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TheFreeSite.com: Music and Sounds Freeware
A large number of wonderful, high-quality free sound programs are available, free for the downloading, from the Web. These programs will do everything from playing your MP3 files, or other sound files, to allowing you to create new sounds of your own. You can also manipulate sound files, organize your collection of sounds and music and much more with these programs.
Please send us E-mail if you're aware of any such free sound-related resources that we haven't listed below, or if you find dead or expired links. All listings on this site copyrighted, 2005 by TheFreeSite.com.
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 LiquidIce MP3 Player
Here's a solid, easy-to-use, no-frills freeware MP3 player that features nice sound quality and includes a variety of skins. (For Windows).
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ConvertYourTone.com
This site offers a nifty roundup of free software programs for Nokia mobile phones. Free programs here include Ringtone Converter, which lets you quickly and easily enter ringtones into your Nokia phone.
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HTagEditor
This handy freeware program can help you get your MP3 collection in order. HTagEditor is a feature-laden tag editor that helps you create and edit MP3 playlists. (For Windows).
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ACID XPress
This is a basic (but competent) free version of the popular ACID loop-based music software program. ACID XPress has an easy-to-use "pick, paint, and play" style interface. (For Windows).
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RipCast
This impressive freeware "streaming audio ripper" program offers one of the best ways we know of to build your MP3 collection quickly. RipCast lets you save streaming broadcasts as MP3 files and helps you organize your MP3s with an easy-to-use interface. Note: a broadband Net connection is recommended, but not required. (For Windows).
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Nullsoft Winamp
The Web's most popular MP3 sound file player, Winamp, is now freeware (previously, it required a registration fee). Winamp is a flexible, high-fidelity sound file player that supports MP3, CD, Audiosoft, MOD, WAV and other formats. There are endless ways to customize this player via skins (which change the appearance of the interface), as well as audio effect plugins of various sorts. (For Windows).
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Anvil Studio
This is a free Windows program for recording, playing, composing and editing MIDI music using and sampled percussion sounds. Anvil features many effects, such as delay, pitch change, volume and filtering. You can also compose rhythm tracks with your own sampled percussion sounds. An essential sound program if you want to work with MIDI sound files. Here's a screen shot. (For Windows).
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Sound Control
Here's a handy new little freeware sound utility that lets you dynamically adjust your sound volume using keyboard hot keys. Perfect for anyone who is constantly having to open the sound mixer to adjust the volume when listening to sound files recorded at different volume levels. Support to control Winamp's Next, Previous and Pause buttons via a series of hot keys is also included. (For Windows).
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HammerHead Rhythm Station
So you've heard the latest in techno and drum 'n' bass and you think you can do better, huh? Try out this easy-to-use freeware drum program. HammerHead lets you easily create drum loops on your PC. You can edit on the fly and record your actions to a high quality and completely noise-free WAV sound file. It features 23 separate drum patches and 6 complete loops to sequence cool breakbeats right away. There's also a feature to implement banks with 6 samples of your own. (For Windows).
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Sonique
A free MP3 and audio CD player, Sonique offers a cool animated control panel and lots of options and configurations, such as an equalizer balance and the ability to change tempos, etc. (For Windows).
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Yamp sound utility
If you're downloading sound files off the Web, you're going to need a good sound player utility to hear them. Yamp fits the bill well. This free program from Germany plays virtually every format out there, including WAV files (all formats, also compressed ones), MIDs, RMIs, MODs, S3Ms, XMs, ITs, AVIs, MPAs, MP1s, MP2s and MP3s, MPEG, and AVI. It offers powerful playlists, "Drag and Drop" functionality and more. (For Windows).
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 Newtella
(Note: this site is temporarily unavailable). Here's a useful free program that lets you retrieve and exchange MP3 files on the Gnutella network. Note: searches on Gnutella can be slow and prone to bottlenecks. Also, many visitors have complained that Newtella isn't as easy to use as the original Napster was. (For Windows).
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