Good Stock Music site? at DVinfo.net

Jesse Morgan · July 12th, 2009, 09:25 AM

Please direct me to a thread if it's been done (tried a search, no luck).

I am looking for a good royalty free music site. Something that doesn't have music that sounds like it was produced for corporate video in the 90s.

Any tips?

Robert Lane · July 12th, 2009, 09:30 AM

This should probably have been posted in the "All Things Audio" category.

Try FreePlay Music or Digital Juice as a starting point.

Jesse Morgan · July 12th, 2009, 09:35 AM

I didn't really know where to put it. "All Things Audio" seemed to be mostly about microphones from a glance. I then had to choose between Mac and PC. As a Mac, I thought I would ask my people. :)

Shaun Roemich · July 12th, 2009, 10:02 AM

Until the Mods move this to the appropriate place, allow me to chime in with:

If looking at Digital Juice, look SPECIFICALLY at the StackTraxx line. At first listen they may sound very MIDI-ish but if you delete the "offending" track (usually the percussion), you can get some great tracks for CHEAP!

Nigel Barker · July 13th, 2009, 02:20 AM

The SmartSound tracks used with SonicFire Pro are fabulous. http://www.smartsound.com/ There is a very neat FCP plugin & you can magically adjust the music to suit the time required. We use this for many of our videos. Check out these for some examples of the wide variety of different styles.
Tour de France 2009 on Vimeo
Llorca on the rocks 2009 on Vimeo
Stephen Clarke: Dial M for Merde on Vimeo

Johnnie Behiri · July 13th, 2009, 08:05 AM

My favorite:
AKM music: Copyright Free Music and Royalty Free Music Library

Reasonably priced and they have a nice collection.

Thanks,
Johnnie

Matt Abramson · July 13th, 2009, 09:30 AM

For commercial editing, I use De Wolfe Music and have been happy with it. They have a huge library of every genre and are constantly creating stuff in the styles that are current.

July 12th, 2009, 09:25 AM	#1
Jesse Morgan Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Geneva/Toronto Posts: 42	Good Stock Music site? Please direct me to a thread if it's been done (tried a search, no luck). I am looking for a good royalty free music site. Something that doesn't have music that sounds like it was produced for corporate video in the 90s. Any tips?

July 12th, 2009, 10:02 AM	#4
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	Until the Mods move this to the appropriate place, allow me to chime in with: If looking at Digital Juice, look SPECIFICALLY at the StackTraxx line. At first listen they may sound very MIDI-ish but if you delete the "offending" track (usually the percussion), you can get some great tracks for CHEAP! __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

July 13th, 2009, 08:05 AM	#6
Johnnie Behiri Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vienna/Austria Posts: 187	My favorite: AKM music: Copyright Free Music and Royalty Free Music Library Reasonably priced and they have a nice collection. Thanks, Johnnie __________________ http://www.johnniebehiri.com/

July 12th, 2009, 09:30 AM	#2
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,823 Images: 15	This should probably have been posted in the "All Things Audio" category. Try FreePlay Music or Digital Juice as a starting point.

July 12th, 2009, 09:35 AM	#3
Jesse Morgan Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Geneva/Toronto Posts: 42	I didn't really know where to put it. "All Things Audio" seemed to be mostly about microphones from a glance. I then had to choose between Mac and PC. As a Mac, I thought I would ask my people. :)

July 13th, 2009, 02:20 AM	#5
Nigel Barker Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,531	The SmartSound tracks used with SonicFire Pro are fabulous. http://www.smartsound.com/ There is a very neat FCP plugin & you can magically adjust the music to suit the time required. We use this for many of our videos. Check out these for some examples of the wide variety of different styles. Tour de France 2009 on Vimeo Llorca on the rocks 2009 on Vimeo Stephen Clarke: Dial M for Merde on Vimeo

July 13th, 2009, 09:30 AM	#7
Matt Abramson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 42	For commercial editing, I use De Wolfe Music and have been happy with it. They have a huge library of every genre and are constantly creating stuff in the styles that are current.