Best Practices
When looking for audio to include in a multimedia project, it is important to be aware of how format and sample rate can impact the quality of your audio. Mp3 files compress sound files while .wav files are uncompressed and can store higher quality audio.
The standard sample for a project that combines video, image and audio elements is 48kHz. It is important that you make sure all of the files you download and record are the sample sample rate. You can check your files resolution by opening in a media player or video application and checking the properties of the audio file.
Finding Audio
- Free Music ArchiveContains many creative commons licensed songs. Click on individual song titles to see the terms of use.
- BBC Sound Library16,000 sound effects in wav format
- BensoundFree to use with attribution.
- FreeSoundDatabase of recordings release under Creative Commons
- Purple PlanetFree to use, as long as you give attribution.
