Digital creators are always looking for background music to enhance their CapCut videos. However, it is essential to find a music provider that offers high-quality, royalty-free original music in a variety of genres, tones and styles.
This article will review the best CapCut background music apps.
The best background music services
Here are the five best background music apps available as of 2023.
Envato Elements Al
Envato Elements is one of the best fonts for creatives who require an all-in-one package with shared resources. When you sign up for a plan, you get affordable access to royalty-free music and sound effects, as well as stock videos, graphics, and web templates.
Envato also offers inpidual, student, and team member deals.
Advantages
- Seven-day free trial
- It offers 137,622 music samples and 611,139 sound effects.
- Unlimited downloads to any channel.
- Simple royalty-free license
- The annual personal plan is 57% cheaper than the monthly inpidual plan
- Offers legal coverage equivalent to the amount of the last six months of your payment plan.
- Music for commercial use can be purchased separately as “an asset”
- Offers 12 free creative resources per month, including bonus audio.
Cons
- There are no refunds for canceled monthly or annual subscriptions
- If you cancel, you will not be able to use any music assets.
- Less music is offered than other sites.
epidemic sound
epidemic sound is a paid service that offers users a wide catalog of original compositions and sound effects. It is known for its ever-growing source of original and eclectic music that is perfect for videos that require background music. It offers both personal and commercial plans.
Advantages
- Free trial by uploading 12 music files for one month
- Unlimited access to 35,000 tracks
- Unlimited access to 90.00 sound effects.
- New material is constantly added to the music library.
- Search tools with extensive filters.
- Unlimited downloads for both plans.
- Affordable personal plan
Cons
- You can only monetize one channel on the Personal Plan
- Monetization is limited to three channels in the Commercial Plan
- The trading plan is expensive.
- Music cannot be used for ads or business without purchasing the Business Plan
- Monthly plans are more expensive than annual plans
List of artists
List of artists is an affordable source of stock music, sound effects, and videos for creatives, offering unlimited downloads as well as monetization across five channels. You can purchase an annual package or purchase a separate annual package of music and sound effects.
Advantages
- Lifetime use for a single license
- No additional charge for corporate or commercial use
- Monetize material on Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitch, YouTube and Podcasts
- Offer customized packages
- Low annual price
- Unlimited downloads
- Simple and attractive interface
- Original songs written by humans.
- High quality sound effects.
- The pro license offers sponsorship.
Cons
- No compensation
- Fewer clues offered
PremiumBeat
PremiumBeat is owned by Shutterstock. Like their royalty-free photography site, they offer single-purpose licenses. The standard license can be used in web ads, podcasts, or personal use projects. A Premium license buys you streaming rights to use the music for broadcast on television and movies.
Advantages
- Original and high quality produced music.
- Simple, royalty-free license agreements
- Standard and premium licensed material can be used as CapCut background music.
- 37,000 music samples and 16,200 sound effects
- Excellent filters and search engines.
- Allows you to search for music by mood or genre.
- Many “instrumental only” options
- Podcasts, both personal and income-generating, can use music.
- Offers a discounted annual subscription for 60 Premium tracks per year.
- It offers a three-month subscription that offers a download of 15 songs.
- He offers access to his popular blog called The Beat which offers advice on video creation.
Cons
- Expensive even with discounts.
- Purchasing a sound effect costs extra
- A standard license does not allow public broadcasting or advertising.
- A standard license does not allow broadcasts at trade shows
- A premium license limits you to 1000 copies or downloads
- Music files disappear if you don’t stay subscribed
AudioSelva
AudioSelva is a popular bargain site owned by Envato. Offers inpidual pricing for royalty-free music clips and over 6,500 royalty-free “genre packs.” It’s an affordable option for digital creators who want to personalize their videos with music.
Advantages
- Select from 778,700 royalty-free music tracks and 920,300 sound effects
- It offers inpidual downloads with three tracks at an affordable price.
- It offers 23 curated genre categories including pop, rock, soul, folk, cinema, atmospherics and more.
- Audio packages usually go on sale
- Excellent search engine with tags.
- The sounds are very well categorized with filters.
- You can search for music with a specific tempo
- Offers music logos and music IDs to brand your sound.
- The platform is regularly updated with new content.
- Each clip comes with a detailed description and preview.
- Offers training videos.
Cons
- The quality of each track varies because it is not monitored.
- Some tracks may not sound original
- You cannot use one license in multiple projects
- Your project cannot be played more than 10,000 times on YouTube.
- The track is not exclusive to your project.
Frequent questions
Does CapCut have an in-app music library?
CapCut has its own in-app music library with a mix of free and copyrighted tunes. Free music is licensed under the Creative Commons license, meaning it can be used without permission or payment.
What is royalty free music?
Royalty-free music is not free. It means that music can be licensed for a one-time fee. The buyer can use the music as many times as they want, while the creator retains some rights.
What is Creative Commons music?
Creative Commons is a site that allows musicians and copyright owners to offer free music downloads to filmmakers, as long as the music creator is credited for their work on the film. Some musicians ask for a link to their website as a thank you for their work.
What is a sonic logo?
A sonic logo, also known as a music id, is a music clip that plays your logo. It’s a form of music branding that can be crucial for users who use their CapCut videos as a sales tool. It can be a signature riff or even a series of noises. These sounds can also be used to create a soundscape for your video.
The best CapCut background music
CapCut creators can find a wealth of royalty-free music, whether it’s laughs for a humorous short film, a soundscape for an experimental art film, or a catchy theme for a commercial advertisement. Often the best background music provider is one that allows you to be true to your sense of artistic expression without spending too much money or violating copyright. A great music download site will also provide you with high-quality sound effects and sound logos.