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Where to Find Great Free Music for a Video

Tech Soup

If you're creating a video, a podcast, an online training, or any other project that might benefit from adding some sweet tunes, the Free Music Archive (FMA) offers more than 80,000 free, completely legal-to-use audio downloads. Radio has always offered the public free access to new music. Visit the Music for Video page.

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Open Thread: How Do You Feel About Music in Museums?

Museum 2.0

Should museums play music - in public spaces and or in galleries? Pros for music: Music helps designers frame the atmosphere for the intended experience at the museum. You can pick music that helps people get into a reflective, active, or social mood--whatever you are trying to achieve. Licensing fees.

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Learning Journal: Experimenting With Adding Music to Web Videos

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The next technique that I am exploring in my screencasting/videocasting skill set is the addition of music. I've resisted adding music for three stupid reasons: 1. My (incorrect) perception that non-copyrighted music is crap. Finding Good Quality Music Sources Isn't Impossible. Trade Off: What value does music add?

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TSDigs: Before You Hit Record Webinar Recap

Tech Soup

As for equipment, both for pre- and post-production, Vázquez’s first suggestion is for nonprofits to contact their local public access channel, which can be a great source for camera and sound tools. Obtaining free music, photos, or video clips is possible through online searches for creative commons licensed content.

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Social Media 101 TweetChat Recap: Video

Tech Soup

However, one aspect of quality, sound quality, did warrant mention. Videos should be clear to understand if employing dialogue or music. Music is great for enhancing the mood of a video and nonprofits and libraries interested in low-cost music licensing can check out Magnatune 's music library or Frog Music Licensing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I had a brief conversation by email with Cory Doctorow , a science fiction author who is also a copyleft activist, who releases everything he writes with a CC license. He suggested, basically, find the publisher first, then talk about the license second. If, perchance, you might want to read it, drop me an email.)

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Internet Strategy on the Cheap: Tools and Resources

Have Fun - Do Good

You have to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting) MovableType.com: [link] (Higher Education & Non-profit license for 5 authors, $195. Need headphones to monitor sound. Odeo: Free [link] Copyright Free Music Podsafe Music Network. Hosting included) WordPress.org: [link] (Free software. About $270 on Amazon.com.

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