How To Connect Epidemic Sound
Providing you with impeccably designed videos is our primary goal, however audio can be a truly transformative piece of your video production. To give you premier options for soundtracking your videos we partnered up with Epidemic Sound. You might have seen the news on our blog before, this time I’ll show you exactly how to connect your Epidemic Sound account and start using some of the best royalty-free music available.
How to connect Epidemic Sound?
In order to soundtrack your videos with Epidemic Sound, the first step is to link an Epidemic Sound account to Videobolt. A quick and easy step that you can take directly from our editor.
- Click the audio place holder in the sidebar (or the floating button in the video)
- Choose Import from Epidemic Sound
- Click any of the Epidemic Sound buttons and you will be prompted to create an Epidemic Sound account or connect an existing one.
As soon as you complete these steps, your Videobolt and Epidemic Sound accounts will be connected and you'll have unrestricted access to the entire Epidemic Sound library without leaving Videobolt.
Alternatively, you can connect your accounts by going to your Videobolt Media Library and clicking the Epidemic Sound button. The process will then be exactly the same.
How do I import music?
Now that you're connected it's time to pick a song and import it into your video. You can browse the Epidemic Sound library through themed collections, or filter and search according to genre or mood. You can listen to any track by clicking the play button on the cover image or a specific time in the audio waveform. Once you've found a song you like, click Import to add it to your video.
Can I use tracks from Epidemic Sound for free?
As a special gift for Videobolt users, a rotating selection of tracks is free (even without an active Epidemic Sound subscription). You can see the free collections at the top of the Epidemic Sound library and they will have a blue Import button. Once you pick a track you can import it into your videos as you would any other track.
How do I import premium tracks?
In order to use premium tracks in your videos, you will need a subscription to Epidemic Sound. You will be prompted to begin a subscription when you try to import any premium track.
How are Epidemic Sound tracks licensed?
Free tracks are covered by a special free license, which is intended for non-commercial use only. Otherwise you are protected by the same license that is associated with your Epidemic Sound account, that is Personal or Commercial.
Can I save songs for later?
Every imported song will be automatically saved in your Media Library, so you can use it in later videos. You can also like songs on Epidemic Sound and they will be immediately synchronized to your Liked sounds collection on Videobolt for quick access.
What can I do if a song is longer than the video?
When your track is longer than the video, a selector will appear during import where you can pick the segment of the song you wish to use. You can change this at any time by dragging the selector to the appropriate time. From our experience, it’s usually best to try and pick your segment from the end of the song so that its end matches the ending in the video.
And that’s how easy it is to add a professionally composed soundtrack to your videos.
Thanks for reading. Watch this space for more tips, tricks and suggestions. Happy soundtracking!