How it works: Sample licensing

We have many thousands of tracks from all over the world and constantly add more. Dig in and search, browse and discover tracks. This is real, original music – not loops or sample packs. Listen to our collections of great music to sample, or dig deep yourself and search by Genre, Region, Song Key, BPM or Release Date. Try finding something no one has found or used before, or sample a classic. We even have unique separate tracks you can’t find anywhere else.

Make sure to register a free account so you can listen to the full tracks, save your favorites to collections and much more.

Once you find something you want to use, buy the track for $1.99. This gives you an uncompressed 16bit WAV file. Now get creative and start sampling!

If you want to release your new song, you must get a sample license. We have three price categories, and you know what the advance fee will be even before you buy the audio track. The category is listed below each track when you dig. No surprises.

More than 99% of our tracks are in category C — the most affordable category.

Depending on how much of the original song you sample, you share a different percentage of your total revenue. It doesn’t matter for how long you use the sample in your new song – you can loop five seconds for ten minutes and it’s still only five seconds of sample time. The total sample length is also cumulative – it doesn’t have to be a continuous piece.

When you release your music to make money, it's super important that you register your new work with a collecting society (e.g. Songtrust, BMI, ASCAP or PRS for Music) so that both you and original publishers and songwriters get their proper share. It’s all detailed and explained in the sample license. And you’ll find hands on advice in our Help Center.