Digital Resources

Disclaimer

These resources are offered as recommendations only. While the online resources listed here are currently free, availability may change over time. Some developers may require you to create a free account, sign up for newsletters, or navigate optional free trial offers. Students are responsible for checking the download conditions and ensuring that no charges are applied to their accounts. The author is not responsible for any changes in pricing, availability, or requirements by library holders and developers.

Sound Libraries

The Internet Archive: Audio Archive

Moby Free Sound Library (2025 Release)

BBC Sound Effects Library

Library of Congress Audio Recordings Archive

This library contains recordings and audio files, many of which are available for free downloading. Please follow all usage and attribution guidelines for each library.

Spatialization and Immersive Sound Tools

IRCAM Spatialization Software Collection: https://forum.ircam.fr/collections/detail/Spatialisation/A compilation of software and projects related to spatialized sound. IRCAM login may be required (collection shows both free and paid software).

Digital Audio Ear Training

Match the Mix by Sonarworks. Free online game. Listen to the reference track and modify the indicated parameters until your mix matches the reference.

Technical Ear Training V2 by Jason Corey. Free, interactive software companion to the book Audio Production and Critical Listening, 2nd Ed. Upload an audio file as a reference track. Listen to the "question" and modify the indicated parameters in "your response" until your mix matches the "question".

Digital Media Conservation

Oral History in the Digital Age
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Time-based Media Initiatives by the Smithsonian
Resources on Media Art and Digital Media Conservation.