Where is a good collection of freely licensed instrument .wav samples?

Question

I require full samples for a variety of instruments. One such site that provides this resource (http://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MIS.html) is good, but there aren't enough non-classical instruments (e.g. steel guitar, drums).

I need a different resource that provides instrument samples such as ones the MIDI specification supports.

Side note: I only require middle C samples for each instrument.

Answer 1

One thing you could try is to search around for free Reason Refills, and also look for Refill Unpackers to get at the samples contained within the refill. Just make sure that you are allowed to do so under the terms of the refill license.

Also, check out PrimeLoops and Freesound

Answer 2

Soundsnap lets you download 5 royalty free sounds a month with the free account, and they have a wide selection of instrument audio clips.

Answer 3

I got my first collection of sounds at Maz Sound Tools. Longer ago than I care to imagine. Glad Maz is still there. (You'll have to check the license.)

http://www.maz-sound.com/

See samples & sounds / free sounds

Answer 4

Have you tried www.freesound.org ? All Creative Commons licences.

The collection from the University of Iowa that you linked to is a very high quality and I assume it took a long time to collect all of those samples, edit them and prepare them for distribution.