Podcasting in Education



Websites for free podsafe music
Music and sound effects can be added in postproduction. If you're using a Mac and GarageBand, it's easy for student to mix loops of music. Audacity users cannot compose music within the software. If you use music, be sure it is "podsafe." Podsafe music is the term for music that can be legally used in a podcast and freely distributed online for others to download. There's actually so much podsafe music online, that you can spend hours sifting through it. Here are some sites for podsafe music:
Music and sound effects can be added in postproduction. If you're using a Mac and GarageBand, it's easy for student to mix loops of music. Audacity users cannot compose music within the software. If you use music, be sure it is "podsafe." Podsafe music is the term for music that can be legally used in a podcast and freely distributed online for others to download. There's actually so much podsafe music online, that you can spend hours sifting through it. Here are some sites for podsafe music:
- The Free Sound Project
- SoundSnap
- Flash Kit - Sound FX
- Podcast Bumper Music
- Four Bees Free Media
- Podsafe Audio
- Mutopia
- ACIDplanet (offers a free 8-pack of loops each Friday)
Additional Websites that focus on Podcasts
Podcast with Audacity
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