{"id":42508,"date":"2022-07-30T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42508"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:52:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:52:03","slug":"what-music-can-i-use-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-music-can-i-use-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"What Music Can I Use on YouTube?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a68e0e5e0b7a\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a68e0e5e0b7a\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a68e0e5e0b7a\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-music-can-i-use-on-youtube\/#What_Music_Can_I_Use_on_YouTube\" title=\"What Music Can I Use on YouTube?\">What Music Can I Use on YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-music-can-i-use-on-youtube\/#Copyrighted_music\" title=\"Copyrighted music\">Copyrighted music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-music-can-i-use-on-youtube\/#Stream-safe_music\" title=\"Stream-safe music\">Stream-safe music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-music-can-i-use-on-youtube\/#Free_music\" title=\"Free music\">Free music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-music-can-i-use-on-youtube\/#Unminus\" title=\"Unminus\">Unminus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-music-can-i-use-on-youtube\/#TeknoAXE\" title=\"TeknoAXE\">TeknoAXE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Music_Can_I_Use_on_YouTube\"><\/span>What Music Can I Use on YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The first step in using your music on YouTube is to determine the type of copyright you&#8217;re using. Are you using Copyrighted or Stream-safe music? If so, you can whitelist your channels to avoid future claims. If your music is free, you can also use the &#8220;unminus&#8221; option. These are two great options to use when putting together a video and can remove copyright claims entirely.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Copyrighted_music\"><\/span>Copyrighted music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use any copyrighted music you want on your videos, provided that it is licensed for use. There are different types of licenses available, depending on the type of music you want to use. Some music is free for commercial use, while others are only available to be used in one video. For the most part, royalty-free music will cost you a small amount. And because royalty-free music is often credited to many creators, you can use it as many times as you wish.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure if a piece of music is copyrighted, you can check the Public Domain Info site to find out whether it&#8217;s okay to use. If it is, you can also check its page on YouTube. It should contain a copyright notice. If you don&#8217;t see it there, you can upload the video as private. YouTube&#8217;s Content ID system can identify the song as copyrighted and flag it as such. However, it is a good idea to work with a copywriting service that understands copyright laws and has experience.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stream-safe_music\"><\/span>Stream-safe music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Choosing a YouTube background song is not always an easy task. There are many &#8220;stream-safe&#8221; services online that license music under a special agreement, allowing content creators to play it without fear of copyright strikes. Some of these services require a monthly subscription while others are free. We&#8217;ve compiled a list of five top services that feature royalty-free music. Some of these services even offer early access to new releases and discounts for subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Epidemic Sound is one of these services. Their extensive music library includes more than 300,000 tracks and is growing on a weekly basis. It also allows you to use music effects and have access to all the themes and songs in their library. The Epidemic Sound team recognized a growing demand for royalty-free music in streaming and created Epidemic Sound as an affordable and effective alternative to a standard music license.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Free_music\"><\/span>Free music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to put up a video on YouTube, but aren&#8217;t sure how to get good quality music, you can search for free music in the YouTube Audio Library. This library offers royalty-free music and sound effects. You can search for tracks by genre, mood, instrument, duration, and attribution. All of the music is available in high-quality 320kbps audio tracks. The music in the library is free, but it&#8217;s still important to consider the quality of your chosen track before using it.<\/p>\n<p>While free music on YouTube has an advantage over paid tracks, you should make sure you choose a good track to fit your video&#8217;s content. If you use the same tracks all the time, your subscribers will get bored. Use a larger and more powerful library to find the perfect track to accompany your video. If the track fits your video content, it&#8217;s more likely to make a powerful impact. But remember that free music on YouTube isn&#8217;t always royalty-free, and there might be hidden costs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unminus\"><\/span>Unminus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for free and royalty-free music for your video, Unminus is a great place to find it. All of the music that you find on Unminus is free to download and use, and you don&#8217;t even have to ask permission to use it. All you have to do is give attribution and credit the artist. As long as you give them proper credit, you can use their music in any way you want. You can even use it in commercial projects, but you can&#8217;t sell it or start a new music platform based on it.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a professional member of Unminus, you can use the music you download to create your own products. However, you must ensure that you update and incorporate new creative elements into the music you create. This is because Unminus Music tracks are not licensed for commercial use. This is a common practice in the music industry, as it means that content isn&#8217;t protected under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TeknoAXE\"><\/span>TeknoAXE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in using TeknoAXE music in your video, it&#8217;s easy to find licensed versions. The Creative Commons 3.0 license allows anyone to use these tracks. Unlike other music sites, however, you&#8217;ll have to give credit to TeknoAXE for using them. 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