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Here's what we are going to cover:
So without boring you to death, let's get started!
Step 1: Choose a Stock Music Library From The List Below, Pick the Category of Music You Require for Each Scene in Your Project & Download a Selection of Songs (for SFX scroll further)
TOP 5 FREE COMMERCIALLY USABLE MUSIC LIBRARIES:
JordanWinslow.me - My Personal Library of Hundreds of Electronic & Orchestral Soundtracks Arranged by Category for Free Download - License: Free Commercial Use With Attribution (See Terms of Service on Website) [IMG2=JSON]{"alt":"The Best Free Royalty Free Music Catalog For Student Filmmakers","data-align":"center","data-linktarget":"1","data-linktype":"1","data-linkurl":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/royaltyfreemusic","data-size":"full","height":"559","title":"The Best Free Royalty Free Music Catalog For Student Filmmakers","width":"1352","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Free-Royalty-Free-Music-for-YouTube-Library-Filmmaker-Video-Games-Action-Horror-SciFi-Adventure.png"}[/IMG2]
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Well obviously I am going to say nothing but great things about my own commercially usable music library, but this is a great resource of professional soundtracks, many of which are loopable, and organized conveniently by mood and theme. For instance, are you looking for Horror music? Click the horror category. Working on a Sci-Fi project? Click the Sci-Fi category. And the best thing is, all of the tracks can be listened to without even leaving the page and can be easily downloaded in 1 click!
Icons8 - Incredibly Well-Sorted, Professional Library of Hundreds of Songs from Various Artists - License: “Free for a Link” (See Website) [IMG2=JSON]{"alt":"Icons8 Free Commercial Use Royalty Free Music Downloads","data-align":"center","data-size":"full","height":"633","width":"1365","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2018-08-16-at-6.18.40-PM.png"}[/IMG2]
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Don’t be fooled by this company’s origin: They started off as graphic designers who made icons, thus Icons8. But they have evolved and got their hands on a rather large music library of various artists who have been curated by their team. Naturally, when a library is curated, it is subjective and therefore might not be to your tastes if you disagree with how they select their tracks for inclusion on their website, but it can’t hurt to take a look at their gallery since it is so incredibly well-sorted!
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Incompetech has been around for quite some time and is recommended by many other bloggers because it provides a convenient category system. Unfortunately, the tracks are not organized by mood or tonal characteristics other than genre, so you will find tracks with the instruments you are looking for, but it may take some digging to find the appropriate mood you are looking for.
dig cc mixter - A Massive Library of Non-Categorized Music Submitted by Various Artists - License: Primarily Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 [IMG2=JSON]{"alt":"dig cc mixter Free Commercial Use Royalty Free Music Downloads","data-align":"center","data-size":"full","height":"535","width":"1365","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2018-08-16-at-5.57.32-PM.png"}[/IMG2]
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Unfortunately dig cc mixter, though a MASSIVE resource with tons of great tracks, is not a great place to find music in the specific genre you are looking for as there are no categories and no search functions to speak of. If you are willing to spend the time looking through thousands of tracks though, you will find a few hidden gems on here that will fit perfectly in your project!
Josh Woodward - 200+ Primarily Acoustic & Electric Guitar Driven Songs -License: Commercial Use With Attribution (See Website for Terms) [IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"center","data-size":"full","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2018-08-16-at-6.10.46-PM.png"}[/IMG2]
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The best part about Josh Woodward’s free commercially usable library is that he has tagged each and every song with different moods, themes, and styles to make it very easy for Filmmakers, Game Developers & Artists to search through tracks to find songs in the mood they are looking for!
Honorable Mention: Partners in Rhyme - A Little Over 100 Free Unsorted Music Loops - License: Free for a “Thanks” or With Attribution (Vague, See Terms on Website)
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I’m going to be honest, this library is more of a last resort as the tracks are unsorted and not as high quality as others on this list, however free is free and these tracks would be suitable for app developers or creators who are looking for this type of sound.
ZapSplat - 27,000+ Searchable Sound Effects Recorded by Professionals - License: Free Commercial Use With Attribution [IMG2=JSON]{"alt":"ZapSplat Free SFX Sound Effects Audio Commercial Use Royalty Free","data-align":"center","data-size":"full","height":"330","width":"708","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2018-08-16-at-6.57.40-PM.png"}[/IMG2]
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ZapSplat is by far my favorite free SFX resource. When I first discovered their website it had far fewer audio files and a much less appealing logo design. It appears they are dedicated to growth because they have completely redesigned their branding and added thousands of audio clips to their website! I personally used this resource in the development of my Horror Visual Novel titled “The Watchers.”
Soundeffects+ - Over 5000 Free Sound Effects Sorted by 16 Categories - License: Free Commercial Use With Attribution (See Website for More Details)
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Soundeffects+ offers a large library sorted by the categories visible in the screenshot above. See something you’re looking for? Click the link and go check it out. Otherwise, keep scrolling!
Videvo - 400 Free Sound Effects Sorted by Over 20 Categories - License: Complicated, each sound effect has it’s own license and it varies. Check each sound page for the license.
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Videvo is primarily a stock video provider with many free video clips, but they are also breaking into sound as well and have an expanding library of 440 clips which isn’t much but they are very well sorted so it should be easy to find something unique for your project. Make sure you check their licensing page as their licensing is quite complex compared to other websites.
STEP 2, 3 & 4 CONTINUED IN NEXT POST OR ON https://jordanwinslow.me/free-music-sfx-guide
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Here's what we are going to cover:
- Where to obtain free, commercially usable music & SFX for your project without sacrificing the quality of your end-product
- How to edit music and SFX you downloaded from widely different sources to create a unified soundtrack that works
- How to create loops, fade-ins, fade-outs and layer audio to immerse the audience
- Licensing, what it means and what restrictions you have when using these resources (not many, I promise)
- How to change the format of your audio to work with your software
- Where to find volunteers or paid professionals if you can't find what you need
So without boring you to death, let's get started!
Step 1: Choose a Stock Music Library From The List Below, Pick the Category of Music You Require for Each Scene in Your Project & Download a Selection of Songs (for SFX scroll further)
TOP 5 FREE COMMERCIALLY USABLE MUSIC LIBRARIES:
JordanWinslow.me - My Personal Library of Hundreds of Electronic & Orchestral Soundtracks Arranged by Category for Free Download - License: Free Commercial Use With Attribution (See Terms of Service on Website) [IMG2=JSON]{"alt":"The Best Free Royalty Free Music Catalog For Student Filmmakers","data-align":"center","data-linktarget":"1","data-linktype":"1","data-linkurl":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/royaltyfreemusic","data-size":"full","height":"559","title":"The Best Free Royalty Free Music Catalog For Student Filmmakers","width":"1352","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Free-Royalty-Free-Music-for-YouTube-Library-Filmmaker-Video-Games-Action-Horror-SciFi-Adventure.png"}[/IMG2]
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Well obviously I am going to say nothing but great things about my own commercially usable music library, but this is a great resource of professional soundtracks, many of which are loopable, and organized conveniently by mood and theme. For instance, are you looking for Horror music? Click the horror category. Working on a Sci-Fi project? Click the Sci-Fi category. And the best thing is, all of the tracks can be listened to without even leaving the page and can be easily downloaded in 1 click!
Icons8 - Incredibly Well-Sorted, Professional Library of Hundreds of Songs from Various Artists - License: “Free for a Link” (See Website) [IMG2=JSON]{"alt":"Icons8 Free Commercial Use Royalty Free Music Downloads","data-align":"center","data-size":"full","height":"633","width":"1365","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2018-08-16-at-6.18.40-PM.png"}[/IMG2]
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Don’t be fooled by this company’s origin: They started off as graphic designers who made icons, thus Icons8. But they have evolved and got their hands on a rather large music library of various artists who have been curated by their team. Naturally, when a library is curated, it is subjective and therefore might not be to your tastes if you disagree with how they select their tracks for inclusion on their website, but it can’t hurt to take a look at their gallery since it is so incredibly well-sorted!
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Incompetech has been around for quite some time and is recommended by many other bloggers because it provides a convenient category system. Unfortunately, the tracks are not organized by mood or tonal characteristics other than genre, so you will find tracks with the instruments you are looking for, but it may take some digging to find the appropriate mood you are looking for.
dig cc mixter - A Massive Library of Non-Categorized Music Submitted by Various Artists - License: Primarily Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 [IMG2=JSON]{"alt":"dig cc mixter Free Commercial Use Royalty Free Music Downloads","data-align":"center","data-size":"full","height":"535","width":"1365","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2018-08-16-at-5.57.32-PM.png"}[/IMG2]
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Unfortunately dig cc mixter, though a MASSIVE resource with tons of great tracks, is not a great place to find music in the specific genre you are looking for as there are no categories and no search functions to speak of. If you are willing to spend the time looking through thousands of tracks though, you will find a few hidden gems on here that will fit perfectly in your project!
Josh Woodward - 200+ Primarily Acoustic & Electric Guitar Driven Songs -License: Commercial Use With Attribution (See Website for Terms) [IMG2=JSON]{"data-align":"center","data-size":"full","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2018-08-16-at-6.10.46-PM.png"}[/IMG2]
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The best part about Josh Woodward’s free commercially usable library is that he has tagged each and every song with different moods, themes, and styles to make it very easy for Filmmakers, Game Developers & Artists to search through tracks to find songs in the mood they are looking for!
Honorable Mention: Partners in Rhyme - A Little Over 100 Free Unsorted Music Loops - License: Free for a “Thanks” or With Attribution (Vague, See Terms on Website)
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I’m going to be honest, this library is more of a last resort as the tracks are unsorted and not as high quality as others on this list, however free is free and these tracks would be suitable for app developers or creators who are looking for this type of sound.
TOP 3 FREE COMMERCIALLY USABLE SFX LIBRARIES:
ZapSplat - 27,000+ Searchable Sound Effects Recorded by Professionals - License: Free Commercial Use With Attribution [IMG2=JSON]{"alt":"ZapSplat Free SFX Sound Effects Audio Commercial Use Royalty Free","data-align":"center","data-size":"full","height":"330","width":"708","src":"https:\/\/jordanwinslow.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2018-08-16-at-6.57.40-PM.png"}[/IMG2]
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ZapSplat is by far my favorite free SFX resource. When I first discovered their website it had far fewer audio files and a much less appealing logo design. It appears they are dedicated to growth because they have completely redesigned their branding and added thousands of audio clips to their website! I personally used this resource in the development of my Horror Visual Novel titled “The Watchers.”
Soundeffects+ - Over 5000 Free Sound Effects Sorted by 16 Categories - License: Free Commercial Use With Attribution (See Website for More Details)
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Soundeffects+ offers a large library sorted by the categories visible in the screenshot above. See something you’re looking for? Click the link and go check it out. Otherwise, keep scrolling!
Videvo - 400 Free Sound Effects Sorted by Over 20 Categories - License: Complicated, each sound effect has it’s own license and it varies. Check each sound page for the license.
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Videvo is primarily a stock video provider with many free video clips, but they are also breaking into sound as well and have an expanding library of 440 clips which isn’t much but they are very well sorted so it should be easy to find something unique for your project. Make sure you check their licensing page as their licensing is quite complex compared to other websites.
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