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Thursday, August 16, 2007

:: Free Sounds, Music, MIDI, MP3'S ::

  • MIDIsite.co.uk
    A helpful resource that offers over 1.5 million free MIDI files. There is also a handy search engine here that lets you quickly find what you need. This site's database is updated daily.


  • MIDI Explorer Search Engine
    Are you trying to locate a particular MIDI file quickly? This speedy search engine is the place to go. MIDI Explorer indexes nearly 2 million MIDI sound files on over 200,000 pages by file and link name. This dictionary-style search engine will show you all of the different versions of a MIDI and can quickly locate rare songs.
    • MIDI Explorer has added new features recently. For example, if you have questions about a particular file, you may enter its exact length and find out what others have to say about it.

  • MIDI Delight
    A well-designed, searchable site that offers over 1,000 free MIDI files. MIDI categories here include classic rock, country, dance, pop, R&B, seasonal themes, and more. The site also offers a "MIDI Delight Jukebox" that lets you listen to music as you surf the Web.


  • MIDI Database
    This regularly updated, easy-to-navigate site offers a good roundup of free MIDI files and karaoke songs, including "top 10" charts for rock and pop.


  • MIDI4u.com
    This searchable directory offers a good roundup of free MIDI sound files, as well as karaoke files, from many musical genres, including pop hits, games, holidays, TV themes, movies, world anthems, and more.


  • Songs of Praise
    At this searchable site, you'll find over 360 free Christian and worship themed songs in over a dozen languages. Music files here are available in several formats, including MIDI and MP3.


  • FreeMIDI.org
    A fine resource for free MIDI files, this site offers classic pop and rock tunes, as well as current Top 40 hits. There is also a good selection of MIDI tunes from cinema and TV here. The site includes a search engine, as well as a free newsletter.


  • Fresh MIDIs
    Looking for MIDI sound files? At this regularly-updated site, you'll find hundreds of MIDIs, including titles by many popular artists. There's also a forum here where you can post requests for a specific MIDI.


  • Classical Music Archives
    This site serves up thousands of MIDI sound files by over 1,800 classical composers. Most of the content here is free (but the number of files you can freely listen to per day is limited). A paid subscription (optional) gives you more features.


  • Music MIDI
    (Note: this site is occasionally inaccessible). If you're looking for the latest Top 40 pop hits in MIDI format, here's the place to go. Selections here range from rock to pop to hip hop and artists include everything from Ace of Base and Aqua to The Prodigy and Oasis.


  • Wav-Sounds.com
    A family friendly site that offers a good roundup of free WAV sound files. Categories here include answering machine WAVs, cartoon WAVs, E-mail WAVs, funny WAVs, movie WAVs, parody WAVs, vehicle WAVs, and more.


  • Movie Sounds Central
    This fun site offers hundreds of high quality movie WAV sound files, including many memorable snippets of dialogue from the silver screen. The site is easy to navigate and is refreshingly free of popups and ad clutter.


  • TalkingWav.com
    At this site, you'll find a nice collection of free WAV sound files, as well as other goodies. The sound files here are suitable for many applications, including cartoon animations, Flash files, hover buttons, phone ringtones, record mixing, talking E-mails, Web site background music, and more.


  • WavPlanet.com
    This sound archive site, which has been around since 1999, serves up thousands of free sound files. Here, you'll find WAV and MIDI files from cinema and TV, as well as sound effects and files uploaded by users.


  • The EARchives
    This popular site (which has been around since 1995) offers thousands of short WAV sound files from cinema, cartoons and television. The EARchives has an easy-to-use searchable database format. The site is updated daily.


  • MovieWavs.com
    This popular, regularly updated site offers thousands of sound clips from cinema and TV in WAV and MP3 format. The site includes a search engine to help you locate the sound clips you're looking for.


  • EmailGifsandSounds.com
    This unique site specializes in E-mail themed images and sounds. Here, you'll find over 500 eye-catching animated GIF images and over 200 E-mail notification WAV sounds (in both English and Dutch).


  • WavSource.com
    Are you looking for free WAV files? This popular site serves up over 3,600 sound files and includes a search engine. WAV categories here include cinema, TV, sound effects, computer system events, politics, humor and more.


  • ReelWavs.com
    Relive your favorite moments from the cinema at this site, which offers a fun collection of free WAV sound files from hundreds of movies. Sound files here include clips from classic films, as well as the latest Hollywood blockbusters.


  • Sound Explorer
    Are you trying to locate a particular WAV file quickly? This speedy dictionary-style search engine is the place to go; it indexes over half a million WAV files. Sound Explorer will show you all of the different versions of WAV files and can quickly locate rare songs.


  • A1 Free Sound Effects
    This fun resource serves up over 700 free WAV sound effects that include everything from breaking glass to creaking doors to sirens to crackling thunder. The site also accepts requests, if there's a particular sound effect you're looking for.


  • Clay's Sound Emporium
    There's lot of WAV files here from various TV shows and movies. Categories include: "The Simpsons," "The Atomic Cafe," oddities, "Pulp Fiction," "The Wizard of Oz," funny stuff, and more. And if you're fed up with the lame sound that your E-mail program emits to tell you that you've got new mail, you'll appreciate the "Mail Call" section here that features lots of cool sounds specifically for that purpose. There's also a section on "How to Make Your Own WAVs."


  • Prank Calls Unlimited
    This site offers a collection of free, prank phone calls. You'll also find a wild collection of free sound effects and other gags.


  • FreeAcidLoops.net
    Looking for free ACID music loops? This site offers a nice roundup of free WAV samples and loops, suitable for use with ACID (Sonic Foundry's music creation tool). FreeAcidLoops.net also offers other free resources for electronic and techno musicians.


  • Har's WAV World
    This site offers a nice roundup of free WAV files that are specifically selected to be appropriate for Windows event sounds. That is, when you start up your computer, shut it down, empty your recycle bin, encounter an error, or get new E-mail, you can customize the sounds you hear with these nifty WAVs. They certainly sound better than Windows' lame default sounds!


  • The Daily WAV
    An impressive site that has been serving up quality WAV files every day since December, 1997. Plenty of sound files from cinema, TV and even commercials for your downloading pleasure. Past selections are archived alphabetically. A quality, well-done site that's among the most popular of its kind.


  • FindSounds.com
    Looking for a specific sound effect or sound sample? FindSounds.com offers a search engine that lets you easily locate sounds on the Web. The search engine here lets you find files in several formats, including .WAV, .AIFF and .AU. From creaking doors to crackling thunder to explosions, you'll find it here. (Note: this site is family friendly, as all audio files containing obscenities are filtered).


  • GreatSongsFree.com
    This new site offers a nice, growing collection of high-quality MP3 music files from independent artists. Here, you'll find MP3 sounds in many genres, including rock, pop, country, folk, jazz, and more. The site also accepts music submissions from visitors.


  • AirMp3.net
    Looking for music MP3s? This popular free site features a handy search engine that queries three major MP3 sites to help you quickly find the music files you're seeking. The site is well designed and not cluttered with intrusive ads and popups.


  • MP3int.com
    This site offers a good roundup of up-to-date MP3 listings. MP3int.com includes a searchable database, as well as helpful info on each MP3 file (bit rate, length, file size, etc.). The site also offers a collection of polyphonic ringtones.


  • Mp3Realm.org
    At this site, you can search for MP3 sound files, as well as lyrics. The search engine lets you search by music genre and you can view recent searches by other visitors, as well as browse titles by artist. You can also create and save custom playlists and save searches.


  • GreatInstrumentalDownloads.com
    At this site, you'll find a good selection of high-quality free MP3s from a variety of independent artists and bands. The site also includes information about each artist. Each tune may be previewed before you download the full track.


  • Songs of Praise
    At this searchable site, you'll find over 360 free Christian and worship themed songs in over a dozen languages. Music files here are available in several formats, including MIDI and MP3.


  • Zultrax
    Here's a speedy, easy-to-use free peer-to-peer file sharing program that lets you anonymously share any type of files with millions of users worldwide via the Gnutella network, as well as Zultrax's own in-house ZEPP network. Unlike a lot of programs of this type, Zultrax is not bundled with annoying adware or spyware and it does not modify your registry. (For Windows).


  • KidsMusicWeb.com
    This site offers a nice roundup of free MP3s that feature traditional songs for children. Here, you'll find popular favorites like "Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Frere Jacques," "If You're Happy and You Know It," and many more.


  • TheFreeMusicDirectory.com
    Here's a new directory that offers a nice collection of free, legal MP3 music files from up-and-coming independent musicians. Categories include children's music, Christian songs, dance, folk, instrumental and rock.


  • Christian MP Free
    A new site that specializes in offering free, legal MP3 music files from independent Christian artists. Musicians featured here include Beth Champion Mason, Elisha's Request, Alison Kitchen, and more. The site also features a free newsletter that keeps you informed about new music posted to the site.


  • FreeSoloGuitar.com
    Here, you will find a great collection of free, legal MP3 files of acoustic guitar instrumental music. Artists here include Peter Janson, Ken Bonfield, Muriel Anderson, Jaquie Gipson, and more. New files are posted here regularly.


  • Free Children's Music
    This site offers a roundup of free MP3s of children's music. Artists here include Joe Thompson, Jeff Eisenberg, Ronnie Caldwell and more.


  • HealingPiano.com
    This site offers free MP3s of soothing, original solo piano music. The site also serves as a resource for people experiencing "tough times due to illness, loss of loved ones, or any other type of personal pain."


  • VoiceOfTheWeb.com
    This unique resource offers free professionally recorded voice prompts in MP3 format, suitable for Web sites, Flash animations, multimedia, etc. The voice prompts, which were recorded by voice artist Chuck Brown, are available in four "moods."


  • FreeKidsMusic.com
    There are a lot of MP3 sites around, but this is the first one we've seen that is devoted to MP3 music files for children. There is a nice selection of free MP3 music here, available for preview and download (and the files are all legal).


  • FreeSoloPiano.com
    A well-done free MP3 site that specializes in solo piano and piano-dominated instrumental music. All the MP3s here are legal and you may preview files before you download them.


  • MP3Nut.com
    (This site is no longer being updated). This searchable site offers a large, categorized MP3 sound file section, as well as a comprehensive lyrics archive. MP3s here range from classic tunes to the latest Top 40 hits. There's also a small, but growing, guitar tabs archive here.




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