Resources
A selection of freely available ...and freely usable, sound creating tools and utilities collected from around the internet.
Sound Libraries
Useful resources, or perhaps even the starting point for a project, these sites can be invaluable. Each lists extensive collections of royalty free and/or open source sounds and samples.
FreeSFX
Effects etc., that are free for both commercial and non-commercial use. website
PDSounds
Volunteers record free sounds for the public domain. website
MediaCollege
Educational website for all forms of electronic media. website
SoundFXNow
A growing online database of sound FX. website
SoundBible
"The Encyclopedia of Free Sound Clips". website
Soungle
Sounds search engine. website
Sound/Audio Software
All listed are Open Source, Freeware or similar. Although not always as comprehensive as commercially available alternatives (with the obviuos exceptions of the likes of Adacity, LMMS, etc), they can, nevertheless, be used to achieve equally professional results.
Audacity
Well developed and comprehensive audio editing software. Works with ogg
vorbis, mp3, wav or aiff file types and contains many features/effects.
website
LMMS
Comprehensive digital audio workstation with an impressive collection of native instruments.
website
Ocenaudio
Audio editing software similar, but simpler in use, to Audacity. Perhaps a good 'starter' programme.
website
Dark Wave
A high performance audio workstation/virtual studio for the creation of
high quality sound. Equally suitable for beginners and professionals.
website
Analogx
Analogx have a wide range of very useful utilities and plugins.
website
EVPmaker
An experimental software that divides any recording of speech into
short segments and then plays them back continuously in randomly order.
The resulting 'gibberish' still sounds like speech, but can't be
understood anymore. Interesting.
website
Audio Chaos Soundscape Generator
Create interesting, randomly generated audio/soundscapes using audio
samples. The Audio Chaos site no longer seems available, but ithe software is still available to download here.
website
SpaceTheremin
This is a virtual mouse-controlled theremin. Unlike a standard analog
theremin, which typically has a sinewave oscillator and some basic
vibrato, SpaceTheremin lets you choose from six different oscillator
types (sine, square, triangle, sinc, saw, and pulse). The same
waveforms can also be used for vibrato.
website
Online Tools
Let Them Sing It For You
Here you can type any text and immediately have it converted into audio
comprised of chopped samples of the words sung by the famous!. website
iNudge
Simple, fun music making/composing tool. website
Burnstudios Audiotool
Fairly comprehensive music making/composing tool. website
Oddcast Text to Speech Demo
A whole range of different voices/accents/nationalities to choose from
here. website
From Text to Speech
Similar to Oddcast's demo, but with the ability to export as a sound file. website
Soundpark*
Interactive mouse/graphical interface controlled composition
tool. website
BPoem
A four track audio sequencer built in Flash, with a 'randomizer'
feature. website
projectedNOISE Samples
Samples published by projectedNOISE are released with no restrictions as to use. They can be downloaded as complete sets, in compressed (.zip) format, via the appropriate links below.
Del sample set
.zip download (1.57MB)Choral sample set
.zip download (1.94MB)Vibe sample set
.zip download (2.64MB)Listed Samples will be changed or added to occasionally. If you have samples of your own that you would like to be considered for inclusion here contact projectednoise@mail.com. Please remember there must be no restrictions on their distribution or use.