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{{Infobox Website
{{Infobox Website
| name = Freesound.com
| name = Freesound.org
| url = {{URL|https://freesound.org}}
| url = {{URL|https://freesound.org}}
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| commercial = Yes
| commercial = No
| type = Audio clip sharing
| type = Audio clip sharing
| registration = Yes and required
| registration = Yes and required
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'''Freesound''' is a collaborative [[:wikt:repository|repository]] of CC Licensed [[sampling (music)|audio samples]] with more than 230,000 sounds and 4 million registered users (as of February 2015). Audios are uploaded to the website by its users, and cover a wide range of subjects, from [[field recording]]s to synthesized [[sound files]]s. Audio content in the repository can be [[Tag (metadata)|tagged]] and browsed by [[folksonomy|folksonomic]] means as well as standard text-based search. Audio content in the repository is also analysed using the open-source audio analysis tool [http://essentia.upf.edu Essentia], which powers the similarity search functionality of the site.
'''Freesound''' is a collaborative [[:wikt:repository|repository]] of [[Creative Commons license]]d [[sampling (music)|audio samples]] with more than 230,000 sounds and 4 million registered users (as of February 2015). Sounds are uploaded to the website by its users, and cover a wide range of subjects, from [[field recording]]s to [[synthesizer|synthesized]] [[sound effect]]s. Audio content in the repository can be [[Tag (metadata)|tagged]] and browsed by [[folksonomy|folksonomic]] means as well as standard text-based search. Audio content in the repository is also analysed using the open-source audio analysis tool [http://essentia.upf.edu Essentia], which powers the similarity search functionality of the site.
Freesound has a [[REST]]ful API through which third-party applications can access and retrieve audio content and its metadata.
Freesound has a [[REST]]ful API through which third-party applications can access and retrieve audio content and its metadata.


==Licensing==
==Licensing==
Freesound originally used the CC Licenses license for all samples, but has since switched to using [[CC0]], [[CC BY]], and [[CC BY-NC]]. Older samples remain under Sampling Plus unless their uploaders have [[Software relicensing|relicensed]] them.
Freesound originally used the [[Creative Commons Sampling Plus]] license for all samples, but has since switched to using [[CC0]], [[CC BY]], and [[CC BY-NC]]. Older samples remain under Sampling Plus unless their uploaders have [[Software relicensing|relicensed]] them.


All of these licenses allow use and distribution of the samples (modified or unmodified) for non-commercial purposes, and in the case of CC0 and CC BY also for commercial purposes. The Sampling Plus license does not allow unmodified samples to be distributed commercially, and therefore, like CC BY-NC, fails the [[Definition of Free Cultural Works]] and the [[Debian Free Software Guidelines]], and is not free enough to be used on Wikipedia, free software programs, and other projects requiring [[free content]].
All of these licenses allow use and distribution of the samples (modified or unmodified) for non-commercial purposes, and in the case of CC0 and CC BY also for commercial purposes. The Sampling Plus license does not allow unmodified samples to be distributed commercially, and therefore, like CC BY-NC, fails the [[Definition of Free Cultural Works]] and the [[Debian Free Software Guidelines]], and is not free enough to be used on Wikipedia, free software programs, and other projects requiring [[free content]].
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==History==
==History==
[[Image:children of men.jpg|right|thumb|A frame from the credits of ''[[Children of Men]]'', showing the attribution for the freesound sample.]]
[[Image:children of men.jpg|right|thumb|A frame from the credits of ''[[Children of Men]]'', showing the attribution for the freesound sample.]]
The Freesound Project was officially launched on April 5, [[2005|2005 in palaeontology]] in the context of the 2005 [[International Computer Music Conference]]. It is a project of the [[Music Technology Group]] of [[Universitat Pompeu Fabra]], [[Barcelona]]. Bram de Jong and the other members of the Freesound Team are responsible for developing and administrating the Freesound website.<ref>Myers, Rob. (August 29, 2009). The Freesound Project. Retrieved May 20, 2017, from http://www.furtherfield.org/reviews/freesound-project</ref>
The Freesound Project was officially launched on April 5, 2005 in the context of the 2005 [[International Computer Music Conference]]. It is a project of the [[Music Technology Group]] of [[Universitat Pompeu Fabra]], [[Barcelona]]. Bram de Jong and the other members of the Freesound Team are responsible for developing and administrating the Freesound website.<ref>Myers, Rob. (August 29, 2009). The Freesound Project. Retrieved May 20, 2017, from http://www.furtherfield.org/reviews/freesound-project</ref>


''[[Children of Men]]'' was the first major [[motion picture]] known to legally use a sample from Freesound in its production. The sound used was "[https://freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=9432 male_Thijs_loud_scream.aiff]" posted by the user [https://freesound.com/usersViewSingle.php?id=13258 thanvannispen], and the film properly attributes the sample in the credits.<ref>de Jong, B. (January 13, 2007). Major motion picture using Freesound sample!!! ''The Freesound Project Announcements / News''. Retrieved July 6, 2010, from https://freesound.com/index.php?start=39</ref>
''[[Children of Men]]'' was the first major [[motion picture]] known to legally use a sample from Freesound in its production. The sound used was "[https://freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=9432 male_Thijs_loud_scream.aiff]" posted by the user [https://freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=13258 thanvannispen], and the film properly attributes the sample in the credits.<ref>de Jong, B. (January 13, 2007). Major motion picture using Freesound sample!!! ''The Freesound Project Announcements / News''. Retrieved July 6, 2010, from https://freesound.org/index.php?start=39</ref>


==Features==
==Features==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://freesound.org/}}
* {{Official website|https://freesound.org/}}
* [https://creativecommons.com/audio/freesound Creative Commons interview with Bram de Jong]
* [https://creativecommons.org/audio/freesound Creative Commons interview with Bram de Jong]
* [http://ccmixter.com/freesound Using Freesound with ccMixter]
* [http://ccmixter.org/freesound Using Freesound with ccMixter]


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Revision as of 09:07, 22 January 2018

Freesound.org
Type of site
Audio clip sharing
OwnerMusic Technology Group, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Created byBram de Jong, Freesound Team
URLfreesound.org
CommercialNo
RegistrationYes and required

Freesound is a collaborative repository of Creative Commons licensed audio samples with more than 230,000 sounds and 4 million registered users (as of February 2015). Sounds are uploaded to the website by its users, and cover a wide range of subjects, from field recordings to synthesized sound effects. Audio content in the repository can be tagged and browsed by folksonomic means as well as standard text-based search. Audio content in the repository is also analysed using the open-source audio analysis tool Essentia, which powers the similarity search functionality of the site. Freesound has a RESTful API through which third-party applications can access and retrieve audio content and its metadata.

Licensing

Freesound originally used the Creative Commons Sampling Plus license for all samples, but has since switched to using CC0, CC BY, and CC BY-NC. Older samples remain under Sampling Plus unless their uploaders have relicensed them.

All of these licenses allow use and distribution of the samples (modified or unmodified) for non-commercial purposes, and in the case of CC0 and CC BY also for commercial purposes. The Sampling Plus license does not allow unmodified samples to be distributed commercially, and therefore, like CC BY-NC, fails the Definition of Free Cultural Works and the Debian Free Software Guidelines, and is not free enough to be used on Wikipedia, free software programs, and other projects requiring free content.

History

File:Children of men.jpg
A frame from the credits of Children of Men, showing the attribution for the freesound sample.

The Freesound Project was officially launched on April 5, 2005 in the context of the 2005 International Computer Music Conference. It is a project of the Music Technology Group of Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Bram de Jong and the other members of the Freesound Team are responsible for developing and administrating the Freesound website.[2]

Children of Men was the first major motion picture known to legally use a sample from Freesound in its production. The sound used was "male_Thijs_loud_scream.aiff" posted by the user thanvannispen, and the film properly attributes the sample in the credits.[3]

Features

  • Metadata tags
  • GeoTagging
  • Sample packs
  • Remix tree
  • Similarity search
  • Sound Bookmarks
  • Forum
  • Follow users and tags
  • Waveform display
  • HTML5/Flash preview
  • RESTful API
  • Creative Commons licensing

The features of Freesound are designed to make the sound files on the website easy to index, search, and browse. Since the licenses used (except CC0) stipulate that the authors of the original work must be credited in the derivative work, the site is capable of automatically generating an attribution list to make this easier.

Software architecture

The Freesound platform is based on technology developed by the Music Technology Group of the Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.

  • Similarity searches based on automatically extracted audio features using Essentia audio analysis tool.
  • Spectral centroid waveform display[4]

The following web technologies are also used:

References

  1. ^ "Freesound.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Myers, Rob. (August 29, 2009). The Freesound Project. Retrieved May 20, 2017, from http://www.furtherfield.org/reviews/freesound-project
  3. ^ de Jong, B. (January 13, 2007). Major motion picture using Freesound sample!!! The Freesound Project Announcements / News. Retrieved July 6, 2010, from https://freesound.org/index.php?start=39
  4. ^ Source code available here.
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