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Eric Matyas
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2022 17:02
Greetings Fellow Creatives,

I have a new music track to share with you:

"THE GRUNGE MEISTER"

As always, it's 100% free to download and use with attribution. You'll find it on my Funny 8 page.

https://soundimage.org/funny-8/

Enjoy and please stay safe.
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 20th Sep 2022 21:47
Hey everyone,

I have a couple of new music tracks to share on my Sci-Fi 11 page:

"OFF WORLD SUNRISE" – On some faraway planet? What would it look like?

"THE MIND OF THE CITY" – (Looping) – Perhaps cities of the future will have their own “minds” to run everything.

https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-11/

Please don't forget about my Ogg music packs. They enable you to download all of my tracks at once for my most popular genres. A huge time-saver.

https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

Enjoy!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 29th Sep 2022 04:16
Greetings Fellow Creatives,

If you find my free music helpful, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts. I don't allow advertising on the site because I feel it would be distracting to my visitors so I pay for everything myself. Support from the community is literally what makes this possible. Thank you in advance!

That said, this week's new free music tracks are:

On my Funny 8 page:
"MONSTER MERRY-GO-ROUND "
https://soundimage.org/funny-8/

And on my Sci-Fi 12 page:
"CYBER STREET MARKET"
https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

Enjoy, stay safe and keep being creative!
fubarpk
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Posted: 30th Sep 2022 09:15
Thanks again Eric and once again
The site has some great music and sound effects and used one lot in a movie presentation written in AGK
I like your option of having multiple formats available for download and an easy paypal method for supporting future
works I have bookmarked your page.
PK
Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 1st Oct 2022 22:47 Edited at: 1st Oct 2022 22:47
yes, thanks eric. your site is my go-to for Jam music.

that said, consider putting "packs" together and posting on itch.io?

the one issue i have with your site is having to hunt for "just the right" one. if there were "packs" of related music, it would make it much easier for users and since itch seems to be where all the kiddies play and create, i think it would be ideal. along with previews of the "packs", i expect your music would be popular there.

if you'd like a hand in setting some stuff up there, click the email button below. i'd be elated to assist.
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 15th Oct 2022 22:08
You guys are very welcome! I've been considering creating themed music packs, as Virtual Nomad has suggested...it's just a matter of finding the time to make them. Right now I'm having a bit of an issue with the site:

As of this past week, the black and pink buttons on my site that take you to my higher-quality Ogg tracks and packs on Gumroad are not displaying properly nor are they working properly. I am working with my web hosting company to resolve the issue. In the meantime, please don’t use them.

You can still download my tracks freely in mp3 format. The links are under the players for each track.

If you need a particular track or pack in Ogg format, please email me and I’ll send you a direct link to it on Gumroad. My email address is on my homepage.

As always, please stay safe and keep creating.
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 17th Oct 2022 11:22
Greetings!

The buttons issue on my website has been resolved and everything is working perfectly.

Enjoy!

soundimage.org/
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 14th Nov 2022 20:05
Happy November Everyone!

I can't believe a month has gone by...I've been super-busy creating custom music for clients. Anyone need some custom music created? Give me a shout...my contact information is here:

https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

I can work with most budgets. And, as always, my 2500+ tracks on my site are completely free to use with attribution.

Enjoy!
Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 21st Nov 2022 06:37 Edited at: 21st Nov 2022 06:37
current jam entry featuring another of your great tracks: Ranch Rush!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 10th Dec 2022 13:30
Awesome...glad some of my music is helpful in your game jam entry!

Greetings Fellow Creatives!

Here's a cool new track for your projects on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

"ENDLESS ROBOT RUNNER"
https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

It's 100% free to use with attribution.

Please don't forget about my Ogg music packs...they enable you download all of my tracks at once in my most popular genres. A huge time-saver.

Need some custom music created? Give me a shout.

In the meantime, enjoy, stay safe and keep being creative!

https://soundimage.org/
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 22nd Dec 2022 17:15
Wishing everyone a joyous and safe holiday!
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Posted: 22nd Dec 2022 21:27
Thank you very much, I wish you the same


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Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 23rd Dec 2022 14:47
happy holidays, eric.

and, when it comes to your regular release of music, it feels like christmas day every time you post

Eric Matyas
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Posted: 28th Dec 2022 15:49
Thank you so much!

Wow...another year coming to an end...it's hard to believe. Even harder to believe...I'm going on my 9th year creating and sharing music with the creative community. A big THANK YOU to everyone who has reached out to me via social media, email and the forums...I hear from someone almost every day...your feedback has been wonderful and I'm so happy that my music has been so helpful!

Here's a cool new track on my Sci-Fi 12 page to finish out 2022:

"CYBER CITY DREAMS"
https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

Enjoy, stay safe and I'll see you in 2023!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 4th Jan 2023 11:13
Happy New Year Everyone!

To kick off 2023, I have some cool new tracks that might work well under title screens and menus. They are:

On my Fantasy 12 page:

THE FABLED FOREST – (Looping)
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

And on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

SNOWFALL IN DYSTOPIA – (Looping)
CIRCUIT PUNK GAME MENU – (Looping)
https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

SOUND EFFECTS PACKS

Since my Ogg music packs are doing so well, I plan to release sound effects packs this year as well. The sounds will most likely be in WAV, Ogg and MP3 format.

If anyone has any suggestions for sound effects, please feel free to share them.

In the meantime, enjoy, stay safe and keep being creative!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 11th Jan 2023 18:26
Hi everyone,

This week's brand new free-to-use-with-attribution music tracks are:

On my Fantasy 12 page:

"DUNGEONS AND TUNNELS"

https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

And on my Technology 2 page:

"CHATTER ON THE GRID"

https://soundimage.org/technology-2/

Enjoy!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 8th Feb 2023 10:01
Happy February!

Does anyone need some custom music created? Let me know...I'd love to help out!

https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

In the meantime, here are a couple of brand new music tracks...as always, they're 100% free to use with attribution:

FUTURE INDUSTRY – (Looping) - on my Technology 2 page

https://soundimage.org/technology-2/

COIN-OP SHENANIGANS – (Looping) - on my Chiptunes 5 page

https://soundimage.org/chiptunes-5/

Enjoy, stay safe and keep creating cool stuff!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 19th Apr 2023 13:01
Greetings Fellow Creatives,

This week's new free MP3 music tracks are:

On my Chiptunes 5 page:

"TECHNO PIXEL MONSTER DANCE PARTY"
https://soundimage.org/chiptunes-5/

On my Drama 3 page:

"ON THE TRAIL"
https://soundimage.org/drama-3/

On my Fantasy 12 page:

"DARK QUEST"
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

On my Funny 8 page:

"TECHNO MONSTER DANCE PARTY"
https://soundimage.org/funny-8/

And on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

"GALAXY GRAND PRIX"
https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

Please make sure to check out my higher-quality Ogg music packs which enable you to download all of my tracks at once for all of my most popular genres.

https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

Enjoy, stay safe and keep being creative!
Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 20th Apr 2023 01:29 Edited at: 20th Apr 2023 01:40
for the past 7 years you've been sharing your audio goodness with the community via this thread:

thank you!

now, please make it easier for us to support your work by adding your paypal link to your signature?
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 25th Apr 2023 13:12 Edited at: 25th Apr 2023 14:17
You're very welcome...I sincerely hope that some of my tracks have been helpful to the community (and continue to be!) Not sure how to add my PayPal to my signature tbh, but I can certainly include a link to it in my posts.

That said, this week's new free music tracks are:

On my Fantasy 12 page:

"KINGDOM IN DESPAIR"
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

2 tracks on my Chiptunes 5 page:

"DANGEROUS DESCENT"
"PIXEL CHAMP"
https://soundimage.org/chiptunes-5/

And on my Positive/Upbeat page:

"BALLOONS FOREVER"
https://soundimage.org/positive-upbeat/

As always, they are 100% free to use with attribution.

Other News:

I've been creating cool music videos for some of my music tracks and posting them on YouTube. Here's the link if anyone is interested:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mnTEE6xP74YcZDpkKGy-A/videos

Finally, if anyone wishes to support my efforts, here's a link to my PayPal:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=YV5Y6L3CABS3W&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD

Enjoy...and have a good week!
Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 25th Apr 2023 14:22 Edited at: 25th Apr 2023 14:39
i've added your PayPal and YouTube links to your signature (using the new @readable YT scheme).

i've also edited your last post to include the sig for your review.

If you want to change them, find the Signature field in your Profile:

BTW: if you want to add a personal avatar (vs the faceless silhouette), you can attach an image to a post and use the URL to set it. moderators cannot set user avs (only clear them) or i'd do it for you but this might help:

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Eric Matyas
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Posted: 9th May 2023 13:27 Edited at: 9th May 2023 13:53
Thanks a bunch, I just tried to use my keyboard image from my FB page but it doesn't seem to be working. Oh well, no big deal.

Greetings Fellow Creatives,

YES...you can freely use my music and sounds in commercial projects...(I've been getting that question a lot lately on social media.) So no worries...just be sure to properly attribute me as indicated on the attribution page on my site:

https://soundimage.org/attribution-info/

Enjoy and make money with your projects!

That said, this week's new free music tracks are:

On my Fantasy 12 page:

"ENCHANTED ENDING "
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

And on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

"STRANDED IN THE OUTER RIM"
https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

Stay safe and keep creating!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 16th May 2023 19:41
Greetings Fellow Creatives,

If at all possible, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support it. The site does cost money to operate and I pay for everything myself. Contributions from the creative community really help me a lot. Thanks in advance.

https://soundimage.org/donate/

That said, I've created some new tracks for everyone...as always 100% free to use with attribution. They are:

On my Dark/Ominous 2 page:

"DARK LANDS"
https://soundimage.org/dark-ominous-2/

And on my Puzzle Music 7 page:

"THE BUBBLE GUM FACTORY "
https://soundimage.org/puzzle-music-7/

Stay safe and have a good week.
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 23rd May 2023 14:15
Hi Everyone,

This week's new free-to-use-with-attribution tracks are:

On my Fantasy 12 page:

"ZOMBIE ARCADE"
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

On my Puzzle Music 7 page:

"CRYPTIC CLUES"
https://soundimage.org/puzzle-music-7/

And on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

"ALIEN COLOSSEUM"
https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

OGG MUSIC PACKS

Please don't forget about my Ogg music packs. Each pack contains all of my tracks to date for the following genres:

FANTASY - over 260 tracks
SCI-FI - over 260 tracks
FUNNY/QUIRKY/WEIRD - over 200 tracks
PUZZLE - over 130 tracks
CHIPTUNES - over 100 tracks
ACTION - over 80 tracks
DARK/OMINOUS - over 50 tracks
HORROR/SURREAL - over 50 tracks

https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

They're super-affordable and a great way to support my efforts.

Enjoy!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 30th May 2023 23:26
A lot of folks don't realize that I have 15 pages full of free sound effects on my site. Just like my music tracks, they're free to use with attribution. Links to my sound effects pages are listed on the right side of every page on my site below the music links.

That said, this week's new sound effects are on these pages:

SFX - ANIMALS
https://soundimage.org/sfx-animals/

SFX - ELECTRONICS
https://soundimage.org/sfx-electronic/

I hope some of them are helpful!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 6th Jun 2023 19:24
Does anyone need some custom music created? I can do it very affordably...hit me up!
https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

In the meantime, here's a new looping track on my Fantasy 12 page:

"FOREST WEDDING"
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

You can also check out some of my videos here:
https://www.youtube.com/@Soundimageorg/videos

Enjoy and have a good week!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 13th Jun 2023 18:23
Greetings Creative Souls,

This week's new free music track is on my (relatively) new Rock page:

"CHILLIN’ WITH MY FRIENDS "
https://soundimage.org/rock/

As always, it's 100% free to use with attribution, just like my 2500+ other tracks.

VIDEO EDITING

Need help editing your trailers (or other things?) I love video editing and can help. Give me a shout!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 20th Jun 2023 13:18
Hey Everyone,

Please don't forget about my Ogg music packs which enable you to download all of my tracks from various genres at once...a real time-saver. Plus Ogg tracks sound richer than MP3s...and they tend loop better in game engines, too.

https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

In the meantime, here's another brand new track on my Rock page:

"80s TEEN MELODRAMA"
https://soundimage.org/rock/

Enjoy and have a good week.
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 27th Jun 2023 15:35
Sharing is Caring (so the saying goes.)

Here's a new track I'm sharing on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

SKY CITY MENU - (Looping) - It doesn't have to be for menu screens...it's just a suggestion.

https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

I hope some of my music is helpful in your projects!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 11th Jul 2023 21:39
Greetings Fellow Creatives,

MP3 Music Packs are now available on my site so you can quickly download all of my tracks at once for the following genres:

Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Puzzle Music
Chiptunes
Dark/Ominous
Horror/Surreal
Funny/Quirky/Weird
Action Music
and more.

https://soundimage.org/mp3-music-packs/

This should be a huge time-saver. I've had Ogg music packs available for a while, but for all of you who prefer the MP3 format, here they are.

Enjoy!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 18th Jul 2023 20:22
Hey Everyone,

If you possibly can, please consider making a small donation on my site. As I've said, my site is 100% ad-free and community-supported. I pay for everything myself so your contributions really help a lot. Thanks in advance for your support.

That said, I've uploaded some nice new ambience on my Suburban Ambience page. Here's the link:

https://soundimage.org/amb-suburban-ambience/

Enjoy, stay safe and keep being creative!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 25th Jul 2023 20:43
Greetings Creatives,

Does anyone need some custom music created? I do it very affordably...give me a shout! My contact info is here:

https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

In the meantime, here's a brand new track I created for my World page:

"CARIBBEAN MOONLIGHT "
https://soundimage.org/world/

It's 100% free to use with attribution, like my thousands of other tracks.

Enjoy and keep being creative!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 1st Aug 2023 14:16
Happy August Everyone!

To kick off the new month, I've created and uploaded a couple of new tracks to my Funny 8 page. They are:

"THE WACKY FACTORY"
"DUBSTEP DANGER"
https://soundimage.org/funny-8/

Please don't forget about my Ogg music packs which enable you to download all of my tracks at once from various genres. They sound really good, too...plus Ogg tracks tend to loop better in game engines. Links to the packs are near the top of my music pages, as well as here:

https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

They're a cool way to support my efforts, too...check them out!

In the meantime, enjoy my free tracks...I sincerely hope they're helpful!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 8th Aug 2023 14:04
Greetings Fellow Creatives!

This week's free-to-use-with-attribution music tracks are:

On my Drama 3 page:

"ON THE TRAIL WITH THE INSPECTOR "
https://soundimage.org/drama-3/

On my World page:

"CHUGGIN’ THROUGH COLUMBIA"
https://soundimage.org/world/

Need Some Custom Music?

If you need some original music or sound effects custom created for your project, I’d love to help out! To date, I’ve done custom work for about 100 clients.

Feel free to contact me…I can work with almost any budget.
https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

Until then, enjoy my free tracks!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 15th Aug 2023 20:03
Hey Creators,

If at all possible, please consider making a small donation on my site. As I've said, my site is 100% ad-free and community-supported. I pay for everything myself so your contributions really help a lot. Thanks in advance for your support.

https://soundimage.org/donate/

That said, I've created some more new free music that lives on my World page:

"MEDITERRANEAN BREEZE"
"THE ITALIAN HEIST "
https://soundimage.org/world/

As always, they are 100% free to use with attribution, just like my 2500+ other tracks.

Enjoy...and keep creating awesome stuff!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2023 14:13
Greetings Everyone!

This week's new free-to-use-with-attribution music tracks are:

On my Action 4 page:

"NIGHTTIME ESCAPE_V001"_LoFi
https://soundimage.org/action-4/

On my City/Urban 3 page:

"CORPORATE ESPIONAGE 2"_LoFi
"DREAMING OF NOIR"_LoFi
"ALLEY GRUNGE"_LoFi
"CRIME GAME MENU"_LoFi
https://soundimage.org/city-urban-3/

On my Introspective/Emotions page:

"DIGITAL INTROSPECTION"_LoFi
"QUIET INTELLIGENCE"_LoFi
https://soundimage.org/introspective/

And on my World page:

"PALIN’ AROUND PARIS_v002"
https://soundimage.org/world/

OTHER NEWS

I've had several people ask me how to find my newest tracks on my site. For genres with multiple pages, my newest tracks are on the pages with the highest numbers...(for example, my newest fantasy tracks are on my Fantasy 12 page...my oldest ones are on Fantasy 1.) Anyhow, I went ahead and reordered the text links to my music pages (right side of the screen) to reflect this. The tracks on each page are the same as always. If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

Have a good week!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 29th Aug 2023 16:40
Greetings Fellow Creatives,

This week's new free music tracks are all on my Horror/Surreal page. They are:

"SHATTERED REALITY"_LoFi
"WELCOME TO THE MANSION"_LoFi
"SHATTERED MIND"_LoFi
"CREEPY ACTION"_LoFi
"HORROR GAME INTRO"_LoFi

As always, they are 100% free to use with attribution. Attribution information is here:

https://soundimage.org/attribution-info/

Please don't forget about my Ogg music packs which enable you to download all of my tracks at once from various genres. It's a huge time-saver, plus they sound richer than MP3 files...almost as good as my original WAV recordings, and much smaller in file size.

https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

Enjoy!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 5th Sep 2023 12:15
Happy September Everyone!

This week's new free music tracks are on my Dark/Ominous page:

"THE ISLAND OF DR. SINISTER"_LoFi
"MORE FREAKY THINGS THIS WAY COME"_LoFi
https://soundimage.org/dark-ominous/

Muah-hah-hahhh!

CUSTOM WORK
Need some custom music created special? I'd love to help out! My contact information is here:
https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

Have a good week!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 12th Sep 2023 12:26
Hey Everyone,

If you can, please consider making a small donation on my site. Please remember that my site is 100% ad-free and community-supported. I pay for everything myself so your contributions really help me a lot. Thanks in advance for your support.

https://soundimage.org/donate/

That said, I've created some new free music for you on my Dark/Ominous page:

"SOMETHING FREAKY THIS WAY COMES "_LoFi
"STRANGENESS"_LoFi
"ARRIVAL"_LoFi
https://soundimage.org/dark-ominous/

As always, these tracks are 100% free to use with attribution, just like my thousands of other tracks.

Enjoy...and keep creating!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 19th Sep 2023 14:26
Greetings Creatives,

This week's new free-to-use-with-attribution music tracks are all on my Sci-Fi 12 page. They are:

"STRANDED IN THE OUTER RIM"_LoFi
"CIRCUIT PUNK GAME MENU"_LoFi
"ALIEN COLOSSEUM"_LoFi
https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

OGG vs. MP3 TRACKS

For those of you who need looping tracks, I would highly recommend using the Ogg versions of my tracks. Besides sounding richer, Ogg tracks loop better in game engines. The reason for this is that the MP3 encoding process sometimes discards a tiny amount of audio information at the looping point. This causes a noticeable audio gap when the track loops. Mp3 encoding doesn't do this every single time, but it does it enough to be annoying. Ogg encoding doesn't discard any audio information so tracks always loop seamlessly.

In terms of audio quality, the MP3 versions of my tracks do sound very good...that's because the synthesizers I use are all top-of-the-line and produce very high quality sound. Still, the Ogg versions sound even better...almost as good as the original WAV recordings right out of my synths...but are much smaller in file size. WAV files are enormous.

My recommendation is to use my MP3 tracks as placeholders and then replace them with my Ogg tracks once you've decided which music you want to use.

My premium Ogg music packs are here:
https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

You can also search for individual Ogg tracks on my Gumroad page. When doing so, make sure to include _ogg after each title because that's how the tracks are named.

https://soundimage.gumroad.com/

If you have any questions or need help, feel free to contact me anytime. My contact info is here:

https://soundimage.org/

Have a good week!
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Posted: 20th Sep 2023 04:49 Edited at: 20th Sep 2023 05:02
Quote: "OGG vs. MP3 TRACKS"

interesting and answers a long-standing issue i've had when wanting to use more of your loopable tracks that aren't quite right once in-game** where i convert any .mp3s to .ogg.

**i really dug that track, as did others as mentioned in their comments, but, as you can hear in the vid, it's "not quite right". even so, i kept it in but, for some reason, that file wasn't happy in an HTML version of the game (which led to some frustration that i had with the project and "just put it out there" as-is).

meanwhile, you might consider selling the HQ .ogg files at $1 a piece? i can see that as an option for me where $15 for 60 loopable tracks (i think that's what your loops pack costs?) while i might use 5 = $3 a track and, as i offer mostly free games, that starts to sting a little.

if not, (and i expect it would be a ton of work to set up sale of single tracks at this point?) i've donated in the past and will do so in the future
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Posted: 26th Sep 2023 01:02
Thanks so much for donating...it really helps me a lot!

My Ogg Music packs are:

Fantasy Music – Over 260 Tracks.............................$19.99
Sci-Fi Music – Over 260 Tracks..................................$19.99
Funny / Quirky / Weird Music – Over 200 Tracks...$19.99
Puzzle Music – Over 130 Tracks...............................$19.99
Chiptunes Music – Over 100 Tracks........................$19.99
Action Music – 80 Tracks...........................................$14.99
Dark/Ominous Music – Over 50 Tracks...................$14.99
Horror/Surreal Music – Over 50 Tracks...................$14.99
Looping Music – 60 Tracks........................................$14.99

Note: All of my music packs contain looping tracks...the tracks in the "Looping Music" pack were just the first ones I created.

The Ogg packs are definitely more popular than the individual Ogg tracks at $3.99, but people do purchase them as well which also helps support my site.

And yeah, the MP3 encoding issue can be frustrating. Some game engines seem to be able to deal with it better than others.

When I started creating and sharing my music, the tracks I made were meant for video creators, so looping tracks weren't even on my mind. Once the game developers found me, though, and started asking for looping tracks, it was another story. The Ogg encoding process is sooo much better...when I do client work, I always deliver it in Ogg format.

Anyhow, as always, if anyone has any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.

In the meantime...

This week's new music tracks are:

On my City/Urban 2 page:

BREAK IN_v001_LoFi
COOL MENU LOOP_LoFi
https://soundimage.org/city-urban-2/

And on my City/Urban 3 page:

TUNNELS UNDER METROPOLIS_LoFi
https://soundimage.org/city-urban-3/

They're 100% free to use with attribution, jut like my thousands of other tracks.

Anyone need some custom music created? Hit me up!
https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

In the meantime, stay safe and keep creating awesome stuff!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2023 12:15
Happy October Everyone!

To kick off the Halloween Season, we have a couple of new tracks on my Dark/Ominous 2 page:

"DARK LANDS"_LoFi

"CONFRONTATION"_LoFi

https://soundimage.org/dark-ominous-2/

Enjoy and have a good week!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 10th Oct 2023 10:32
Greetings Everyone!

This week's new free-to-use-with-attribution music tracks are on my Horror 2 page:

"CASTLE OF HORRORS" _LoFi
"SURREALIZATION"_LoFi

https://soundimage.org/horror-2/

If you happen to use my tracks in your project, please feel free to share...I love to see how creative people are using my music!

Enjoy and stay safe.
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 17th Oct 2023 22:49
Greetings Fellow Creatives,

This week's new free music tracks are:

On my City/Urban 3 page:

LoFi_OLD TIME CROOKS
LoFi_TUNNELS UNDER METROPOLIS_v001
https://soundimage.org/city-urban-3/

As always, they're 100% free to use with attribution...just like my thousands of other tracks.

OGG MUSIC PACKS

Please be sure to check out my higher-quality Ogg music packs. They enable you to download all of my tracks at once from various genres...a huge time-saver. Plus the Ogg tracks sound more rich and full...and they loop better, too (if you need them to.)

https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

Enjoy, stay safe and keep being creative!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 23rd Oct 2023 00:41
Hey Everyone,

As Halloween draws closer, here are a couple of new free tracks on my Dark/Ominous 2 page that might work for your Halloween-themed projects:

LoFi_THE FRONT DOOR OF A HAUNTED HOUSE
LoFi_CLOSING IN 3
https://soundimage.org/dark-ominous-2/

Muah hah hahhhh!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 31st Oct 2023 17:40
Happy Halloween Everyone!

To celebrate this awesomely spooky day, I've created some cool LoFi tracks that might work in spooky projects. They are:

"ZOMBIE ARCADE"_LoFi
"THE BOOK OF RIDDLES"_LoFi
"DUNGEONS AND TUNNELS"_LoFi

You can download them here:
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

As always, they are 100% free to use with attribution, just like my thousands of other music tracks.

Enjoy...and don't eat too much candy!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 15th Nov 2023 13:34
Greetings Fellow Creatives!

This week's brand new free-to-use-with-attribution music tracks are...

On my City/Urban 3 page:

"QUIRKY CHARACTERS ON MY BLOCK"
https://soundimage.org/city-urban-3/

On my Fantasy 12 page:

"CYBER TRAIN JOURNEY"
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

And on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

"DISCO COPS FROM THE FUTURE"
https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

Need some custom music? Contact me here:
https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

Ogg Music Packs are here:
https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

Have a good week!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 28th Nov 2023 19:03
Hi Everyone,

I hope you're having a great start to the holiday season!

This week's new music tracks are:

On my Fantasy 12 page:

"DUNGEON MAZE"
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

On my Horror 2 page:

"NIGHT STALKER 2"
https://soundimage.org/horror-2/

As always, they're 100% free to use with attribution, just like my thousands of other tracks. Attribution information is here:

https://soundimage.org/attribution-info/

HIGHER-QUALITY OGG MUSIC PACKS

Please don't forget about my higher-quality Ogg music packs. They sound awesome and are a great way to help support my efforts. You'll find them here:

https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

Enjoy, stay safe and keep being creative!
Eric Matyas
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Posted: 12th Dec 2023 12:14
Sharing is Caring!

More brand new music for everyone...

On my Epic / Battle page:

"THE VOYAGE BEGINS"
https://soundimage.org/epic-battle/

On My Fantasy 12 page:

"DREAMY HOLLOW"
https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

And on my Funny 8 page:

"POP’S STRANGE TOY SHOP"
https://soundimage.org/funny-8/

I do custom music as well if need be. In the meantime, enjoy my thousands of free tracks!

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