FAQ & Support
Music Licensing
How do I search for music ?
Just browse the categories in the right hand sidebar. You can also refine your search using the search boxes within the Catalog itself.
Click ”+ Mixes” below the track name to hear Alternate Versions of a track.
How do I license and download a track ?
A: Single Tracks
Once you have found the tracks you want simply click License This Track and select the License Type for the intended use. Then register your details when prompted and complete your purchase.
Once payment is completed you can download the master file from your user account. You will receive the track in high resolution WAV format.
Favorites & Project Folder: You can collect your favorite tracks into a ”Projects Folder” in your shopping cart, to compare them more closely, and make a purchase at any later time.
To create a project folder just click the ”SAVE” button ( 
) under the music track name.
You can create new, add and edit as many Project Folders as you wish.
B: Music Pack | Blanket License ( Multiple Tracks Discount )
You can also purchase a ”Volume Discount – Blanket License” for multiple tracks and build your own score. This license type allows you to select any multiple tracks at a lofty volume discount. You can buy a blanket license on the upper right corner of the music store:
Or just click HERE
Do you provide alternate file formats ?
Sure, just drop us an email and we will send an alternative file version. Free of charge.
Do you provide STEMS for your tracks ?
YES we can provide you with stems for most of our music tracks. Contact us !
Are the tracks Royalty Free ? and what does that mean ?
All the music and sound listed in this library is 100% royalty free, which means that you do not need to pay any additional royalties. Any license you purchase is valid in perpetuity.
How many times can I use a track ?
You can use the track as many times as you wish in your project or film. There is no limit of usage. However, if you want the same music track in another ”new production” you will need another license for that production.
Make changes to a music track ?
If you need any changes to a music track that you have purchased (i.e. in length or mix etc.) we can do so. Just contact us !
Register
In order to License and Download music or sound you need to Login. If this is your first time here you can register upon your first selection of any audio track. Or you can register HERE
Registration is fast, easy and free. Once registered you can login at any time !
Why register ?
Registration is quite necessary as the details you provide will be used on your Licensing Contract, which will be delivered to you automatically together with your music master files. The information you provide is rather basic and will not be used for any other purpose. Registration also gives you benefits such as Free Demos and Online Support as well as the ability to keep track of your songs and licenses.
Royalty Free Music Explained
The term royalty free means free of mechanical royalties. These are royalties that you would pay for music in your production every time you made a copy of the music. That is to say every time a piece of music plays in your production you are making a copy, so you pay a fee. The fee amount would depend on how long the music is featured each time it plays, how and where the production will be used and how many times the production will be duplicated.
A lot of ´royalty free´ music websites use the term quite loosely and the fee you pay for a licence will vary considerably depending on how many copies are to be made, size of audience or how and where the production will be broadcast or distributed etc.
With Soundtrack Bay you pay one flat fee which grants you unlimited copies and any kind of broadcast world wide, for unlimited time.
However, the License Fee covers ONE full production/project ( i.e. Film, TV production, Advertisement, Audio book etc ). Should you wish to use the same music track in another new production you will need to purchase another license. Or you can purchase a one time fee Buy Out License that grants you the right to use the music in unlimited productions for unlimited time.
The term ‘royalty free’ does not necessarily mean free of performance royalties, which is another thing ( and can get confusing ). These are industry standard royalties that are automatically generated whenever music is performed publicly, broadcasted on television or radio or played in a cinema or theatre etc. However, these royalties are funded from the broadcaster’s/networks ( not You, the producer ! ) and is per agreement paid annually to the relevant performing rights organisation ( PRO ). The various PRO’s around the world will then distribute these PRO-royalties to the various composers a few times per year.
Therefore, if your production is to be broadcasted, the ”broadcaster/network” may ( or not ) in some cases ask you to fill in a ”cue sheet” for that production. A cue sheet informs the broadcaster/network of the music title, composer name and duration of the music used in your production. This information is then passed on to the relevant ”PRO” who then pay the creative copyright owner ( composer ) the PRO-royalties they are due. This is standard industry praxis and costs you nothing – but ensures that the performance royalties generated go to the composer.
Custom Music
If you are considering custom made music for your film or project you can find out more HERE. Leave us a message and we will get back to you within short.
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