In this episode, you will hear 12 great, brand new stock music tracks. I also explain YouTube copyright strikes and hopefully clear up the confusion this causes for many.
The New Stock Music Podcast #2: A Mixed Bag of New Pre-release Music
Where to Access the Podcast You can access this podcast from all major directories and listen to it on your favourite app. Subscribe to our New Stock Music Podcast via Buzz Sprout. Exclusive Music Leasing The music in this podcast is available for Exclusive Leasing until 28/08/2021 After this date, any tracks not leased will […]
The New Stock Music Podcast #1: Music Leasing & New Corporate Music
Where to Access the Podcast You can access this podcast from all major directories and listen to it on your favourite app. Subscribe to our New Stock Music Podcast via Buzz Sprout. Exclusive Music Leasing The music in this podcast is available for Exclusive Leasing until 27/08/2021 After this date, any tracks not leased will […]
The New Stock Music Podcast – Coming Soon!
We are launching the New Stock Music Podcast that showcases pre-released stock music. Hosted by Lee Pritchard, composer and co-founder of MediaMusicNow and BeanstalkAudio. This is a new trial feature on our blog where we showcase music prior to its official release date. This allows you to hear new stock music before it’s available in […]
Covert Binaural Ambience Recording
Okay, I know that sounds a bit like something 007 would say, but it will all make sense. Sound ambiences are a crucial part of media and filmmaking. It is standard practice for editors to source and add sound to a film at a later stage after filming. As someone who records and sells sound […]
Copyright in Music Soundalikes
Using music soundalikes can be much less costly than using the real thing. A sound-alike or Pastiche is a long used technique used by composers. For example, using the original James Bond theme in your project would be very expensive, but using a track that sounds like it will be much more cost-effective. For example, […]
Why Can’t You Make a Song with Royalty-Free Music?
People often ask whether they can sing over a track and sell it as their own. There is a lot of incorrect information out there regarding this. This article covers the facts and the reasons that you cannot use royalty-free music, stock music or library music as your backing track. Why do people want to […]
Sampling & Permission Explained
What is sampling? In music technology, sampling is the technique of digitally encoding music or sound and reusing it as part of a composition or recording. This started to become popular in the 1980’s but synthesisers and samplers were limited by the ability of the technology of the day and early samplers would only be […]
The One-Shot Movie
If you are interested in the process of filmmaking this film is a must-see. The behind the scenes feature (below) suggests that you will be following the main characters in one long shot. No cuts, just one long scene. The concept of producing a movie in one shot is mind-blowing to me. While I am […]
Why Are We Still Using 44.1kHz 16bit for Music?
Somewhere in digital music history, audio at 44.1kHz 16bit became the accepted standard for CD. Our stock music library uses this standard (as do most) and all consumer music still uses it in 2019. However, it is an old standard now. It is believed that these sample/bit rates were established from a balance between two […]
