Karen Vitek's List: Public Domain Audio

"SoundBible.com offers free sound clips for download in either wav or mp3 format. We offer free and royalty free sound effects and clips for video editors, movie scores, game designers, and weekend sound warriors.... We update weekly so be sure to return for one of the best copyright free sound resources on the net. Downloads are totally free and upfront with large download buttons to prevent confusion."

You do not need to create an account in order to download sound files.

"Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds."

In order to download sound files you need to create an account.

"Musopen is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on increasing access to music by creating free resources and educational materials. We provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. Put simply, our mission is to set music free."

You do need to create an account in order to download music.

"The Free Music Archive offers free downloads under Creative Commons and other licenses. Please visit the track page to discover what you can and cannot do with each track."

You do not need to create an account in order to download the music.

" ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want."

On this page you can link to find music in these categories: Instrumental music for your film or video project, free music for commercial projects, and music for video games. To use any of the music found on this site you are required to give credit to the musicians. There is a copyright statement you must use.

"This library contains recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download. "
"The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library. Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format."

"2,000+ free sound effects. Make some noise!"

You can search on a keyword or browse by category. You do need to make an account in order to download files.

In order to download sound effects from this site you must create an account.

"Welcome to Sound Jay's free sound effects web site! You are allowed to use the sounds on our website free of charge and royalty free in your projects but you are NOT allowed to post the sounds on any web site for others to download, link directly to individual sound files, or sell the sounds to anyone else. Remember to read Terms of Use before downloading and using the sound effects or music tracks. Most files are 16 bit stereo 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz high quality sound effects. Remember to bookmark us, as we will often add new sounds."

You do not need to create an account to download sounds from this site.

" general sound effects, public domain sound effects, free royalty free sound effects "

You do not need to create an account in order to download sounds. However, you need to be careful about the copyright - be sure the sound is in the public domain.