ADD MUSIC TO YOUR VIDEOS
Background music is a salient feature of any good YouTube video. Whether it is a movie review, an advertisement, a makeup tutorial or a gaming video, some amount of background music is a must. Quite commonly, videos tend to have breaks in between. For example, in a makeup tutorial video, for as long as you are not talking, it is a good practice to add some sort of a catchy music in the background to help maintain your viewer's excitement.
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| However, most musical tracks are copyrighted which suggest that you cannot use them anywhere without the permission of the original owner. Often, some artists allow their tracks to be used anywhere on the internet but with proper credits attributed to them. Still, many artists do not allow their music to be used for commercial purposes. Because obviously, letting someone make money off your content is undesirable. Therefore, under these circumstances, you must carefully choose the music you are adding in your videos and make sure that you are not violating any copyright laws. |
So where to look for relevant music tracks? Moreover, do not have any issues of copyright laws?
Royalty Free music is one option. Now the term Royalty-Free in no way depicts that the music is completely free to download. Rather, what it really suggests is that there is no form of royalty fee associated with it. Therefore, after buying a track for a fixed price and you will be allowed to use it once (commonly) in a video, without having to pay a greater amount in case your video goes viral. In other words, a fixed fee is all that you have to pay for the track, once. However, you will not be allowed to use royalty free music tracks to make money through your videos. Several Free Royalty Free Resources provide you free tracks and allow you to use the tracks for commercial purposes, with proper credits attributed to them, of course.
Below are a few websites that provide you Free Royalty Free Music
FREE ROYALTY FREE MUSIC
CCMIXTER:
You can find some quality tracks on this website. Just select the ‘Free for commercial use’ option and search for relevant tracks. It might take you some time to find a track that suits your needs, but because it provides free tracks and allows you to use them commercially, it is worth it.
Josh Woodward:
He is a musician who records his own music both, with vocals and without vocals. You can find some catchy music on his website that is free to use for commercial purposes. All you have to do is provide a link to his website and give him the music credits in your videos.
Incompetency:
Undoubtedly, the most user-friendly royalty free music websites provide you free tracks for commercial use. Several YouTubers use their tracks with proper credits to them. In a short time, you can find yourself a perfect free track for your video.
Do remember! Never use copyrighted material for non-commercial or commercial purposes in your videos while you have all these free sources to get catchy tracks from. As YouTube carries the authority to remove, content that contains copyrighted material at any time.