Clearence for Music?

Do I need clearence for music used?

Well yes, however getting clearence for music can be a time consuming and confusing process especially for newbies. It is a detail process and often requires quite a bit of negotiation between the publishing companies and its composers and producers. Fees are just a portion of the list of items to negotiate; the terms of use, market, timeline, renewals and etc can often make things complex. If it is your first time; Good Luck!

This has resulted in many taking the easy way out...Not applying for clearence or reporting use of music. Here are some horror stories of those that did not get clearence for music used.

Royalty free music is an alternative that many resourceful producers have stumbled upon. True royalty free libraries do not require you to get clearence of use. You are should not be bound by messy terms of use such as the above mentioned : number of times aired, market, renewals and etc. At most you would have to submit cue sheets which is required for all types of music used. (There is no additional licensing fees if you report and you do not save money by not reporting). However a note of caution is required as not all libraries that claim to be royalty free actually have such simple terms. Opuzz Royalty Free Music Library is a 100% true royalty free music library.

QuikTip : MP3 files do not loop cleanly for certain applications. Use WAV files instead.

Here's a useful piece of information that can save you quite a bit of time and frustration. If you are wanting to use loops to have seamless continuous music, make sure you try using WAV files as some programs like Flash or PowerPoint may not loop MP3 files well (last we heard). It may cause a short gap in between the loop, making your track sound like it is skipping. For clean looping, use WAV files.

Opuzz offers both MP3 and WAV royalty free loops for your convenience. MP3 files are much smaller in size and are great for web depending on the application. They sound good to most ears. The traditional WAV on the other hand is probably the most commonly used format for broadcast or when needing high-quality sounds.

See our Loop Collections or Browse Individual Loops.