Now part of MUSIC ONLINE. An international database of traditional and historical music recordings from across the world which can be searched by country, cultural group, artist, instrument, genre, and more. Highlights of the collection are in folk, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and old time country music as well as musical traditions from Africa, the Americas, and Asia. For current music see the complementary database, 'Contemporary World Music.' It is possible to create individual playlists or course folders for entire classes.
Available through June 30, 2025
Finding music and sound effects for your podcast responsibly can be tricky. You cannot use most music without purchasing a license, but some creators make content for others to use license-free. The following is list of sources of music and sounds that you can freely use in your podcasts. Many of these sites ask for "attribution", or, put more simply, they are asking to be given credit. You can give credit by either putting the music details in your podcast summary or by verbally mentioning the creator at the end of your podcast recording.
Read the notes under each link for more details about how these creators would like to be credited.
Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software, available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems. This is easy to use and recommended for beginners.
Adobe Audition is a digital audio workstation developed by Adobe Inc. featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view
* CSUF students, faculty, and staff can access Audition by downloading Adobe Creative Cloud Pro Suite