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OER by Item Type: OER - Audio

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OER Repositories for Audio

Creative Commons Search

Use this multimedia search engine to find various types of CC licensed items from sources such as Google Images, Fotopedia, Jamendo, Flickr and more. They also have a community-built and maintained Content Directory that features hundreds of media resources from around the world and in a variety of different subject areas.

License: Creative Commons
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McCoy Productions

Much the same as the Free Media Library itself, Jason McCoy’s list of 31 Creative Commons licensed music sources is curated and easy to navigate. A great place to get started with finding your next soundtrack!

License: Creative Commons
Various

Jamendo

The world’s biggest free music library. Download thousands of free MP3s, all with Creative Commons licenses so that you can modify, adapt and build on most works in your own projects.

License: Creative Commons
Various

Moby Gratis Film Music

This portion of moby.com, Film Music, is for independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video or short.  The music is free as long as it’s being used in a non-commercial or non-profit film, video, or short.

License: Author-Defined License

Free Sound

Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sound effects. Free registration required to download sounds.

License: Creative Commons Attribution

Sound Cloud CC Search

 SoundCloud, launched in 2008 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, is a social sound platform that gives users unprecedented access to the world’s largest community of music and audio creators. This CC licensed search will allow you to find uploads to use in your projects.

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial