General Sound Sources
Artist Direct Click on the "Free Stuff" tab at the top of the page. According
to an old PC World article(Aug 2001) this music site features band info, links to fan
sites, discographies, and legal free downloads from such artists
as the Black Crowes and Sophie B. Hawkins.
Clip Art Review: Sound Clips These folks have categorized their list. These generally are sounds from everyday life.
Sound America Free files
under the categories: cartoons, comedy, movies, sound effects, spoofs,
tv shows, and themes. The site originally said, "for entertainment
and research purposes only... the original owners still retain copyright."
It looks like they might have had some run-ins with copyright law. Under the movies link are some funny Marx Brothers lines.
WavCentral.com Slick site. Emphasis seems to be on lines from popular movies, tv shows and commercials. There are also sound effects. It'searchable. Has a huge list of movies. The sound effects could have potential for livening up educational web sites. Regarding copyright:Who knows where they came from? Lookout.
Blogs about: Free Loops from Wordpress.com
Website on how How to find free sounds and sound effects from online-tech-tips.com/
Soundsnap is their favorite source for finding free sound effects and loops online.
Specialized
and Humorous Sounds
The
Human Experience-audio vignettes about us. (Anthropology)
"What have we learned about ourselves as human beings? Who are we and why
do we do what we do? Explore these questions in an audio essay series
created by a group of anthropologists at the University of New Mexico.
These essays were prepared in order to share with people everywhere the
wisdom gained through the study of human cultures and behavior around
the world."
Remember that Windows also has built in sound files.
http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/computer.html
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/free/212003/
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/03/10/windows-7-new-sound-effects-schemes-free-download/
http://www.supershareware.com/software/free-sound-effects.html
Commercial
http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/soundlibrary/
You are responsible for obeying copyright laws and any conditions stated on the sites that you access.
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