I'm a relatively new member here and due to living on limited disability income, my hands seemed tied in using sound fx due to my being ethic compulsive on copyrights.

I come from the Pink Floyd "background story" music tradition, so good sound effects are essential. I practiced on BBC Sound Effects CDs from local library, but can't use any of those due to steep license (I'm assuming).

So....

Finding Soundsnap was like gold from heaven to me. I may not be able to contribute anything for a while for just staying focused on creating music and video is hard enough.

But hopefully I'll be able to some day. The best I could do for now is add you to my recently created MySpace page.

I still use my intuition and ear when a few samples at Soundsnap sound "a bit too good" and the member has no contact email address or website.

But I trust the source of the vast majority of contributions and there are always alternative sounds to choose from.

Not expecting any replies to this posting, I'm simply most grateful for this community resource.

Sincerely,

Philip S. Knight
Los Angeles, CA USA
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Current MySpace page with all original artwork and for now, one video which does have a Soundsnap effect in it (I'll be soon re-editing it to add a few more):

http://www.myspace.com/compassion_sensuality

Tasos,

Hey, someone answered, and as far as I can tell, by a big kahuna around here - lol. Thanks.

Now, about the "too good" thing. I've read a few posts in the forum in which some doubts were expressed and eventually some action (weeding out) was taken.

I wanted to contact you off-board for I don't want to assume things or accuse anyone of fudging with the rules of ethics here, but you don't accept emails.

I'm really interested in one member's wide range, great quality and even some really fun stuff.

But have this fear of the previously stated. That's part of my disability, an anxiety type condition whereby I can obsess about things to the point of being very unhealthy.

Not infringing on copyrights even by accident or no conscious intent of my own is one place I really need to be certain.

Creating music and film is work enough without that kind of nagging "what if..."

Could you somehow tactfully make sure that the uploads from the following member are in fact "conscience free"?

Many of the sounds in that collection could really come in handy.

Again, benefit of the doubt is in order here, I just need to be 100% sure.

Looks like one of the original or first members here if one goes by join-date, so that may also be a source of being legit. Just dunno.

Link to said member's page is below.

Thanks and lemme know.

~ PSK

Member page: http://www.soundsnap.com/user/37

Kwell :) Thanks for following up.

I purposely didn't mention name or gender in this inquiry in case I was wrong -- which I was hoping I was.

She's got some great stuff, i.e. the "nonsense" talk in a wide variety of languages. Funny yet very useful too if mixed with other things whereby one can't quite tell that it's gibberish.

As I said, this place is a goldmine. I could and probably will spend hours here.
NRN.