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Sensing the Forest: Two Ongoing Datasets from DIY Streamers at Alice Holt Forest, UK
July 2nd, 2025
[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, scientists, and the general public about the vital connection betw...
“BAR-CEL-ONA” by the group Ekho and “Soundsystem for Silence” by Myubio Collective, a performance and a sound installation that celebrate Freesound
June 3rd, 2025
Dear Freesounders,
As part of the 20th anniversary celebration program, there are two very exciting events that will take place next week in Barcelona, so be sure to check them out if you are around. The first event consists of the presentation of the piece BAR-CEL-ONA by the group Ekho, during t...
Call for talks for the “Freesound Day”, October 28th 2025
May 16th, 2025
Hi everyone!
As part of the celebrations of the 20th Anniversary of Freesound, we are organising a “Freesound Day” event that will happen on the 28th of October of 2025. The Freesound Day will include talks from members of the Freesound community and/or projects and initiatives related to Freesou...
Introducing the Broad Sound Taxonomy
April 11th, 2025
Hi freesounders,
We are happy to announce that we have just released a new feature for organising sounds in Freesound. Following recent research at the MTG, we reached to the definition of a sound taxonomy named “Broad Sound Taxonomy” (BST). That was informed from a user experiment which was car...
In 2025… Freesound turns 20!
February 17th, 2025
Dear Freesounders,
Believe it or not, Freesound is turning 20 years old in 2025! We couldn’t be prouder of what Freesound has become after all these years. Freesound numbers are growing year after year (if you have not done it yet, have a look at our last Freesound in numbers blog post), and th...