Hey, I am new here and want to make my own tracks for social media purposes, since a lot of the royalty-free content online is being created by people who are not honest (elsewhere).
Does this site allow me to use royalty-free sounds to create my own music for YouTube? And how do I know which sounds are allowed?
Sorry if this is an obvious question, but I did not understand the legal framework. It seems like you have to ask permission for some tracks, but not others. I do not fully understand how that makes sense.
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tbh i have no idea but you could try and email the audiotool @moderator
then why did you answer lmao
if it's uncopyrighted & royalty free, then it shouldnt be a problem.
More can be read from these links:
https://www.audiotool.com/board/sampling/what_samples_can_i
https://www.audiotool.com/board/chitchat/copyright_infrigements_-
idk cuz i was bored
How will I know what sound is and is not copyrighted?
I don't want to upload content to this site and use it. I want to use the pre-existing tools to download a tune and put it on a YouTube video. Is there a clear article about this? The legal framework is a lot less clear than I thought it would be. It doesn't specifically state "THIS TUNE LIST IS ROYALTY-FREE AND CAN BE USED FOR YOUTUBE". Is this site just for uploading tunes given by this site to this site?
You can make music here for free. It is not clear what sound effects specifically are royalty-free. I have to contact each sample creator to create a song. I don't get it at all.
To clarify, I am coming across a lot of software that allows you to create songs for free, but the actual tunes they give you access to are not royalty-free. So, I cannot upload it to YouTube. Are you saying every pre-existing tool and sample available here is royalty-free? I won't be uploading sounds. I want to use the pre-existing toolset to download tracks I have created.
For example, Newloops is royalty-free. That makes sense. That checks out so far. Yet Newloop's specific policy, independently from Audiotool, state you have to clarify you used Newloops. So, I am unclear on what happens if I create a song using Newloops samples but then upload the song to YouTube. Do I have to state I created the mix, using Newloops royalty-free music?
It feels like it doesn't need to be this complex, but unfortunately, music laws are. I'm not talking about uploading pre-created songs from celebrities and doing a mashup.
would recommend taking a look at https://www.audiotool.com/terms - particularly section 1.4 and all of section 6
would recommend taking a look at https://www.audiotool.com/terms - particularly section 1.4 and all of section 6
I own the music I make from Audiotool. BUT I do not own the samples used, which is why I am asking this question. If the samples are Royalty-free, am I allowed to upload to YouTube and say I created a song or do I have to specifically state I mixed it with Royalty-free samples from X company? Given that nobody can answer this, it looks like nobody knows and has been uploading content without knowing if they're specifically allowed.
https://www.audiotool.com/board/faq/can_i_use_the_music_i
https://www.audiotool.com/board/news/sample_clearance_levels
Hope this helps somewhat.
It still isn't clear that you don't have to reference the original sample creators in the content you upload. Maybe it would be easier to state this clearly, without legal jargon. It may be ambiguously presupposed, but music laws are complex. You may end up having uploaded safe samples that still require the artist to reference that they used those samples depending on where they upload that - and they can only find that information on the royalty-free website of the samples used. Thanks, either way.
The onus is always on the creator to clear the samples for use; if that means going to the site that the samples come from to check, then that's what needs to be done. Not sure how that could be clearer? AT can't tell you whether to credit any one sample, it's your responsibility to fdind out per sample used.
Why provide royalty-free sample that do not all have the same reference agreement? If so, why can't I be told that specifically? Why bother uploading anything from Newloops to the audio platform if it cannot be used without reference or with clear instructions to reference you used a mixed sample collection?
It isn't that clearing samples for use isn't clear, it is that it isn't clear that many people here actively understand that they cannot post the royalty-free samples without referencing them. You may say that is their issue, but I think it should be specifically clear. I expect there is not one singular consensus on what is allowed and what is not in this regard, hence left to the people doing the music. because nobody understands the legal framework or have failed to make it clear.
All I am asking for is to be directed to a CLEAR and unambigious statement that says: "All safe to use royalty-free music has the same reference agreement. You do not have to state the samples used in final outcomes and can use what you have created on social media. Any samples we have not verified as safe may have a different agreement.". That is a fine statement, and is not obvious. It isn't clear the ones provided as safe should need to be down to the aritst to check and there does not seem to be agreement on the fact you need to check or not. So, if it is SO clear, why can you not tell me specifically a yes or a no to this question. Do any of us need to state that we used verified royalty-free samples provided on Audiotool? If you are going to clairfy again with "it is up to you to check", then I'd argue that is a pretty silly legal agreement. It is different PER sample for pre-given safe royalty-free music?
I am obviously not talking about samples we choose to upload. I am asking about samples Audiotool themselves deem safe and trustworthy (and royalty-free).