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THE GUIDE TO SOUND EFFECTS Sound designer David Filskov's collection of tips for making your own sound effects, submitted by sound designers from all over the world. Click on the LISTEN tab to see photos and hear the sounds. Would make great writing starters or conversation starters.

"RGB Experimental Music Laboratory / MacOSX and Windows RGB MusicLab converts RGB (Red, Green and Blue) value of an image to chromatic scale sounds. The program reads RGB value of pixels from the top left to the bottom right of an image. One pixel makes a harmony of three note of RGB value, and the length of note is determined by brightness of the pixel. RGB value 120 or 121 is the middle C, and RGB value 122 or 123 is added a half steps of the scale that is C#. Pure black that is R=0, G=0, B=0 is no sounds. It is not an impression of a painting or a photograph of a musical variation. It is not an arbitrary process. It composes a score from an image directly. It is simple and clear algorithm, and does not have any hidden or mysterious tricks. Anybody can get a same result if he/she takes same processes."

Unfortunately the site was recently pulled down. There's a note on the site explaining that apparently somebody else holds the rights for the software. I didn't get a chance to try it, but it sounded great.

A list of sound effect sites

Welcome to FindSounds.com, a free site where you can search the Web for sound effects and musical instrument samples.

"Today I am going to walk you through the anatomy of an infographic, its different levels and sub-levels and a 5-step process to ensure that your infographic is not only conceptually sound, but accurate and easily understood."

Digital Storytelling takes the ancient art of oral storytelling and engages a palette of technical tools to weave personal tales using images, graphics, music and sound mixed together with the author's own story voice. Digital storytelling is an emerging art form of personal, heartful expression that enables individuals and communities to reclaim their personal cultures while exploring their artistic creativity. While the heart and power of the digital story is shaping a personal digital story about self, family, ideas, or experiences, the technology tools also invite writers and artists to think and invent new types of communication outside the realm of traditional linear narratives.

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50 ways to tell a story using web tools

30+ Creative commons places

"Copyright-Friendly and Copyleft Images and Sound (Mostly!) for Use in Media Projects and Web Pages, Blogs, Wikis, etc."