Why Soundsnap Is Music To Your Ears
Someone has put a lot of thought behind Soundsnap, a place where you can upload and download all types of sound effects and music files.
This site literally has thousands of sound bites with categories like animals, nature, industrial, comic, music, science fiction, and more. When you enter a category you’re presented with a layout that’s easy on the eye and quick access to preview the sounds you’re interested in. And you can download in three different flavors: mp3, aiff, and wav.
Sites that I’ve seen having to do with sound files of this nature either have lower quality, poor layouts, or both. In my opinion, this site offers you a lot of choices with a lot of quality.
Who’s this thing for?
Web designers, game programmers, music producers, filmmakers, and many others. Even hobbyists could use these files for home videos or ringtones.
Do I have to pay to use these files?
Nope. It’s all free. They do plan on adding premium services some time down the road, but there’s plenty to choose from without costing you a cent.
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Brown Baron | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
This will be another new favorite for me.
You had me at “free”
Benedict Herold | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
That’s a Nice find.. I wanted something like this badly years back when I was at college.
Baxter Tocher | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
Thanks for this. It’s always useful to have access to different sounds to mangle in interesting ways
Mark | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
Hi Baxter, glad you liked the find. Years ago, when I was involved with multimedia, I would have been like a kid in a candy store with this site.
Thanks for stopping by!
Mark | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
Hehe…yeah, so many things I find I wish I had either thought of or had access to before.
Mark | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
And if I said “free game” I bet you’d be convulsing. lol
Bush Mackel | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
Great find. (Don’t forget us flash developers!)
There’s always an opportunity for me to use free sound effects. I used to use a site called…hmm….flashkit.com! I think that’s what it was but I remember it lacking a little bit last time I was there. Thanks for the heads up!
Mark | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
You’re welcome, buddy.
Brown Baron | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
Yes I would
Mike | Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
I bet if we grabbed enough of these sounds we could create an audio reenactment of the drama on that OTHER blog
Other Blog: *random whining sounds*
The Good Guys: *heads banging against wall*
Rob Dunn | Jul 6, 2007 | Reply
NIIIICCE - this is great for us electronic musicians and sound engineers.
Thanks for this post!
Mark | Jul 7, 2007 | Reply
Hey Rob, good to see you here! Yes, that’s true. There’s quite a list of people who could benefit from this site. Glad you like it.