MusicMatch
One of our favorite MP3 sites, MusicMatch offers loads of free (and legal) sound files, by an eclectic assortment of artists. Basically, most of these artists are giving away a track or two of their material, hoping that you'll like what you hear and will buy their CDs. Most of the acts here aren't big names, but there is plenty of worthwhile music, including folk, rock, jazz and country. Each artist has been rated, on a scale of one to 10, by the site's visitors. Examples of the artists here are Michael Lille, Napalm Beach and Saskia Muroe.
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Morpheus
Hailed at one time by many as the second coming of Napster, MusicCity's Morpheus has emerged as the most popular freeware program around for hunting free MP3 (and other media) files online. Morpheus's excellent search features make it easy to find the file you're looking for, quickly. (For Windows).

• Morpheus has encountered serious problems lately. In March 2002, the site was hit by hackers in a massive denial of service attack. Additionally, Morpheus users were targetted by hackers. Also, Morpheus' new "Preview Edition" software is buggy and prone to crashes, our visitors report.

Audiogalaxy
In the aftermath of Napster's legal woes, a lot of music seekers have been migrating to Audiogalaxy, a searchable resource for free MP3s. Music categories here include rock, alternative, metal, blues, folk, jazz, rap and country. Audiogalaxy also offers 25 megs of free Web space to musicians, so that they can post their MP3s, band information and images here.
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MidiToX: MIDI to WAV, MP3, OGG or WMA - online!
With MidiToX you connect to our server, upload MID and RMI files and get back high quality audio files on the desired format (WAV, MP3, OGG or WMA). All audio processing is done by the server.
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MP3Nut.com
A fine resource for music seekers, this searchable site offers a large, categorized MP3 sound file section, as well as a comprehensive lyrics archive. MP3s here range from classic tunes to the latest Top 40 hits. There's even a small, but growing, guitar tabs archive here. A big plus to this site is that, (unlike most MP3 sites), you don't get bombarded by annoying popup ads.
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Kazaa Media Desktop
Looking for MP3s? This nifty program offers a feature-packed peer-to-peer file sharing application. Kazaa offers a powerful search engine and lets you download, organize and play your files. It's a great source for MP3s, as well as other media files, such as audio, video and images. Kazaa is available for Windows only.

• Although Kazaa is a useful program, we don't like the sneaky adware program, TOPtext, that comes bundled with this product. TOPtext turns existing words on Web pages into hyperlinks that lead to advertising sites.

Real MP3 Search Engine
Here's a good resource for helping you find that MP3 file that's been eluding you. Note that if you're searching for a particular song, this search engine won't return a direct download link; instead it'll point you to the site that offers the title. There's plenty of other MP3 resources listed here, as well. (However, some of the MP3 sites they list have dubious names like Extreme Illegal Music, so be careful). Categories here include legal MP3 archives, other MP3 search engines, FTP download sites, independent bands' MP3 sites, MP3 software sites and more.
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MP3.com
This is the largest and perhaps the definitive MP3 resource on the Web (it's certainly the most commercialized). It offers up-to-the-minute news, contests, information about sound utilities and, of course, free sounds (over 3,000 legal MP3 files). Categories include dance/techno, electronic, experimental, heavy metal/acid rock, industrial, instrumental, new age, pop, R&B/soul, rap, reggae and rock. Be sure to check out MP3.com's Best free (or almost free) MP3 stuff And if you're new to sound files, be sure to check the MP3 for beginners section.
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MP3 Bible verses
At this site, you'll find a nice selection of verses from the New Testament and Psalms in MP3 format. The recordings are original, free and categorized. The Scriptures here are from the modern English American Standard Version of the Bible.
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Featured Screensaver: Haunted House

Take a nighttime stroll through the Garrison House, the scene of a ghastly murder-suicide. Keep your eyes and ears open! The restless dead haunt the darkened rooms and halls of this screen saver. Pay close attention, as you may see or hear something from beyond the grave. But please, never EVER watch this screen saver at night while alone in a darkened room. Free for everybody!