What Does "Royalty Free Music" Really Mean?

Royalty Free Music is a body of works which is licensed with a bundle of rights for one up front fee.  Generally the term is 50- 99 years hence the alternative term "Lifetime Blanket".  When music is licensed by the individual use or production, it is "needle drop" or "laser drop" music.  Challenge those that call themselves "royalty free music" libraries when in fact they are "needle drop" libraries.  Be wary of re-titled music and music simply being merchandised or retailed by "libraries" that have no actual involvement in music creation.

Self Editing Music Coming to CSS?

Self editing music has been around for about 20 years but what if it were available to everyone regardless of music library and at little or no cost?  Stay tuned, you may find it soon at CSS.  No expensive software to buy and freedom to buy music from any library.   Let us know what you think.   If enough of you would find this feature useful, it might worth our development cost.   We brought you waveform search -- this could be the next "big thing" or would it be a big yawner?

Does Waveform Analysis Really Work?

The short answer is yes.  It can detect the unique "fingerprint" of any musical track, even buried under voice or crowd noise.  It can also compare a waveform to locate material with similar waveforms.  If you'd like to try the wave form search system at cssmusic.com, go to the site and click "music search" on the top menu bar.  This will take you to our 4 search systems, one of which is waveform.  Give it a try and take a few minutes to play adding keywords to refine your search.  Call us at 800-468-6874 with any questions or suggestions.  We love hearing from you!

13 Things More Important Than The Music

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Broadcast Music (BMI) Rocks!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/business/media/bmi-reports-a-record-977-million-in-revenue.html?_r=1

Is "Royalty Free Music" Really Royalty Free?

Well apparently not where the "royalty free music" sold on Amazon.com and iTunes are concerned.  Fact is you're uses are limited to the personal and non-commercial.  Basically, you can listen to the music and maybe sync it to a presentation that again is personal and non-commercial.  By this definition, all music that reaches your ears hear is royalty free.  Be careful. Read the license of your proposed music library and ask questions if you don't understand.

CSS Music Radio! Still On the "Air" and Pumping 24-7

When was the last time you listened to CSS Music Radio?  Oh come now? Really?  Well there's no time like the present. Why not pop in for a listen at CSSMusic.com