Where to buy Royal Free Music at DVinfo.net

Matthew Amirkhani · December 2nd, 2009, 11:08 AM

Hi All,

I am in need of some royal free music and loops for broadcasting. Will someone please tell me as which companies offer a good range of selections either in U.S. or Canada?

Thanks
Matthew

Edward Troxel · December 2nd, 2009, 02:17 PM

Cinescore's on sale...

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/what-hap...ml#post1455165

Tom Dickerson · December 2nd, 2009, 02:54 PM

After two years of sifting through lots of bad "free" music I finally broke down and bought from these two:

SmartSound Software

Digital Juice - The Leader in Royalty Free Professional Animations, Stock Footage, Music, Layered Graphics, Clip Art and Templates

Chris Harding · December 2nd, 2009, 04:48 PM

Nice to see you here Tom!!

I have been using SmartSound for years and for me it's really hard to beat as the music is very professional. However the initial cost is high at $99 per library but they often run specials too!! The advantage of being able to let the software "compose" the song to fit the track exactly is a big advantage for me.
Cinescore is on special but I found it was more suited to industrial type productions and SS has more orchestral style libraries which suit my wedding videos better.

I also find that the single layer disks (cheaper too!) work better for me than the multitrack ones but I guess that depends on your gendre.

Chris

Tom Roper · December 2nd, 2009, 07:53 PM

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I also find that the single layer disks (cheaper too!) work better for me than the multitrack ones but I guess that depends on your genre.

I like the multitrack ones, I can mix killer discrete 5.1 surround audio by exporting each instrument.

Chris Harding · December 3rd, 2009, 06:23 AM

Hi Tom

That's a good idea!!! I actually have some multi disks. I rather liked the idea of having stock music on my HDD and it's a little heavy if you put nearly 3GB of data per library!!

I must try the 5.1 idea!! Even if I have to run libraries from DVD

Chris

Tom Roper · December 3rd, 2009, 12:08 PM

Something else I do Chris, with the multi-tracks, is create a duplicate track underneath each one, combine the L,R channels on the duplicate, then use shelf filters to direct low frequency to the LFE channel, and for the original track, another shelf filter so that bass isn't being doubled, i.e. highs to the mains, lows to the LFE, for each multitrack. For the highs, you can bias the sounds toward whichever speakers front and rear give the sound mix you like.

Then export the file with Vegas AC3 Pro encoder. You can really get staggeringly full bodied discrete 5.1 mixes from the multi-track titles.

Chris Swanberg · December 9th, 2009, 05:39 PM

Your question would probably have been better posted in the Audio Forum. Here is a link to a thread posted there:

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-thin...est-place.html

December 2nd, 2009, 11:08 AM	#1
Matthew Amirkhani Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 279	Where to buy Royal Free Music Hi All, I am in need of some royal free music and loops for broadcasting. Will someone please tell me as which companies offer a good range of selections either in U.S. or Canada? Thanks Matthew __________________ Canon XHA1, Brevis 35mm, Manfrotto 028,501,Vegas Pro 10e

December 2nd, 2009, 02:17 PM	#2
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December 2nd, 2009, 02:54 PM	#3
Tom Dickerson Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 86	After two years of sifting through lots of bad "free" music I finally broke down and bought from these two: SmartSound Software Digital Juice - The Leader in Royalty Free Professional Animations, Stock Footage, Music, Layered Graphics, Clip Art and Templates

December 2nd, 2009, 04:48 PM	#4
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	Nice to see you here Tom!! I have been using SmartSound for years and for me it's really hard to beat as the music is very professional. However the initial cost is high at $99 per library but they often run specials too!! The advantage of being able to let the software "compose" the song to fit the track exactly is a big advantage for me. Cinescore is on special but I found it was more suited to industrial type productions and SS has more orchestral style libraries which suit my wedding videos better. I also find that the single layer disks (cheaper too!) work better for me than the multitrack ones but I guess that depends on your gendre. Chris

December 3rd, 2009, 06:23 AM	#6
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	Hi Tom That's a good idea!!! I actually have some multi disks. I rather liked the idea of having stock music on my HDD and it's a little heavy if you put nearly 3GB of data per library!! I must try the 5.1 idea!! Even if I have to run libraries from DVD Chris

December 3rd, 2009, 12:08 PM	#7
Tom Roper Trustee Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,891	Something else I do Chris, with the multi-tracks, is create a duplicate track underneath each one, combine the L,R channels on the duplicate, then use shelf filters to direct low frequency to the LFE channel, and for the original track, another shelf filter so that bass isn't being doubled, i.e. highs to the mains, lows to the LFE, for each multitrack. For the highs, you can bias the sounds toward whichever speakers front and rear give the sound mix you like. Then export the file with Vegas AC3 Pro encoder. You can really get staggeringly full bodied discrete 5.1 mixes from the multi-track titles.

December 9th, 2009, 05:39 PM	#8
Chris Swanberg Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 904	Your question would probably have been better posted in the Audio Forum. Here is a link to a thread posted there: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-thin...est-place.html