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jeffn1 · Post by **jeffn1** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:14 pm

I just wanted to publicize what a great resource this website is for getting free sound effects to incorporate into your music:

http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/index.php

I am not affilaited with the website, but a member here referred me to it when I was looking for some specific sound effect samples to incorporate into my music. I expect this resource to add a nice "spice" to my music going forward.

Even though I am not affiliated with the site, if you are into sampling or sound design, please consider contributing. To me, the most helpful are the realistic sound effects, but that is just me.

jeffn1

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:26 pm

I dunno why I feel this way but.. I feel that the freesound projects devalue music.. Thats just me..

L

jeffn1 · Post by **jeffn1** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:30 pm

Lagrange wrote:I dunno why I feel this way but.. I feel that the freesound projects devalue music.. Thats just me..

L

Hmmm, I don't know much about the ideology behind it. I think I understand where you are coming from.

In my case, it just helps enhance the music I am creating. I think this site does not want "music" per se, but, rather, sound effects that can be used in music or other projects.

jeffn1

AaronGNP · Post by **AaronGNP** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:00 pm

I'm torn about freesound.

On one hand, the open exchange of samples is beautiful.

On the other hand, If one relies on those samples for projects, it makes it much more difficult to make something unique *sounding*.

But as a tool in a diverse sample library, I don't see the harm.

AGNP

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:05 pm

i never thought about freesound having music loops. i'm not a fan of loops. if someone wants to use a super dooper acid looper, i think it's fine. music loops give ppl with limited ability a chance to feel like musicians. it's a beautiful thing

freesound is great for finding effects to use "as is" or mangle. it's also good for single shots to loop and map.

dark.nowhere · Post by **dark.nowhere** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:23 pm

androidlove wrote:music loops give ppl with limited ability a chance to feel like musicians. it's a beautiful thing

Bah, that's a stupid attitude - one I held for quite a while. But I realized that using loops is conducive to a certain workflow and tends to characterize the music. The time you save on composition minutae you end up putting into other details. I sometimes find myself rendering my own work to loops and working that way.

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:32 pm

dark.nowhere wrote:
androidlove wrote:music loops give ppl with limited ability a chance to feel like musicians. it's a beautiful thing
Bah, that's a stupid attitude - one I held for quite a while. But I realized that using loops is conducive to a certain workflow and tends to characterize the music. The time you save on composition minutae you end up putting into other details. I sometimes find myself rendering my own work to loops and working that way.

well, yea, i'll recycle and alter my midi in a tune. i'm referring to those who use other ppl's music

Polite Company · Post by **Polite Company** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:58 am

well, yea, i'll recycle and alter my midi in a tune. i'm referring to those who use other ppl's music

Yeah I'm not for using other people's stuff to much but I think using loops is alright as long as its not just ripping'm from a CD and throwing them on a track.

I think that Freesound is great for stimulating creativity, I did a song where I hit the Random Sample link 10 times and made an entire song using only those samples (and plenty of effect :wink) and its one of my pieces that I really like. But again I don't think its a good thing to rely to much on samples most of the time.

And I think anything that gets people interested in making music is good.

jeffn1 · Post by **jeffn1** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 1:36 am

For me the big benefit appears to be adding some samples (usually on the more realistic side) to add "spice" to a piece, whether it is a motorcycle revving up, birds chirping, footsteps, people shouting, etc..

I don't have the equipment or the inclination to record this type of stuff myself, so this a great resource for me.

Thanks to those people who contribute and maintain the site.

jeffn1

LOOPxDIGGA · Post by **LOOPxDIGGA** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:08 am

does everything have to turn into a press conference around here??? the girls just trying to share a link, thats useful to many people, even if its not useful to you, the complainer...

Pantsdown666 · Post by **Pantsdown666** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:40 am

LOOPxDIGGA wrote:does everything have to turn into a press conference around here??? the girls just trying to share a link, thats useful to many people, even if its not useful to you, the complainer...

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:51 am

LOOPxDIGGA wrote:does everything have to turn into a press conference around here??? the girls just trying to share a link, thats useful to many people, even if its not useful to you, the complainer...

yup, it's a forum
even you can complain

LOOPxDIGGA · Post by **LOOPxDIGGA** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:31 am

i see nothing to complain about...noones done anything wrong here...

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:33 am

LOOPxDIGGA wrote:i see nothing to complain about...noones done anything wrong here...

LOOPxDIGGA wrote:does everything have to turn into a press conference around here??? the girls just trying to share a link, thats useful to many people, even if its not useful to you, the complainer...

are you intentionally being ironic?

LOOPxDIGGA · Post by **LOOPxDIGGA** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:07 am

just being impossible back to an impossible community...

but, for the record, that second quote on the post above this one, wasnt complaining...it was pointing out a bunch of assholes...

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