If you are one of those people who create videos for YouTube, you may be hunting for background music tracks and sound effects. As we all know, using any music is a big no, no. If the music used is not royalty free, YouTube Content ID system will detect copyright violations on the music used in the video.
Copyright owners may use the Content ID system to identify and manage their content on YouTube. Videos uploaded to YouTube are scanned against a database of files that have been submitted to YouTube by content owners. If a violation is detected, Copyright owners get to decide what to do when content in a video on YouTube matches a work they own.
Actions that may be taken by Copyright Owners if you use Copyrighted music on your YouTube videos:
- Mute your video
- Block your video
- Monetize on your video by running ads (they earn from your videos, you don't)
So, where to find royalty free music for your YouTube videos?
There are other places for find royalty free music of course. But if you just need some background music / effects, and not some popular music in your videos, then the safest place to find free music for your YouTube videos is YouTube Audio Library. That may be all that you will ever need.
YouTube Audio Library is a free music library by YouTube. You can use the YouTube Audio Library to get free music and sound effects to use in your videos. You can even download the audio tracks for use in offline video editing. You can find music by genre, mood, duration, attribution and instrument.
Free but attribution required in some cases
If the music you found does not require attribution then there is no need to attribute. Otherwise, if you see an attribution-required icon
next to a track, make sure to credit the original artist in your video description. Learn more- Creative Commons website. Monetization?
Yes, you can monetize YouTube videos since free music isn't claimed through Content ID.
YouTube Audio Library is at: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Learn more about YouTube Audio Library usage.