Research Subject Guides: Digital Media Toolkit: Audio Production

Digital Media Toolkit : Audio Production

Audio Production Webinars from Recording Studios

Navigating ProTools: How to use an Industry Standard Effectively
Presented by Craig Short, Studios Co-op Spring 2020. Recorded 6/9/2020
How to Mix a Song Using Avid ProTools
Presented by Craig Short, Studios Co-op Spring 2020. Recorded on 4/28/2020

Open Source Production Tools

Sources for Audio Files

Before downloading, modifying, or using audio in a project, please read the specific copyright guidelines and permissions on each sound track. For assistance working with sound files, contact staff in the Recording Studios.

Audacity, free audio recording/editing software
Audio Archive
Creative Commons
dig.ccMixter.com
Free Music Archive
Free PD "Everything here is provided "as is", free of charge. No warranties are made for the appropriateness of anything. Every effort has been made to make sure this music is in the Public Domain - and original sources are given so that you can check for yourself.
freesound Includes a huge collaborative database of sound effects, audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps, ... released under Creative Commons licenses that allow their reuse.
Melodicloud
Opsound
Public Domain Project
Sounds Like an Earful
Wikimedia Commons: Sounds "A database of 17,992,841 freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute."
You Tube Audio Library This resource allows users to search for rights-free music clips and sound effects to download for use in their videos (uploading the finished project to YouTube is not required). Users can also search a database of ad-supported music to find out whether the music they plan to use in their YouTube videos will be flagged by the rights holder for monetization.
BBC Sound Effects

Music Production Journals

Acoustical Science and Technology
An open access journal on J-Stage, which maintains and develops and disseminates Japan's science and technology research.
Audio Media International
Geared for audio production professionals.
Total Production (International Live Event Design & Technology)
A magazine dedicated to the design and technology of live events, from concert, gig and festival productions, to theater shows and temporary events.

E-Books

Cloud-based Music Production:Sampling Synthesis and Hip Hop
Grammar of the Edit Covers audio editing within a video project.
O'Reilly for Higher Education A link to many helpful texts.
Palgrave Book for Sound Design and Music in Screen Media: Integrated Soundtracks