Links and Resources
Downloadable Software
Audacity: A free, open-source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. For Mac or PC. All activities on the site are based on the Audacity software and include step-by-step directions.
Downloadable Sound Resources
FindSounds.com: the most comprehensive list of a variety of animal, instrument, and effect sounds. To download, left click on the category name, which takes you to a webpage with a listing of sounds for that category. Then, right clock on a sound name and select "Save As" which will allow you to download the .wav file.
Discovery of Sound in the Sea: biological and anthropogenic underwater sounds. To download, left click on each sound name, which takes you to a webpage for that sound with background information. Right click on the .mp3 icon and select "Save As" which will allow you to download the .mp3 file.
AnimalSounds.org: animal sounds. To download, right click the animal sound name and select "Save As" which will allow you to download the .wav file.
Educational Resources
Explore Sound: educational resources from the Acoustical Society of America. Includes a wide range of classroom activities for different grade levels.
Discovery of Sound in the Sea: Comprehensive website on the science of underwater sound that includes a wide range of teacher resources and activities for different grade levels.
Laboratory Webpages
Aarhus University Marine Bioacoustics Lab
Brown University Batlab
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Florida State University Behavioral Ecology and Bioacoustics Lab
Ohio State University Borror Bioacoustics Lab
Oregon State University Bioacoustics Lab
University of Bristol Bat Ecology and Bioacoustics Lab
University of California at San Diego Marine Bioacoustics Lab
University of Hawaii Marine Mammal Research Program
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bioacoustics Research Lab
University of Lincoln Bioacoustics and Sensory Biology Lab
University of Maryland and College Park Laboratory of Aquatic Bioacoustics
Audacity: A free, open-source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. For Mac or PC. All activities on the site are based on the Audacity software and include step-by-step directions.
Downloadable Sound Resources
FindSounds.com: the most comprehensive list of a variety of animal, instrument, and effect sounds. To download, left click on the category name, which takes you to a webpage with a listing of sounds for that category. Then, right clock on a sound name and select "Save As" which will allow you to download the .wav file.
Discovery of Sound in the Sea: biological and anthropogenic underwater sounds. To download, left click on each sound name, which takes you to a webpage for that sound with background information. Right click on the .mp3 icon and select "Save As" which will allow you to download the .mp3 file.
AnimalSounds.org: animal sounds. To download, right click the animal sound name and select "Save As" which will allow you to download the .wav file.
Educational Resources
Explore Sound: educational resources from the Acoustical Society of America. Includes a wide range of classroom activities for different grade levels.
Discovery of Sound in the Sea: Comprehensive website on the science of underwater sound that includes a wide range of teacher resources and activities for different grade levels.
Laboratory Webpages
Aarhus University Marine Bioacoustics Lab
Brown University Batlab
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Florida State University Behavioral Ecology and Bioacoustics Lab
Ohio State University Borror Bioacoustics Lab
Oregon State University Bioacoustics Lab
University of Bristol Bat Ecology and Bioacoustics Lab
University of California at San Diego Marine Bioacoustics Lab
University of Hawaii Marine Mammal Research Program
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bioacoustics Research Lab
University of Lincoln Bioacoustics and Sensory Biology Lab
University of Maryland and College Park Laboratory of Aquatic Bioacoustics