David Holmes

Audio Resources

• Tank-FX

  Online reverb processor.

• ASIO4ALL

  ASIO driver for WDM audio devices.

• AudioCoding.Com

  MPEG-4 audio codecs.

• Studio Buddy

  Studio engineering tips freeware.

• Mastering : PDF

  Getting the most out of your mix.

• Hydrogenaudio

  Audio technology enthusiasts resource.

• DSP Guide

  Digital processing guide.

• Music-DSP

  Source code archive.

• OpenJay.Org

  Open source DJ resources.

• FilmSound.org

  Film sound design and theory.

• The Freesound Project

  Samples and loops community.

• SAE Institute

  Audio reference material.

• InfoAnarchy Wiki

  P2P, copyright, ripping, info.

• TweakHeadz Lab

  Electronic music production guide.

• Sample Swap

  Free audio samples and loops.

• Gathering Audio

  Audio journalism how-to.

• Virtual Library Audio

  Newsgroups & resources.

• Rogue Radio Research

  Micro Radio/Low Power FM resources.

• Index of Sound Samples

  Over 6000 free instrument WAVs.

• Acoustics.org

  Information, FAQs & tutorials.

• Linux audio resources

  Sound & MIDI software for Linux.

• Project Studio Handbook

  Directory of how-to audio articles.

• CKSDE

  Reverb Impulses can be found on the downloads page. They also have some sound samples.

• Voxengo

  Free reverb impulses available for download. All impulse files presented here come in 44.1 kHz 16 bit WAV format. They were packed into several RAR3 archives.

• Free Ports

  Windows plugins ported to OSX VST or AU.

• Japanese DataBase

  Searchable directory of audio plugins.

• Open Source Music

  Music & open source computing.

• K-v-R

  Community and news site for Open Standard Audio Plugins.

• MIDI Plugins

  MIDI data processing.

• Moritz Sounds

  Free VST instruments & FX.

• SynthEdit Users

  Webring for VSTi developers.

• The Direct X Files

  Plug-ins available in the DirectX format.

• VST Central

  Find any VST & DX plugins.

• Noisevault

  Open source for the exchange of impulse responses for convolution. (Reverb)

• echochamber

  A large collection of Zipped Impulse reverb files.

• SIR - Reverb Device

  Free effects plugin for Impulse Responses.(Reverb)

• Smartelectronix

  Software developers with freeware audio plugins.

• Convo Boy

  Reverb Impusle Response Player.

• RevolVerb

  Convolution reverberator plugin.

• Ultimate VST List

  700 freeware audio FX.

• KVR: Freeware 2004

  VSTi/VST roundup.

• Synthbase Network

  Synth patch database.

• PatchArena

  Synth banks, patches & presets.

• del.icio.us/MineDevin/VST

  Bookmark of free VST plugins.

• SAVIHost

  Freeware VST host.

• VST Source Code

  Developers code archive.

• General Computer Plugins

  All main applications & platforms.

• DownThemAll!

  Firefox extension for downloading all files in a web page.

• FlashMIDI

  Plugin to play MIDI in Flash.

• wmplugins.com

  Enhancements for Windows Media Player 10.

• DontCrac[k]

  Freeware Virtual Instruments.

• EWALD

  Acoustical reference links archive.

• XSPF

  XML format for sharing playlists.

• Opensrc Org

  Open source content produced with open source software.

• Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials

  A resource guide for copyright licensing practices.

• CastWiki

  Sharing podcasting info.

• Yahoo! Music Engine Plugins

  Lists plugins & developer resources.

• Realtime Fourier Synthesis

  Excel application allows you to synthesize sounds.

• Creative Commons Audio

  Flexible copyright licenses & audio support.

• Media Players

  Wikipedia comparison of media players.

• Audio Formats

  Timeline of audio format developments.

• Mac Music

  Audio, MIDI & music on Apple Mac.

• MacIntouch Reader Reports

  Macintosh Audio Recording.

• Xiph.org

  Open source Internet audio & video.

• Rocketloop

  Free VST plugins & FX.

• The Auditorium

  Music making forum.

• Del.icio.us Popular Audio

  Social bookmarks.

• Del.icio.us Sound

  Social bookmarks.

• Digital Room Correction

  DRC Wiki

• Big Contact Feed Player

  Embedded podcast player & streaming audio.

• Soundalot

  Audio Freeware Archive.

• Smoothhouse Projects

  Set of podcasting tools.

• Anything But iPod

  MP3 player news & reviews.

• SoundBlox

  Mp3 Player for websites.

• Audio Calculators

  Decibels, reverb time,Ohms law, etc.

• Mp3 Calculator

  Online bitrate/filesize to hours/minutes/seconds converter.

• dyne:bolic

  Free multimedia studio that boots from CD.

• Transom: MP3 & Streaming

  Primer on streaming audio.

• Wikipedia:Sound/list

  Copyleft/public domain classical music downloads.

• WikiRecording

  Guide to audio recording.

• Radiolovers

  Vintage shows mp3 downloads (PD).

• ePanorama

  Electronics info & audio resources.

• Free Sounds

  Audio samples, synth patches & freeware.

• MPEG-4 & Web Developers

  How to create, compress, & play MP4 files on the Web

• WikiRecording

  Audio recording guide.

• Okay to Play

  Comparison charts for podcasters, vloggers, embedded players.

• Enrico Lai’s Flash players

  Embedded streaming media players.

• DNeX EyeToons

  Embedded Flash Media Player with XSPF & M3U playlist support.

• Ubuntu Studio

  Resource for Ubuntu Linux musicians.

• Reactor Wikibook

  The modular synthesiser resource.

• New Linux Audio Users FAQ

  Wiki for Linux audio resources.

• Linux Audio Dot Org

  Libre software projects for audio-related work.

• EQ Frequency Chart

  Help for applying & using EQ.

• Looperman

  Free Samples, Loops, Tutorials, Audio Resources.