Frequently Asked Questions

Having a music license means that you have obtained legal permission from the copyright owner to use a specific piece of music for a particular purpose.

It does not mean you own the music! Music licenses are agreements between the copyright owner (typically the songwriter, composer, or music publisher) and the person or entity seeking to use the music.

Having a music license is crucial because it ensures that you are using the music legally and ethically, respecting the intellectual property rights of the creators. Without the appropriate license, the use of music may infringe on copyright laws, leading to legal consequences and potential financial liabilities. Licenses also help compensate the creators for their work, as fees paid for licenses often go to the copyright holders.

You receive a perpetual, worldwide commercial license to use the track in audiovisual projects, including YouTube videos, films, ads, podcasts, social media, and more. The license is non-exclusive and covers both personal and commercial use.

Most tracks are registered with Content ID. When you license a track, you can submit your YouTube video URL in the "My Tracks" section and we will clear the claim as soon as possible. Some tracks marked "No CID" are not registered, so you will never receive a claim for those.

Attribution is not required but is always appreciated. If you choose to credit, you can write: "Music by Tomas Herudek / tomasherudek.com".

Yes. Individual licenses, subscription and free music include full commercial use rights for any type of audiovisual project worldwide.

Yes. If a track has stems or alternative versions available, they are included with your individual license or subscription at no extra cost.

Any tracks or SFX you downloaded during your subscription period remain licensed to you permanently. You simply cannot download new tracks after expiry unless you renew.

Your subscription will remain active until the expiration date (one year after you purchase the subscription).

Due to the digital nature of the products, all sales are final and non-refundable once a track has been downloaded or a license key issued. However, feel free to contact me. If your reason for a refund is valid, I'll be happy to process it.

Yes. You may use licensed music or SFX (or free music/SFX) in projects created on behalf of clients. The license covers end-use by your client within that specific project.

Even though you can use the tracks and SFX as many times as you wish during your subscription, that applies only to you. The license is non-transferable, and only your name or the name of your company will be written on the license certificate – you cannot transfer the license to other parties. Of course, you can create an AV work for a client, and you can transfer that end product to your client. This license is then transferred to your client, but only in the form of a whole audiovisual work, and the client cannot use the music/SFX alone in any future project.

Tracks and SFX are available as high-quality WAV files. Stems and alternative versions are also provided in WAV format.

You can't claim the music as your own or sell the music anywhere. You cannot train, test, input, or feed any artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural network, or generative systems with the music. Unless you contact me and we come to an agreement, you cannot create a song or remix using my music.

The Music Library contains musical tracks (songs, scores, themes). The SFX Library contains sound effects (SFX) — individual sound design elements and SFX packs. SFX are licensed for use as audio elements within audiovisual works (AV Works), just like the music, but the available license types and access rules differ.

There are three ways to access the SFX Library:

a) Individual SFX Pack License — you purchase and download one SFX pack. The license applies only to that pack and is perpetual. You cannot download individual sound effects separately with this license.

b) SFX Subscription (Yearly) — a blanket license valid for one year that lets you download unlimited SFX packs and individual sound effects.

c) Music + SFX Subscription (Yearly) — a blanket license that combines the full Music Library with the full SFX Library for one year.

You may use individual SFX or multiple SFX together in AV Works, and you may edit, trim, process, layer, pitch-shift, time-stretch, or otherwise modify SFX as needed for use in AV Works. You can combine SFX with music, dialogue, voice-over, or other audio elements, and use them in commercial and client projects where permitted by your license.

You may not redistribute, resell, sublicense, or share SFX as standalone sound effects, make SFX available for download by third parties, use SFX to create another sound effects library, sample library, or SFX pack, make SFX available as isolated audio assets in stock media libraries or marketplaces, or claim ownership of the SFX as original recordings. You may deliver completed AV Works containing SFX to clients, but recipients may not extract, redistribute, or reuse the SFX as standalone assets.

It depends on the subscription you purchased. The Music Subscription grants access to the Music Library only. The SFX Subscription grants access to the SFX Library only. The Music + SFX Subscription grants access to both. Check the description of your purchased subscription to confirm what is included.

SFX Credits let you download individual sound effects from the SFX Library without a subscription. Each individual SFX download costs one credit. Credits are deducted only when you download a sound effect, and unused credits never expire. You can purchase credit packages (5, 15, or 40 credits) or earn 3 free credits once as a registered user. Music subscribers get 15 free SFX credits included with their yearly subscription.