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Audiocrowd for music producers

Audiocrowd is a royalty-free music store with per-project licenses and a subscription for buyers. Composers open an account and upload, and each track is checked. Its public pages say less than most, so here is what we could confirm, as of October 2026.

By , a composer with 300+ tracks on audio stock and 12 years in production. Checked on Audiocrowd's own pages on 26 October 2026.

Type
Stock music site
How to join
Open to everyoneComposer account, each track checked before it goes live
Exclusive
NoNo exclusivity stated for composers
AI-made music
Not statedNo public rule found in October 2026

From my catalog. 44 tracks are live on Audiocrowd.

In short. Audiocrowd sells royalty-free music to video makers, companies and shops, by project license or by subscription. Composers create an account, set their contract options and upload. Each track and its data are checked before the track goes live. Files go up as 16-bit, 44.1 kHz WAV or AIFF. Buyers may not register Audiocrowd tracks in Content ID. The public pages do not give the composer's share or a rule on AI music.

How to join

Audiocrowd's page for composers says you create a composer account and set your contract options there. Two of the options are about price: whether your music may sometimes be discounted, and whether it may sometimes be offered for free. Both are optional.

Its FAQ also says: "You can apply to work with us at any time. For an initial inquiry, it is best to use the contact form."

Audiocrowd checks each track and its data for correctness and production quality before the track goes live in the store.

Exclusive or not

The public pages do not ask composers for exclusivity. The contract options are set when you open the account, so read them there.

For buyers, Audiocrowd's pricing page says exclusivity is available only on request, for selected tracks, and is reviewed project by project. The buyer subscription does not include exclusivity.

Files and metadata

  • Audio. "Upload your original WAV or AIFF-file (16 bit, 44.1 kHz)". If your masters are 24-bit or 48 kHz, you need a separate export for this site.
  • Fields. Instruments, moods, intended use, a description and tags.

Codes, Content ID and royalties

Audiocrowd's FAQ has two rules on Content ID, both written for buyers:

  • Buyers may not register the tracks in fingerprinting services: "Registration with Content ID, Facebook Rights Manager, Haawk, or similar services is not permitted."
  • "Some of our composers protect their works against unauthorized use on YouTube through Content ID." A buyer who gets a claim disputes it with the license as proof.

So a composer can have tracks in Content ID here. Buyers may then get claims and have to clear them. See YouTube Content ID for music producers.

How you are paid

Payout is by PayPal or IBAN transfer. You pick it in the contract options. Audiocrowd handles the payment and makes the buyer's license. The public pages do not give the composer's share.

What to keep in your catalog

  • The item number Audiocrowd gives each track, and its name there.
  • The 16-bit, 44.1 kHz file you sent. It is often not the same file as your master.
  • Your contract options: discounts and free offers on or off.
  • Content ID status of each track, since buyers will meet the claims.
  • The check result and the date the track went live.

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