YouTube sound effects and background music tracks

[Christian Edwards]

"YouTube is also providing some 7,500 royalty-free sound effects and background music tracks too and they're available right this instant."

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/26/youtube-upgrades/

 

[Marc Wielage]

Crappy compressed quality, most at 128kbps. There's an infinite number of good sounding full-resolution WAV tracks out there at affordable prices if you look around. And many starving composers who would gladly work on modest productions at economical rates.

 

[Christian Edwards]

Bummer, don't have an account so I've not seen the library yet , what format are these tracks / effects in ?

 

[Tony Koretz]

Not youtube and not free........but if anyone is interested there are very affordable sound effects packs that can be found at this site: http://rocksuresoundz.com
There are between 80-200 high quality sfx in each pack ( $6-95 per pack)......and you can preview a selection of the sounds from each pack.

 

[Paul Russell]

I had a run through a bunch of the youtube tracks and wasn't that impressed with sound quality, or knowing that they will become so ubiquitous that using a piece for your work instantly categorises it as low-cost amateur.

I generally use www.premiumbeat.com for royalty free and reasonably priced themes and beds.

 

[Eduardo Garcia]

For royalty free music try https://www.amazingmusictracks.com/

They have an extensive music library with music in all types of moods and genres and it's very affordable. They also just launched a section with music for free.