We think one really useful application for Splice is making “safe” soundtracks for all those videos floating around online these days. Seems we aren’t the only ones! Check out this glowing review by Justin at Motionographer.com:

I’ve been a fan of Creative Commons for a while, but I’ve often found it hard to translate its philosophy into practical application. Great video resources like the Prelinger Archive put public domain footage at your fingertips, but I’ve been underwhelmed by the amount and quality of sharable audio content.

Enter Splice. It’s still young, but Splice has real promise. The simplest way to use Splice is to find CC-licensed audio for your mograph projects, but that’s not really anything new.

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We’d like to thank Randy Morin for the lovely interview he did at kbcafe.com with our very own Wendell Davis III:

Splice is an online music publishing community that uses the Creative Commons license to encourage users to share their creations. Today, I’m interviewing Wendell Davis III of Splice.

Q: Wendell, congrats on the release of Splice. Tell my readers more about Splice and your startup company.

Wendell: Thanks Randy. I think the best way to explain Splice right now is through analogy: If you can imagine something like Apple’s GarageBand, but as a web-based application wrapped in a social network (sprinkled with a hearty dash of Creative Commons licensing), you essentially arrive at the genesis of Splice. In essence, we have built a music-focused mashup community, a place where users can create songs that anyone can remix, and sounds that anyone can use. The primary difference between what we are doing and everything that has come before it is that the mixing tools are built-in, and the community is self-contained.

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Splice has been making headlines again. Check out this great article by Pete Cashmore over at Mashable.com:

Splice, which is currently in beta, is a very cool music remixing community. Combining a social network with a neat mixing tool and a sweet design, it’s one of the most original new sites of the past few weeks. The company has offices in Chicago and Barcelona, and the product has been in development for around 9 months.

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By now you realize that Splice works entirely with Creative Commons licensing. We wanted to thank the guys at Creative Commons for the mention in their blog today, and also to say hello to all the new users from CCMixter. Welcome!