HOW TO USE UNIVERSAL MUSIC FOR CREATORS

How to use Universal Music for Creators

Universal Music for Creators is a fresh new subscription-based music licensing platform built with content creators in mind.

The platform offers thousands of quality music tracks for a competitively priced subscription, benefiting both musicians and creatives. By championing artists and content creators, our music library is designed to take your career to the next level through the power of music.

 

What is Universal Music for Creators?

Universal Music for Creators is a music and sound effects subscription licensing platform made for creators.

With a Creator or Creator Pro subscription, creators can access a new catalog of 50,000 quality, claim-free tracks from today’s most popular TV and film soundtrack artists. Plus, a sound effects library with 200,000 recordings makes the platform a one-stop shop for content creatives.

With a fast search function, advanced filtering system, new playlists and themes curated by music specialists, it couldn't be easier for creators to find the right soundtrack. Each playlist and trend is updated regularly with the latest music. So, creators can always access the freshest tracks for their social media, podcast, or website content.

 

How to find your perfect track

With a fast search function that’s designed with content creators and a catalog of over 50,000 tracks, creatives have plenty of new music to choose from. Find the ideal track for your video in just a few easy steps.

• Choose your subscription plan: if you’re using music for personal projects, sign up for the 'Creator' plan. Looking for top-quality, unique music to captivate your client's audience? Sign up to the ‘Creator Pro’ plan.

• Login: Login to your account using your sign-up details.

• Start your search: from the search bar, you can discover music based on specific genres, moods or keywords, or you can start by choosing a Playlist or Theme.

• Filter: the filter tool allows you to refine your selection by specific factors including instrument, era, tempo, BPM, and stems.

• Add the track to your playlist: subscribers can create their own playlists and add tracks via a button in the right-hand panel, making music selections easy to find later.

• Download your files: once you’ve found the right track, you can download it as an MP3, AIFF, WAV or stem depending on what you prefer (preferences can also be set on your profile).

 

How to add music in your video editing software

The functionality for adding audio will vary between each video editing software. Typically, it will involve: 

• Selecting and purchasing music with the correct usage rights.
• Downloading and importing music into the editing software.
• Pulling the music into the audio track and cutting or adjusting it accordingly.

 

No claims, no stress

With a subscription to Universal Music for Creators, you can download and use music or sound effects from the platform claims-free. This means you don’t have to worry about copyright claims across personal or client videos.

To make claims clearance even easier, add a Content ID to your YouTube channel via your Universal Music for Creators subscriber profile. If you have an active subscription, any video that you upload to YouTube will automatically gain claims clearance. So, you can upload immediately and never have to worry about providing your music purchase.

 

Why use Universal Music for Creators music library?

Built specifically for content creators, the Universal Music for Creators platform has a range of features and functionalities to help create next level videos.

Broad choice of tracks

Universal Music for Creators launched with 50,000 tracks with a broad spectrum of genres and styles to choose from. This repertoire extends to archives of albums from different eras and orchestral tracks recorded live alongside fresh, contemporary music.

Creator-specific search

The platform’s search function doesn’t just use powerful technologies but has been designed with the needs of content creators in mind.

Advanced tagging systems help subscribers find the tracks they want more easily. While selections can be quickly narrowed down with the platform’s detailed filtering system or by choosing specialist-collated playlists based on genre, mood, and content type.

Quality contemporary music

Creators looking for music to fit social media and YouTube content trends will have plenty of tracks to choose from on Universal Music for Creators. Alongside instrumental music, the library includes lots of popular music — with vocals — from a wide variety of genres. Plus, the repertoire is refreshed regularly, so you never have to use the same track twice.

Human-curated playlists

Rather than relying on algorithms to pull together the best mixes, more than 70 playlists and themes have been curated by music specialists in the library. Experts have crafted these collections with subscribers in mind. This includes selections grouped by genre, mood, topic, or content type e.g. podcasts, weddings, adventure travel.

Extensive SFX library

There are 200,000 noises and tracks within Universal Creator Music’s sound effects library. From bustling airports to souk market backgrounds, this functional tool offers maximum creative flexibility.

 

Can you get stems on Universal Music for Creators?

Stems are available on many tracks. This means subscribers can access the ‘stereo master’ they need easily. Whether they just want the drum, guitar, or horn parts, or a whole section of a track, creators can find the specific sound they need for maximum creative flexibility.

 

What does ‘claims-free’ mean?

Claims-free music means someone who pays for a usage license can use the track without a copyright claim being made against them. All our music and sound effects are claims-free.

 

Pricing plans

Whether you’re creating content for your personal social media channels or taking regular client commissions, there’s a pricing plan to suit your needs.

Creator subscription

Starting from $5.99 per month, the Creator subscription is best suited to individual content creators, streamers, influencers, or anyone wanting to create personal content to publish online.

The plan gives:

• Unlimited access to the music and sound effects library.
• Clearance across personal YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitch platforms, podcasting channels, and personal websites.
• Clearance for one channel per platform and one monetized YouTube channel.

Creator Pro subscription

Starting from $12.99 per month, the Creator Pro subscription is made for commercial subscribers who need music and sound effects for their business or client work. This can include freelancers, small businesses, and self-employed individuals.

This plan gives:

• Usage on online platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, podcasting platforms, websites, and digital ads (for campaigns with a budget of up to $3k).
• Clearance and monetization on up to five YouTube channels.
• Choose the right subscription and access quality music and sound effects to take your creative work to the next level.