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Hi everyone, Back in June 2024 we published the Freesound in the era of generative Artificial Intelligence blog post in which we were discussing some thoughts about how Freesound and the community fits in the global context of Generative Artificial … Continue reading →

The Universitat Pompeu Fabra (of which the Phonos Foundation and Freesound are part of) has published a comprehensive article titled 20 years of sound sharing at Freesound, the prominent international project founded at the UPF. The article traces the 20-year … Continue reading →

Hi everyone! The Freesound 20th Anniversary Composition Contest was launched on February 2025, by Fundació Phonos and the Freesound team. For the record, terms for participation are available here. The contest invited sound artists, composers, and explorers from around the … Continue reading →

Dear Freesounders, It looks like 2025 is already over, and many things have happened this year. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of Freesound with a composition contest, a sound installation, and the Freesound Day, which featured talks from people from … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, As most of you know, on the 28th of October 2025 we celebrated the Freesound Day. The Freesound Day brought together members of the Freesound community for a full day of talks, listening, and exchange around sound practices … Continue reading →

This year, Freesound celebrates its 20th anniversary, and Intangible Heritage has been chosen as the main theme of the celebration. Intangible heritage encompasses the ephemeral and immaterial elements that shape our world, whether rooted in human culture, natural environments, or … Continue reading →

(text adapted from the CCCB website) The collaborative digital platform Freesound, created in 2005 by the Music Technology Group at Pompeu Fabra University, is celebrating its 20th anniversary, having become one of the largest databases of creative-commons licensed sounds in … Continue reading →

EDIT 30/1/2026: the video recordings of the Freesound Day talks are now available at https://fs20.freesound.org/freesound-day/ Hi everyone! The Freesound Day is getting closer, and we are now able to announce the programme. For those who don’t know, the Freesound Day … Continue reading →

EDIT: we have now made available the submissions of the composition contest. You can listen to them here. Earlier this year, we launched the Freesound 20th Anniversary Composition contest to celebrate two decades of Freesound. Now, we are thrilled to … Continue reading →

[Guest blog post by Anna Xambó on behalf of the Sensing the Forest Team] Sensing the Forest (StF) is a project funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council. Our goal is to raise awareness among forest visitors, artists, … Continue reading →