• Registered: 2014-01-28
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Topic: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

I was wondering about free mp3's for commercial slideshows?
Something like lastfm service

  • From: Markneukirchen
  • Registered: 2014-01-29
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Hi Asgard, i know a cool website - http://www.freestockmusic.com/
They make their own instrumental music in different genres, pop, rock stuff. And all of this is totally free, you just need to register there.

  • Registered: 2014-01-29
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

And i use my music, stored on my computer, don't know if it's prohibited, but i do only for myself, not for commercial use smile

  • Registered: 2014-01-24
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

@Mandy
But what about copyrights? I heard something like they could ban your video on youtube if you use such music in your videos, don't know if it's true...

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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Sure the do, Shiny, you just don't need to upload it on youtube is you do slideshows for yourself wink

  • Registered: 2014-01-29
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Don't know if it is what you're looking for, but i've found this website https://soundcloud.com/groups/free-music-samples

  • Registered: 2014-01-24
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

@Mandy
Gosh, they post some pretty gross stuff there. Such tracks as "BE NICE 2 CATS - SITTIN' ON THE TOILET", well, I guess you have to look through a lot to find something suitable smile

  • Registered: 2014-01-29
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Yeah, Shiny_Star, i agree smile
But it is what i've found, i'm pretty sure that there're a lot of other websites with free music

9 Reply by Willabong (edited by Willabong 2014-06-29 11:32:04)

  • From: Aberdare, South Wales, UK.
  • Registered: 2014-06-26
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

In my humble opinion, there should be a selection of ambient music clips provided with the program! I honestly think that music clips are an essential part of a slideshow program and are just as vital as effects and transitions!

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  • From: Travelling the world :)
  • Registered: 2014-01-24
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Good point, we'll try to add a music collection in future updates.
By the way, there's already a WAV sounds collection in the slide editor (Sounds tab > Audio Collection), with all sorts of sound effects.

  • From: Nantes
  • Registered: 2014-03-19
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Has anyone ever tried this site?
I've just discovered it.

https://www.jamendo.com/en/search

  • From: Hirwaun
  • Registered: 2014-11-19
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Looks pretty good, wide selection of music, OK for personal use (family and friends).

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13 Reply by don_corleone (edited by don_corleone 2014-12-08 13:36:39)

  • From: Almeria
  • Registered: 2014-11-28
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

http://freemusicarchive.org/genre/Ambient/

That's my general source for ambient music. But there are other genres as well

  • From: Moscow
  • Registered: 2014-11-26
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

don_corleone wrote:

That's my general source for ambient music. But there are other genres as well

isn't the music there too much old-fashioned?
as for me, it will do for a horror movie, but not for a slideshow.
Tastes differ, they say.
Check out this one:
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/+free-music- … ds/ambient

the beauty is in the eye of the beholder
  • From: Hirwaun
  • Registered: 2014-11-19
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Some good tracks here, thanks Diana!

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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Just came across this site and wanted to share: http://jamendo.com
Tons of tracks available for free download, and the licensing is very clear: they show you what you are allowed to do with the track as you click on the download button.
Most will say:
You can copy, distribute, advertise and play this track as long as you:
- Give credit to the artist
- Don't use this album for commercial purposes
And for the others, you have the same as above plus an opportunity to purchase a special license for professional use.
They even have a team of composers on their site as they say, so you can order music to be made exclusively for you! Not sure how much it would cost, though...

  • From: Hirwaun
  • Registered: 2014-11-19
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Thanks for the extra information on Jamendo Toni, very useful!

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  • From: Vancouver
  • Registered: 2014-02-26
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Why not create a new topic with all the links in one post?

http://ccmixter.org/view/media/home

  • From: Nantes
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

Cindy wrote:

Why not create a new topic with all the links in one post?

http://ccmixter.org/view/media/home

Perhaps, we shall wait fo a larger number of them?

  • From: Travelling the world :)
  • Registered: 2014-01-24
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Re: Where do you get your music for slideshows?

http://soundimage.org/ is an excellent free music resource kindly suggested by Eric Matyas.
For more information on this website, check out this forum thread: http://slideshow-forum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=733