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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Sonic Foundry, Inc.
for the registration of 635,994 shares of its common stock issued and issuable
upon exchange of certain non-voting exchangeable shares, exercise of certain
non-voting exchangeable shares options, and exercise of certain warrants and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated November 5, 1999,
with respect to the financial statements and schedule of Sonic Foundry, Inc.
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 1999,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 31, 2000
