Steinbergusers.com: Free, Legal, Community Based Samples/FX/Etc.

For those of you who (as I) can't afford buying expensive sound/effects libraries and also stick to the ethics of not stealing material or clips "just because I can," it looks like there is a place on the Net for us.

You may or may not be aware of it, it's called Soundsnap and is a fairly recent creation but there are definitely some very serious and generous pro contributors.

Give it a try to see what's available in this progressively growing corner of the Net and if so inspired, share your own creations with other fellow sonic and other artists there.

Below is the description from their "learn more" page.

~ Soniclight/a.k.a. Philip Knight

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What is Soundsnap?
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Soundsnap is the best platform to find and share free sound effects and loops- legally. It is a collection of original sounds made or recorded by its users, and not songs or sound FX found on commercial libraries or sample CD's.

It was originally started by a small group of sound people from all over the world. Our common belief is that sounds and samples should be free for everyone to use in their projects, commercial or not.

Our users are a diverse mix of sound designers, sound artists, web game developers, filmmakers and music producers. Hobbyists and home video makers are welcome too.

What Soundsnap is NOT:
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* An alternative to Myspace, Limewire or BitTorrent.
* A place to upload your band's songs or your favourite mp3's. Soundsnap is only for sound effects and loops.
* A place you can upload or find sounds from commercial libraries. All sounds here are original- made or recorded by its users.

We encourage everyone to upload high quality sound FX and samples, helping us make every kind of sound available on Soundsnap.

We are looking for feedback from the community to constantly improve, and we depend on our users for that. So please feel free to leave a recommendation or feedback in the special section of our forum.

I hope you enjoy your time here and Happy Snapping!

Tasos Frantzolas
Soundsnap Founder

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Soundsnap Homepage: http://www.soundsnap.com/

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