Using this MP3 search engine will find many more audio files in MP3 format than the regular Fast Multimedia Search. The results point directly to the MP3 location and include date and file size. In addition to content from their general Web crawl, AltaVista also offers indexed content from partner sites. For the Video Search, these partners include ABCNews, Launch. com, Vidnet, and Merrill Lynch. Both also have a duration limit of less than 1 minute or more than 1 minute.
Links are available directly to the multimedia file and to the Web page containing the file.
In addition, FindSounds displays a graphic version of the waveform. This is then used to provide the ability to search for similar sounds. FindSounds even has the ability to find similar sounds, based on the waveform pattern. Using their own audio player, you can also record your own sounds, upload them, and ask it to search for similar sounds. All of these multimedia search engines, and many not covered here, provide plenty of options for searching beyond text.