Chapter 8. Loading and Playing Sounds

Audio Resources

Two Windows-based audio editing tools that I've used are WavePad (http://nch.com.au/wavepad/) and Anvil Studio (http://www.anvilstudio.com/).

The source for all things MIDI is http://www.midi.com, with articles, the official specification, a search engine, and links to other sites. Harmony Central has a good MIDI resource section, including a useful tutorial:, http://www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/.

FindSounds (http://www.findSounds.com) offers a versatile search engine for sampled audio (AIFF, AU, WAV). MusicRobot (http://www.musicrobot.com) has a MIDI search engine and a WAV search engine (http://www.musicrobot.com/cgi-bin/windex.pl). Audio clip web sites with plenty of sound effects, such as gunshots, sirens, and explosions, include http://www.freeaudioclips.com, http://www.wavsource.com, and http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/.