Audio Editing Resources

Places to get Music/Audio

CCMixter: Free Creative Commons licensed music: http://ccmixter.org/ (easy to download from, no login required)

Soundcloud.com has a lot of music that can be downloaded, but you need to have a SoundCloud account to do this. It is a free account. Once you are logged in, any track with a "download" button under it can be downloaded.

Youtube Audio Library: You can download music from the Youtube Audio Library, as long as you are using it as part of something that you are creating.
- - If you are signed in to a Youtube account, go to "https://studio.youtube.com/"
  - If you don't already have your own channel, you will need to set one up (publish your own channel)
  - Select "Audio Library" from the menu on the left , you will see lots of options that you are welcome to use as long as it is being used to create something new
  - This is different from ripping music from Youtube Videos, which is against the terms of service.

Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/home
- - This site has Creative Commons licensed music organized by genre (easy to use)
  - You will need to create a login (free) to be able to download from this site.

A site for free (and paid) sound effects: https://www.freesoundeffects.com/free-sounds/airplane-10004/
- - - You can download free sound effects from any of the categories listed on the left under "Free Sound Effects"
    - Click on the category you'd like and then scroll through until you find what you are looking for

Myinstants.com: https://www.myinstants.com/
- - - No login required, just click the link for the sound you want then download the .mp3 file

Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- - - search using the search bar and then select the "Audio" category

A site for free loops, beats, and sound effects (requires an account) https://freesound.org/

Free sound effects, no login required: http://soundbible.com/royalty-free-sounds-1.html
- - once you find the audio you want, click on the title (green) to select the sound
  - go to either the .mp3 or the .wav image, and right-click your mouse
  - select "copy link address" and then paste the address in to a new tab
  - if this doesn't work, trying using a different browser like Firefox

Free Multi-tracks ( recorded separate, individual elements of an audio production):
- - - downloads: https://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/
    - suggested projects for starting out: https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk-newbies/

Chrome Song Maker: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/ (if not working, check your pop-up blocker)