Mutant
Mutant is a free sound file management utility for macOS, developed by Crypton Future Media and distributed through SONICWIRE. It is designed to help music producers and audio professionals organize, browse and preview large collections of sound files and audio samples. The app displays detailed sound metadata including tempo, key, bit depth, sampling frequency and file format, and supports ACID and Apple Loops formats. Users can quickly preview files, search by metadata, and organize their sound libraries without needing to open a full digital audio workstation. It is particularly useful for producers working with sampled sounds and loop-based production.
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1 suggestionMutant remains available on the Mac App Store and SONICWIRE, and was updated as recently as May 2022 to fix compatibility issues with macOS Monterey. However, we could not confirm from the available search results whether a native Apple Silicon (arm64) build exists or whether the app is still actively maintained. If you are running Mutant under Rosetta on an M-series Mac, we recommend checking the Mac App Store or SONICWIRE directly to see if an update to a native version is available. If the developer has no plans to release a native build and you find the app no longer works reliably on your system, consider alternative sound management tools such as SoundMiner, which offers native Apple Silicon support and similar sound file browsing and organization features for music producers.
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