This page presents my most current list of sound resources. If you know of a link I should add, please let me know. There's also a list of software for sound editing.
First, three points:
You do not need any digital equipment to transfer sound into a computer. Buy a very inexpensive "male to male" mini cable at any electronics store, plug one end into the headphone jack of a cassette recorder (or any playback device) and the other end into the microphone jack of a computer, and press the play button. Both Windows and Mac platforms include basic sound recording software.
The quality of your microphone has a greater effect on sound quality than the quality of your recording device. If you want to record people speaking and natural sound, invest in a better mic.
U.S. copyright law protects recorded music. If you copy a song from a music CD and put it on your Web page, or into your Flash movie, you are breaking the law. Even a short segment that you transform into a loop is protected by law. There is a common misconception that students and teachers may copy recorded music legally "for educational purposes," but if you put that sound file on the Web, you have gone outside the classroom environment, and the education exception no longer applies!
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Last updated: 20 Sept 2003
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