So sue me.