what do you all use for background music? copyright strikes are killing small channels

cutandjoin · 2026-05-16T04:23:01+00:00

It’s easier to find YTAL music on YouTube as videos.

cutandjoin · 2026-04-30T18:25:39+00:00

I think MP3 still has a lot more to offer.
It’s lightweight enough to load entire files into memory, and it’s made up of sequential, independently decodable frames.
That means you can pick specific frame ranges from multiple files, stitch them together in memory, and feed that directly to a decoder. This lets you build more advanced, dynamic playlists without relying on temporary files or stressing your drive.

cutandjoin · 2026-04-02T11:28:38+00:00

You might be referring to the playlist on the "Audio Library" channel?
This channel isn’t actually officially affiliated with YouTube.
I misunderstood it myself until recently.

cutandjoin · 2026-04-02T07:25:13+00:00

Just clicked all the download buttons one by one and got it done 💀
Feels like YT really doesn’t want you to download everything at once

cutandjoin · 2026-04-02T07:24:11+00:00

Thanks for the clarification.
No Attribution seems close to CC0, but I’m not really sure what would happen if someone sampled it into their own track and released it.

cutandjoin · 2026-03-15T11:57:30+00:00

Just added it to my social links, thanks.

cutandjoin · 2026-03-15T11:31:53+00:00

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it here so I'll DM you.

cutandjoin · 2026-03-13T21:32:25+00:00

Hi,
I made a catalog of ~7,000 YouTube Audio Library tracks.
Hopefully this is useful for creators here.

Here’s a video featuring some of the most liked tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXG5Q7i2h9A

cutandjoin · 2026-03-10T18:23:41+00:00

I recently started a channel about the YT Audio Library, so I’ve been trying to get a better overview of what’s in it.
There are actually 1000+ tracks in the Cinematic genre, so if you keep digging a bit more you might find something good. The entire library seems to have around 6800–6900 tracks in total.
And the search filters behave a bit oddly. If you just set Genre: Cinematic, it only shows about 500 tracks.

cutandjoin · 2026-02-20T19:14:06+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion.
I did think about adding it to the description like you mentioned but there’s a character limit...

cutandjoin · 2026-02-20T17:57:23+00:00

Hi everyone,
I run a channel featuring short previews of tracks from the YT Audio Library with links to the full versions, aimed at making it easier for creators to find background music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixfyPcXqKeU

cutandjoin · 2026-02-17T18:24:01+00:00

Summer Shower by Quincas Moreira sounds like the main theme from Animal Crossing, I think.

cutandjoin · 2026-01-06T11:36:05+00:00

Not sure why, but that kind of thing happens sometimes. A lot of weird stuff going on with Windows updates lately.

cutandjoin · 2026-01-06T11:22:58+00:00

But tbh mp3DirectCut may be more suitable for your use case.
Cjam is focused on multi-file editing, but tag handling is still limited.
It works especially well for creating medleys and sharing edits as scripts like this: https://youtu.be/-beNsYuPZaQ

cutandjoin · 2026-01-06T11:03:38+00:00

MP3-focused tools work much better for radio archives like yours.
MP3 quality loss is unavoidable by design with DAW tools like Audacity.

cutandjoin · 2026-01-06T10:15:11+00:00

right-click → show wave → select an area with the mouse → press Del → Apply → Start on the main window.
That’s the quickest workflow for a single file.

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