Written by Simon Szpilewski
Whatʹs Great
1. 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).
2. Boson is perfect for anyone who needs to edit audio files, convert music from one format to another, record an internet radio stream, digitize a beloved vinyl collection or just make a quick voice memo.
3. Boson supports reading, editing and writing of the most common audio file formats like mp3, mp4, ogg, flac, wav and many more.
Latest Version: 1.6
Licence: Free
Download for MacOS - server 1 --> FreePros |
Cons |
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- Very easy to crop, edit and adjust sound files - Has all the tools needed for editing audio and recording |
- Can only export 10 seconds of audio - Cannot save to anything useful in the trial version - Suspected of being a copy of another program |
What does Boson Express do? ◉ Record, Edit and Convert Audio with Boson. Boson is perfect for anyone who needs to edit audio files, convert music from one format to another, record an internet radio stream, digitize a beloved vinyl collection or just make a quick voice memo. Boson supports reading, editing and writing of the most common audio file formats like mp3, mp4, ogg, flac, wav and many more. ◉ 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). ◉ Comes With Many Built-in Audio Effects for Free Boson comes pre-loaded with the most important audio effects. With these built-in effects you are prepared for most audio editing tasks life might throw at you. Of course you can also use 3rd party Audio Unit plugins with Boson. Just in case you need done something more exotic. We even included a list of dozens of freely available Audio Unit plugins for you to download and get really creative! ◉ Highest Quality Possible Boson has been designed so that you can work with your audio data without worrying to introduce any quality losses. Boson internally uses 32bit float samples to keep your data always at the highest quality possible so you can focus on the task at hand. ◉ 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. ◉ Features Supported File Formats (reading and writing): • MP3 and OGG Vorbis • M4A, MP4, AAC and M4R (iPhone ringtones) • Flac Lossless, Microsoft Lossless • WAV, AIFF and CAF Editing: • Cut, Copy and Paste between multiple documents. • Delete and Trim audio. • Infinite and instantaneous Undo and Redo. • Undo and Redo history is saved with workspaces. • Supports importing of multiple audio files into one document. • Supports full screen editing. • Supports Stereo and Mono audio. • Supports sampling rates 8khz - 384khz. • Supports bit depths 8bit, 16bit, 24bit, 32bit. • Waveform zoom levels from 100% down to 1:1 sample resolution. • Supports editing of individual samples. • Many built-in audio effects (see list below). • Fully Retina compatible user interface. • Optional high contrast color mode. Recording: • Supports recording from built in microphone and line-in. • Supports recording from any USB, FireWire Audio or Thunderbolt device that is supported by OS X. • Supports recording from other apps and the internet with the help of Soundflower • Maximum recording length is only limited by free space on the hard drive. • Optional low power consumption mode for long recording sessions • Switching between different recording and playback devices with just one button press. Audio Effect support: • Many built-in effects (list below) • Support for 3rd party Audio Unit plugins (64bit AU effects only!) • Effect Rack to chain and queue effects Built-in Audio Effects: • Fade In • Fade Out • Swap Channels • Invert Sample Values • Generate Silence • Generate Sine Wave • Silence Detection • Change Gain • Normalize Audio • Reverse Audio • Delay (Echo) • Peak Limiter • Apply Distortion • Graphic Equalizer • Low Pass Filter • High Pass Filter • Band Pass Filter • Multiband Compressor • Matrix Reverb • Change Pitch Of course Boson comes with a detailed manual and support via email.
Download and Install Boson Express
Download for PC - server 1 -->Intel, 64-bit processor, OS X 10.7 or later.
Compactible OS list:Yes. The app is 100 percent (100%) safe to download and Install. Our download links are from safe sources and are frequently virus scanned to protect you
Not Free when exporting to MP3. Graphics are so-so.
So, you can only save files in Boson’s file-format. You can’t Export to MP3 unless you buy the $20 version. That was REALLY annoying but having tried it out i went a head and bought the Pro version. I do pretty simple editing, so i don’t need a bunch of bells and whistles. But i DO need precision graphics. Unfortunatly the graphics for the sound wave are very subpar. When you zoom in tightly for a close edit the graphics look like they are still rendering. Even after the update. I have a new computer too so i know it’s not me. Other than that the pro version does what i need to.
You can get stuff done but ...
… but it’s stil just an upsell for the paid version. Now as far as I see it has the same features as the full version but you can only export 10 seconds of audio. Which is OK provided you just want to record stuff and not share it with other people. The app can save the whole track in its native data format but if you want to write MP3 or something like that you’ll need to pay for the full version. It’s enough to play around with but nothing in life is free I guess.
Three of the same audio editors??????
Ok what is going on. Boston, Microwave and Vector 3 are the same EXACT program. Yes they changed some colors but Who made the original program and who made the copies? I am not going to support some software pirates. The real creator of this needs to stay and receive all money given to any of the fakes…..
Powerful, Simple and Intuitive
The latest version works great. Very easy to crop, edit adjust sounds files. Thanks for fixing previous issues and making what is now a great application.
non functional trial
Would love to have tried it but its not even worth bothering with since its a totally non-functional trial. Cannot save to anything useful. Time to try and buy something else.