1. Youtube Studio library
Use music and sound effects from the Audio Library
In the Audio Library in YouTube Studio, you can find royalty-free production music and sound effects to use in your videos.
Music and sound effects from the YouTube Audio Library are copyright-safe. The Audio Library is found exclusively in YouTube Studio.
Open the Audio Library
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left-hand menu, select Audio Library.
You can also access the Audio Library directly at youtube.com/audiolibrary
Search the Audio Library
Find music
In the Free music tab, use the filters 
To find a certain track, enter a track title, artist or keyword in the search bar. You can also use filters to find music by the track title, genre, mood, artist name, attribution and duration (length in seconds).
Refine your search results by clicking the filter
Save your favourite tracks by clicking the star icon next to the track title. To see a list of your favourite tracks, click the Starred tab.
New releases are added to the Audio Library twice a month.
Find sound effects
In the Sound effects tab, use the filters
To find a certain sound effect, enter a track title or keyword in the search bar. You can also filter sound effects by category and duration (length in seconds).
Play and download audio
To sample a track, click Play . If you like what you hear, hover over the date and click DOWNLOAD to get an MP3 file.
The track will continue to play as you browse the Audio Library. Using the controls on the audio player, you can pause, seek and play the previous or next track.
Give attribution
If you’re using a track with a Creative Commons 
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left-hand menu, select Audio Library.
- Find the track that you want to use.
- Note: To browse all music with a Creative Commons licence, click the filter bar > Attribution required.
- In the Licence type column, click the Creative Commons icon
- In the pop-up window, click Copy
to copy the attribution text. You can now paste this info into your video’s description.
If you want to find music that has a standard YouTube Audio Library licence that doesn’t require attribution, click the filter bar
Note: If your video uses any music from the YouTube Audio Library, a Music in this Video section will show on your video’s watch page. Bear in mind that if your video uses music with a Creative Commons licence, the attribution info is still required in your video’s description.
Monetise your video
If you’re in the YouTube Partner Programme, you can monetise videos with music and sound effects from the Audio Library.
Copyright-safe music and sound effects downloaded from the Audio Library won’t be claimed by a rights holder through the Content ID system.
2. Free Music Archive
Free Music Archive (FMA) offers free access to open licensed, original music by independent artists around the world. Tens of millions of online visitors roam the FMA catalogue each month to find and download original songs for personal use or featured tracks in media projects. Tracks on FMA are featured in countless videos, podcasts, films, games, apps, commercials, documentaries, and more!
Powered by Tribe of Noise, together with Creative Commons licences, FMA provides sustainable online spaces for artists and listeners to harness the potential of music sharing. Every FMA artist will have their own digital hub to publish their original songs, be discovered by countless media makers, and have the space to share where FMA visitors can purchase their works. To increase the value of music sharing, FMA visitors can compensate artists directly, when possible, with the different monetization models each FMA artists are able to enable on their artist page.
FMA is also home to Netlabels and Curators, assisting and boosting support for FMA Artists. Free Music Archive combines the curatorial approach that these organizations have played for the last few decades, with the community-generated approach of current online music sites. A collaboration between artists, curators, netlabels, filmmakers, radio stations, venues, artist collectives, museums, music festivals, and more.
If you are an artist looking for a new space to grow and expand, join FMA for:
- Complete control of your tracks
- Ability to broaden your music catalogue
- Learn how to license your own tracks
- Immense daily traffic on FMA
- New audiences listening to your music
- New exposure for your tracks
- New opportunities for you
Visit the FMA FAQ for Musicians to find out what these FMA superpowers can do for you!
If you are a visitor searching for free original music to download and use, join FMA for:
- Download free original music anytime
- Access to all kinds of music to use
- Support international independent artists
- Develop knowledge for music licences
- Boost opportunities for artists
- Be part of an iconic music service
Visit the General FMA FAQ to get you started with all things FMA!
3. Paste Magzine
Paste prides itself on great writing about Music, Movies, TV, Comedy, Games, Books, Politics, Drinks, Tech and Travel. Led by founding editor-in-chief Josh Jackson since 2002, PasteMagazine.com has grown to more than 8 million unique monthly visitors, thanks to readers hungry for authenticity and creativity. Paste Studio features daily musical performances streaming via Facebook Live and YouTube Live from our offices in Midtown Manhattan and Downtown Atlanta, as well as the entire Daytrotter catalog of live audio and video performances.
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Our highly engaged and devoted audience looks to PasteMagazine.com to discover what’s happening in pop culture, through the website, our free daily newsletter and all our social channels.
Paste has won numerous awards, including three National Magazine Award nominations for general excellence, dozens of Plug, Folio and Gamma Awards and endorsements from folks like USA Today, The NY Daily News and the Wall Street Journal, who called Paste “the finest among American music titles.”
4. Mixkit
Download free background music for videos
We struck a chord with free videos, so now we’ve added free music! Discover astounding free stock music tracks from a growing audio library to use in your next video editing project. All audio clips are royalty free and can be used with no attribution or sign up required.
Find perfect tracks for background music for YouTube videos, podcasts, and online advertising. Enjoy unlimited downloads across genres such as hip-hop, lo-fi, cinematic and more.
5. Film Music
Download free music
This website is a content creator’s dream: all the music on this website can be used for free, even commercially and anywhere. The only thing you need to do is to make attribution and give appropriate credit. It couldn’t be easier, could it?
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