Epidemic Sound
Epidemic Sound combines licensed music and sound effects with video-based track search, similar-track discovery and automatic soundtrack drafts in Studio.
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Epidemic Sound provides a music and sound effects catalog with subscriptions for personal content, commercial online work and larger publishing needs. Its soundtracking tools can suggest tracks from video frames or find music with a similar sound to a selected passage. Studio creates a soundtrack draft from a video, automatically syncing music and sound effects. Licensing coverage depends on the subscription and its terms.
Is Epidemic Sound right for your workflow?
Product details from the vendor’s documentation.
Who it is for
- Individual video creators.
- Professionals and freelancers creating online commercial video.
- Brands and agencies creating content for themselves or clients.
What you provide
- Video frames for track recommendations.
- A musical passage for similar-track search.
- A video for automatic soundtrack drafting.
What you can create or export
- Downloadable music and sound effects.
- Soundtrack drafts with music and sound effects synced to video.
- Voiceovers.
Supported platforms
- Mobile app available through the App Store and Google Play.
Integrations
- Adobe editor plugins provide catalog access and music and sound effects editing.
- The DaVinci Resolve Studio plugin provides catalog access and audio editing within the editor.
- MCP supports catalog search and project soundtracking from AI tools.
Limits and requirements
- AI tool activities consume credits, with consumption depending on the tool and use.
- Licensing scope is subject to the selected subscription's terms.
- New content published after the subscription period ends is not cleared.
Access, licensing and data
- Epidemic Sound offers free account creation without a credit card.
- The vendor says content published during an active subscription stays cleared after cancellation.
Use cases
- Add music and sound effects to podcasts.
- Soundtrack personal video content.
- Create online commercial videos and client work with appropriate licensing.
- Source music and sound effects for video games.
Features
- 1 - Download music and sound effects from the catalog with a subscription.
- 2 - Get music suggestions based on frames in a video.
- 3 - Find similar tracks using a riff, hook, drop or bridge.
- 4 - Generate a soundtrack draft with music and sound effects automatically synced to a video in Studio.
- 5 - Adjust tracks or create alternative versions.
- 6 - Create voiceovers using available artist voices.
Pricing plans
Creator
US$5.99 per month, billed US$71.88 yearly
billed annually · US$71.88
- For individual creators making personal video content.
Pro
US$11.99 per month, billed US$143.88 yearly
billed annually · US$143.88
- For professionals and freelancers making videos for online commercial use.
Pro Plus
US$28.99 per month, billed US$347.88 yearly
billed annually · US$347.88
- For large-scale creators with teams distributing content to OTT platforms.
Business
US$25 per month, billed US$300 yearly
billed annually · US$300
- For brands
- freelancers and agencies creating their own or client content
- with revenue under $10m.
Business Plus
From US$100 per month, billed from US$1,200 yearly
billed annually · From US$1,200
- For growing teams producing content at scale with business revenue up to $25m.
Creator, Pro, Pro Plus and Business advertise 30 days free. Monthly and annual billing options are listed; the prices shown here are yearly-billed offers.
FAQ
Is the music royalty-free?
Yes. Epidemic Sound says its music and sound effects can be used without paying royalties when they play. It says it owns the music rights and provides a direct worldwide license.
What happens after I cancel?
According to Epidemic Sound, content published during an active subscription stays cleared. Library access continues until the subscription period ends, but new content published after that is not cleared.
Can I use it for free?
Listening is free, but downloading and using the music requires an active subscription or a single-track license. Publishing content with its music requires a purchased subscription or license.
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