Office of Academic Programs
Free Resources
Sounds
All audio on the web is copyrighted unless specified otherwise. This page lists sites with free and royalty-free audio files. Note that free means completely free. Royalty-free means that there is no fee for use; however, the work may still be under copyright.
- The FreeSite.com
Metasite to more sound sites - Copyright-friendly music and sound
A long list of links to sites, many briefly annotated. - Let Music Robot find your Sounds
Search engine for sound files in MIDI format. - Shambles – Sound Effects and Music
Good and well-annotated list of links to music sites. - Find Sounds
Sound effects – can select format, resolution, sample rate, and maximum file size - AirMP3
Search engine to for free mp3 files, searchable by artist name or song title. - Soungle
A searchable database of donated sounds and musical instrument samples.