Audio Editing Software
There are many programs to use for editing audio. For pcs or macs, we recommend using Audacity, a free program downloadable at Audacityteam.org. For Macs, GarageBand is another program that is good and is usually already installed on Macs. (At the bottom of this page are some video tutorials for Audacity and GarageBand from YouTube.)
In this video, Jessica Vinas-Nelson, a past Ohio State History Graduate Student and HistoryTalk podcast host, shares tips on recording audio assignments.
Free Music Resources
Here is a list of some creative commons resources for free music and sound effects you can use in your audio assignment. Music is often added to the beginning, middle and/or end of an audio recording to enhance it. Be sure to only use Creative Commons (non-copyrighted) music in your videos.
- Internet Archive -https://archive.org/
- Internet Archive Netlabels - https://archive.org/details/netlabels
- Soundcloud Creative Commons - https://soundcloud.com/groups/creative-commons
- Jamendo (no login required – click past it) - https://www.jamendo.com/en
- Public Domain Music - http://www.pdinfo.com/index.php (sheet music)
- Incompetech - http://incompetech.com/music/
- Free Music Archive – https://freemusicarchive.org/
- ccMixter - ccmixter.org
- CC Trax - https://cctrax.com/
- Opsound - http://www.opsound.org/pool/artist/
- Musopen - https://musopen.org/music/
- Mobygratis - http://www.mobygratis.com/catalog
- Silverman Sound Studios - https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music
- Bandcamp - https://bandcamp.com/tag/creative-commons
- Canton Becker - https://cantonbecker.com/music/
- Scott Buckley - http://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/
- UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive - http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/index.php
Software Tutorials
Audacity Tutorial
GarageBand Tutorial