“The Comparisonics Audio Editor is a fun and easy-to-use Windows program that lets you play, record, and edit any audio file while viewing its Comparisonics waveform display.” And it’s FREE!!! Sorry, Windows only. http://www.comparisonics.com/CSplayer.html
A sound bite and sound effects search engine? http://www.findsounds.com/
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Need something more advanced? “FindSounds Palette is the ultimate software program for finding sounds! Its WebPalette feature provides greater access to sounds on the Web than FindSounds.com, and its MyPalette feature makes it easy to organize and search your own sound collection. Search for audio files by name, description, category, genre, source, copyright, format, size, number of channels, resolution, sample rate, duration, key, and tempo. For any example sound, a sounds-like search can automatically find similar sounds on the Web and in your sound collection. Audition sounds using the built-in audio player. Record your own sounds with the built-in audio recorder. Edit sounds using the built-in audio editor. The colorful Comparisonics waveform display helps you to "see" what you are editing.” http://www.findsounds.com/Palette.html
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Sadly
I just found out about this and it’s now past tense but it may be worthy for
bookmarking next for next year: “The Department of Music at the University of Mary
Washington is pleased to host the First Annual Electroacoustic Barn Dance,
a three-day festival of electronic music and art, to be held October 27-29,
2011 on the campus of the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg,
Virginia.” http://www.marksnyder.org/EAJJ/Electroacoustic_Barn_Dance___Home.html