Audio Production: Web Resources

Acoustics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal on acoustics science and engineering.

Hi-Fi Choice magazine has been at the forefront of audio equipment reviews and advice since 1975. Hi-Fi Choice is the essential guide to getting the best possible sound from your hi-fi, whether you're buying, tuning or tweaking. It has a no-nonsense approach to reviewing the finest audio products available, from hi-res streaming and downloads to CD, vinyl and valves.

The Journal on the Art of Record Production (JARP) is an international open access online peer-reviewed journal promoting the interdisciplinary study of record production.

New Zealand Acoustics is published quarterly, original articles are free to download from this website.

NZ Musician is a print and online music magazine that deals with music in and from New Zealand. Access articles about events, gear, industry, news, lessons and much more.

Sound On Sound is the world's premier audio recording technology magazine. This website houses a continually-expanding archive of highly-authoritative and respected articles, news and up to the minute in-depth reviews (15,640 so far) that chart the impact of technology on the music production and recording processes.

Watch live studio recordings with New Zealand musicians. Audio recorded by SIT Bachelor of Audio Production 3rd year students.

The BBC Sound Effects Archive is available for personal, educational or research purposes. There are over 33,000 clips from across the world from the past 100 years. As well as browsing and searching through this treasure trove of sounds, you can also make and share your own mixes and soundscapes using the ‘mixer mode’ function. Use the mixer to layer, edit and re-order clips from the archive to create your own sounds.

Designing Sound is a resource dedicated to the art and technique of sound design, with the aim of sharing information and knowledge for free and without advertising.

Musicmap attempts to provide the ultimate genealogy of popular music genres, including their relations and history. It is the result of more than seven years of research with over 200 listed sources and cross examination of many other visual genealogies.

OnMusic Dictionary provides meanings of instruments, composers, terminology and musical symbols. It also includes audio clips of pronounciations and sound examples.

Record Production is an award winning website that covers all aspects of record making and music production. This website features interviews with leading music producers and audio engineers, tours of recording studios and video tutorials demonstrating recording & mixing techniques.

SOUNZ champions and promotes the sounds and music of Aotearoa, New Zealand. SOUNZ is the only arts and music organisation of our kind working in the digital space to create and make available on our platforms the sounds, music and stories about the music of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Access articles, news, podcasts, videos and much more.

The New Zealand Acoustical Society is an Incorporated Society with membership grades suitable for professionals working in acoustics, as well as any other persons interested in acoustics.

The Audio Engineering Society is the only professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology. Founded in the USA in 1948, the AES is now an international organization that unites audio engineers, creative artists, scientists and students worldwide by promoting advances in audio and disseminating new knowledge and research.

The Archive of New Zealand Music is the world's largest archive of unpublished material relating to New Zealand music and musicians. The Archive collects and preserves New Zealand's music heritage, making it accessible now and into the future.

AudioCulture is an online celebration of the people who have created the music, the scenes they shaped, and the audiences they played to. On AudioCulture you can read about people, labels and related articles, listen to music, watch music videos, listen to interviews and performances, view images and browse discographies.

NZ On Screen is the online showcase of NZ television, film, music video and web series. Access New Zealand music videos from the 1930's to today.