To extract the background music from a song, you have to strip away the vocals. To accomplish this task with a song that has already been mixed, you need a stereo recording of the song. And, the vocals for the song have to have been mixed exactly in the center of the left and right channels.
- YouTube Audio Library. In the “Create” section of YouTube, you'll find their Audio Library.
- Free Music Archive. The U.S. radio station WFMU runs the Free Music Archive.
- Incompetech.
- Envato Market.
- SoundCloud.
- Musopen.
- Audioblocks.
- ccMixter.
How can I get only the music of a song?
- Find the source of the audio file you would like to extract on your computer. Export it as an mp3.
- Open up the exported song that you would like to extract from in Audacity. Use "File" > "Open".
- Extract specific parts of the song for use, or remove the vocals to obtain an instrumental only track.
Put simply; you can legally use music in videos if you have permission from the person, people, or company who owns the rights. Since the publisher and the record label usually hold music rights, you'll have to get permission from both. From the publisher or composer, you'll get a synchronization (or sync license).
Is it illegal to have music in the background of a video?
A: There is a concept in copyright law called “incidental use” that likely comes into play here. If you are able to demonstrate that your use of copyrighted material — in this case, the music playing in the background — was merely incidental, there is no copyright violation.
Does background music get copyrighted on YouTube?
Using commercial music as the background for your YouTube video without permission might violate U.S. copyright law. The music rights holder could issue a copyright claim on your video, resulting in the video being taken down or the audio stripped from it.