Computer Animation Arts

Vimeo has just introduced its new music store, me being the in-house CG Arts Vimeo fanboy I thought I'd share with the community. As with all of these sorts of websites, it's some good, some bad. Either way - it looks really useful if you're looking for a royalty-free track to use in your animations. Click here for the Vimeo Music Store

Soundsnap.com Comments: Thousands of free sound effects and loops, with tagged browsing. Limitations: Free for commercial and non-commercial use, but must comply with their terms of use (attribution optional, but no reselling unless part of a complete work). See the copyright/legal section at the bottom of the FAQ for more information. Incompetech Comments: Browse by feel or genre. Music only. Limitations: Music must be credited in your work. Author (Kevin Macloed) requests a $5 donation to support the site, but not required. RoyaltyFreeMusic.com Comments: Music, loops, beats, sound effects, even ringtones. Limitations: Only the sound clips on the page provided are free. Everything else on the site is paid. CCMixter Comments: A site containing remixes licensed under Creative Commons. It can be a little confusing to figure out how to download in MP3 format, but you’ll get there. Limitations: Check the Creative Commons license associated with each track before you use it. According...