如果您正在制作自己的视频或其他媒体项目，您不能只从Internet 上(Internet)获取您想要的任何音乐。如果你驾驶一架喷气式战斗机飞越(jet fighter)美国(America)的天空并拍摄它，你不能使用(t use) 肯尼洛金斯的“危险地带”(Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone”) 歌曲并希望(song and hope)侥幸逃脱。版权这个小问题。
因此，制作自己的媒体项目、需要任何类型的音频的人总是在寻找可以合法使用的音乐。YouTube决定通过提供可在视频项目中使用的免费音频剪辑的YouTube音频库来简化它。(YouTube)这些剪辑是由希望将他们的作品推向世界的普通音乐家提供的。
YouTube 音频库 – 免版税音乐的金矿(The YouTube Audio Library – A Goldmine Of Royalty-Free Music)
您可能想知道这个YouTube音频库在哪里。嗯，它位于 YouTube 的一个称为(YouTube)YouTube Studio(YouTube Studio)的区域中。要到达那里，请单击该链接或转到YouTube 页面(YouTube page)右上角(hand corner)的菜单。
在这两种情况下，您都必须使用您的Google 帐户(Google account)详细信息登录。进入YouTube Studio后，向下滚动左侧的菜单，直到您来到音频库。(Audio Library.)单击以将其打开。
YouTube 音频库(YouTube Audio Library)分为两个部分 -免费(Free) 音乐(Music)和特殊效果(Special Effects)。YouTube 会定期用新内容更新这两个部分。因此，如果您没有看到自己喜欢的内容，请下次再回来查看。
库中的每个条目基本上都是一个MP3 文件(MP3 file)，您可以下载该文件，然后将其拖入您选择的媒体项目创建工具(project creation tool)（例如Mac用户的 iMovie ）。但首先你需要找到你想要的。
您可以使用搜索功能(search function)或过滤器来缩小和简化搜索。如果您非常清楚要查找的内容，那么过滤器就是您的最佳选择。它将音乐分为流派、情绪、乐器、持续时间(Genre, Mood, Instrument, Duration)和归属(Attribution)。您可以同时使用所有五个过滤器来真正深入了解好东西。
类型和心情(Genre & Mood)
知道你想要什么类型的音乐是成功的一半。你想要一些深沉、黑暗和喜怒无常的东西吗？有什么令人兴奋的吗？还是轻松、愉快和积极的事情？如果您确定，请使用流派和情绪过滤器(Genre and Mood filters)。
仪器(Instrument)
在这里，您可以按仪器过滤。也许你想要一点轻钢琴音乐(piano music)？还是有人弹吉他？或者对小号真的很疯狂？
期间(Duration)
这很重要，因为理想情况下您希望获得适合您的媒体项目长度的东西。您最不需要的是5分钟项目的 12(minute project)分钟音频剪辑(minute audio clip)。您要么必须使用Audacity 之类的东西(something like Audacity)来编辑音乐，要么在音乐变好时将其切断。
因此，要获得正确的持续时间，请使用此过滤器。
归因(Attribution)
从法律角度来看，这是一个重要的问题，因为它涉及版权和知识共享(Commons)。仅仅(Just)因为您“免费”获得这些音乐，并不意味着(” doesn)每位(t mean)为 YouTube 音频库做出贡献的艺术家都不想要任何回报。
有些人根本不想要任何归属，因为他们可能只是为了好玩。但也会有其他人——专业音乐家——会希望他们的工作得到某种认可和呐喊(acknowledgement and shout-out)。
因此，归因(Attribution)过滤器可以过滤掉谁想要识别，谁不想要。对于那些这样做的人，只需将他们的名字写在项目的结尾字幕中，和/或YouTube 上的(YouTube)视频描述(video description)中。
决定你想要哪一个(Deciding On Which One You Want)
一旦您调整了过滤器并为自己获得了可能的候选人名单，现在是时候倾听他们的意见并决定哪一个是您裸体摔跤视频的幸运赢家。
您将在每个剪辑的左侧看到一个黑色小箭头。那是播放按钮(Play button)，因此您可以预览音乐。
单击(Click)您要收听的那个，它将开始播放。您还将查看是否需要归因。在这种情况下，它不是必需的。
但在其他情况下，需要归因，并且您将被告知需要做什么。
找到要使用的剪辑后，转到剪辑的最右侧并单击下载图标(download icon)。音乐文件(music file)现在将直接下载到您的计算机。
但是应该注意的是，这些YouTube 音频库剪辑仅适用于将出现在(YouTube audio)YouTube 上(YouTube)的非商业视频。如果您打算在YouTube(YouTube)上或之外制作商业营利性视频，则应改为购买音乐的专业许可证。AudioJungle就是这样一个可能的站点。
您曾经为您的项目使用过YouTube音频库吗？您如何看待所提供的音乐？请在下面的评论中告诉我们。
How to Use The YouTube Audio Library In Your Video Projects
If you are prodυcing your own video or оther media project, you can’t just tаke whatever music you want from the Internet. If you are flying a jet fighter over the skies of Amеrіca and filming it, you can’t use Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” song and hope to get away with it. There’s the small icky matter of copyright.
So people who are making their own media projects, who require any kind of audio, are always looking for music which they can use legally. YouTube decided to make it easier by providing a YouTube audio library of free audio clips which you can use in your video projects. The clips are provided by ordinary musicians looking to get their work out there into the world.
The YouTube Audio Library – A Goldmine Of Royalty-Free Music
You’re probably wondering where this YouTube audio library is. Well, it’s in an area of YouTube known as YouTube Studio. To get there, either click on that link or go to your menu in the top-right hand corner of your YouTube page.
In both cases, you will have to sign in with your Google account details. Once you are inside YouTube Studio, scroll down the menu on the left-hand side until you come to Audio Library. Click on that to open it.
The YouTube Audio Library is split up into two sections – Free Music and Special Effects. YouTube updates both sections on a semi-regular basis with new stuff. So if you don’t see something you like, check back again another time.
Each entry in the library is basically a MP3 file which you can download, and then drag into the media project creation tool of your choice (such as iMovie for Mac owners). But first you need to find the one you want.
You can narrow and simplify your search by using either the search function, or the filters. If you have a very good idea what you are looking for, the filters are the way to go. It categorizes the music into Genre, Mood, Instrument, Duration, and Attribution. You can use all five filters at the same time to really drill down to the good stuff.
Genre & Mood
Knowing what type of music you want is half the battle. Do you want something deep, dark, and moody? Something exciting? Or something light, cheerful and positive? If you know for sure, then use the Genre and Mood filters.
Instrument
Here, you can filter by instrument. Maybe you want a little bit of light piano music? Or someone playing guitar? Or go really crazy with the trumpets?
Duration
This is an important one because you ideally want to get something that fits the length of your media project. The last thing you need is a 12 minute audio clip for a 5 minute project. You either have to edit the music down with something like Audacity, or have the music cut off just as it’s getting good.
So to get the right duration, use this filter.
Attribution
From a legal perspective, this is an important one as it deals with copyright and Creative Commons. Just because you are getting this music for “free” doesn’t mean that every artist who has contributed to YouTube’s audio library doesn’t want something in return.
Some people don’t want any attribution at all as they perhaps only do it for the fun of it. But there will be others – professional musicians – who will want some kind of acknowledgement and shout-out for their work.
So the Attribution filter is there to filter out who wants recognition and who doesn’t. For those that do, just put their name in the closing credits of your project, and / or in the video description on YouTube.
Deciding On Which One You Want
Once you have tweaked the filters and got yourself a list of possible candidates, it’s now time to listen to them and decide which one is the lucky winner for your naked mud-wrestling video.
You will see a small black arrow on the left-hand side of each clip. That is the Play button so you can preview the music.
Click on the one you want to listen to and it will begin playing. You will also see if attribution is required or not. In this case, it’s not required.
In others though, attribution is required and you will be told what is needed to be done.
When you have found the one you want to use, go to the far-right of the clip and click the download icon. The music file will now be downloaded directly to your computer.
It should be noted however that these YouTube audio library clips are only offered for non-commercial videos which will appear on YouTube. If you intend to make commercial for-profit videos either on or off YouTube, you should instead buy a professional license for a piece of music. AudioJungle is one such possible site.
Have you ever used the YouTube audio library for your projects? What do you think of the music on offer? Let us know in the comments below.
