Exhibit 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Sonic Foundry, Inc. 2001 Deferred
Compensation Plan of our report dated November 10, 2000, with respect to the
financial statements of Sonic Foundry, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2000, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                                           /S/ Ernst & Young LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 19, 2001