Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Lipps Robert M
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/16/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SONIC FOUNDRY INC [SOFO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
222 W WASHINGTON AVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President Sales
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MADISON, WI 53703		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 750
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan   (1) 04/10/2016 Common Stock 25,000 $ 2.26 D  
1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan   (2) 12/07/2016 Common Stock 7,500 $ 3.71 D  
1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan   (3) 12/04/2017 Common Stock 15,000 $ 1.55 D  
1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan   (4) 03/10/2018 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0.75 D  
1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan   (5) 04/16/2018 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0.78 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Lipps Robert M
222 W WASHINGTON AVE
MADISON, WI 53703		       Executive Vice President Sales  

Signatures

Robert M. Lipps 04/23/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 16,667 is currently exercisable and 8,333 will be exercisable on 4/10/09
(2) 2,500 is currently exercisable, 2,500 will be exercisable on 12/7/08 and 2,500 will be exercisable on 12/7/09
(3) 5,000 will be exercisable on 12/4/08, 5,000 will be exercisable on 12/4/09 and 5,000 will be exercisable on 12/4/10
(4) 8,334 will be exercisable on 3/10/09, 8,333 will be exercisable on 3/10/10 and 8,333 will be exercisable on 3/10/11
(5) 33,334 will be exercisable on 4/16/09, 33,333 will be exercisable on 4/16/10 and 33,333 will be exercisable on 4/16/11

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