Websites for Licensed Audio
Over the years, a lot of research has been conducted to prove that beautiful sounds have a positive effect on the moods of people. These scientific studies have yielded positive outcomes. Audio has evolved from being only spoken words to becoming different varieties. These varieties include podcasts, music, and other short sound clips. In recent times, sound has become a part of our everyday lives, with millions of people listening to music, radio shows, and podcasts every minute.
In this article, I am going to talk about ten different websites (ranked from least to best) where licensed audio can be gotten. Hold my hands as we journey into the world of sounds.
10. Audiomack
Co-founded in 2012 by David Ponte, Brian Zisook, and Dave Macii, Audiomack is a website where licensed short sound clips, music, and other audio files can be gotten. It is an on-demand music streaming and audio discovery platform that enables musicians and podcasters to publish an unlimited amount of content for listeners via its mobile apps and website. Yes! You read that right, it doesn’t just have a website where you can access a lot of audio content, it also has an application.
It sits in my number ten spot because of the limited amount of audio content it has when compared to other websites.
9. Bensound
Are you looking for licensed sounds for your cooking videos, wedding, sports and gym time, vlog, advertisement videos, e.t.c? Then brace yourself because this site is definitely for you. Bensound is an audio content website for video creators. It offers a wide collection of both free and paid soundtracks. If you give them credit in your description, their free license option also allows you to use their soundtracks on any online videos.
Just like the aforementioned website, Bensound has a small collection of soundtracks, compared to other websites.
8. Filmstro
Created in 2016, Filmstro has met the demands of over 200,000 users. It is a website that offers over 65 distinct categories of licensed audio content. One key quality nice about Filmstro is that you can adjust any soundtrack’s movement of your choice, its depth, and power to make it your own. In addition to that, this process can be done in minutes. Filmstro is a website that suits video content creators who are looking for sounds to enhance their videos.
Owing to the fact that it allows only five tracks in its free version, it sits in my eighth spot.
7. Artlist
Artlist is a platform for licensed audio content that gives users unrestricted access to downloads of more than 22K high-quality tracks and 27K sound effects. These sound contents are updated every day. It also allows its users to select soundtracks based on their specific categories. These categories include modes, genres, visual themes, and instrumentals. Artlist does not offer any free plan, and depending on your creative needs, you can select any of their subscription plans. These plans include social creator, creator pro, or teams.
6. AudioJungle
AudioJungle is a website that contains close to two million collections of music tracks and sound clips. These sound contents are updated weekly in order to enable its users to access more and more contents, in other words, it ensures the user doesn’t run out of choices.
Just like Artlist, AudioJungle does not offer any free plan and prices of music tracks very affordable, ranging from $1. Its website interface is easily understandable and well categorized.
5. Deezer
Created in 2007 by Daniel Marhely and Jonathan Benassaya, Deezer is a website and online platform that allows users to access and listen to licensed audio recordings and podcasts on various devices. Having about 90 million licensed tracks, 30,000 radio channels, and 100 million playlists, it is definitely the website for you to get a variety of audio content and never run out of choices. As of today, it has over 16 million active users across the globe. Do you want to add to the large number of users?,
4. Boomplay
Developed by Transset Music Limited, boomplay is a media streaming website that also has an application. If you’re looking for a website to access millions of licensed audio tracks for your videos or events, boomplay is definitely for you, or as some Africans would say, “boomplay dey for you”.
Founded in August 2015, Boomplay has grown vastly, with about 70 million active users today and over a 100 million songs in its catalogue. Its website interface is very easy to understand.
3. Spotify
Spotify is a Swedish audio streaming and media service platform that was founded in 2016. It was founded by Martin Lorentzon and Daniel Ek. It has both a streaming website and an application that supports offline audio contents. It offers a one-month free version where you can access all its audio content for free, but after the first month, to access its content, you’ll need to pay for one of its plans. Just like boomplay, Spotify has millions of licensed soundtracks and is available for all Android and iOS devices.
2. Apple Music
Apple Music is a video and audio streaming platform developed by Apple Inc. in 2015. It is a website that contains millions of audio content, ranging from podcasts to music tracks and so on. Just like Spotify, new subscribers get a one-month free version, after which they have to pay for one of its subscription plans. Apple Music also has an application that is supported by both iOS and Android devices. Broadcasting in over 160 countries and having over 100 million soundtracks and podcasts, Apple Music should be very helpful for you if you’re looking for licensed audios. It also has a radio service that is free for all users, even those without a subscription plan.
1. YouTube Music
Drum rolls as I introduce my number one spot. Okay, I know I’ve already introduced it via the heading, but it is none other than YouTube Music. This is a website and also an application that contains millions of licensed audios. These audios include sound effects, high-quality music, and so on. Its music tracks and sound effects are searchable and can be filtered based on genre, instrument, mood, duration, and attribution. Its website interface is very easy to understand and its tracks are well categorized. This website is very useful for content creators looking for licensed audio for their content. It should be noted that some tracks require attribution, and hence you should credit the artist in your video description. YouTube Music is completely free.
In conclusion, sound plays a huge role in our everyday lives. The aforementioned websites all contain licensed audio and have been ranked (least to best) based on their amount of licensed audio they contain and the quality of the audio.
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