There is a lot of competition among sites that offer music, footage and editing templates to creators. Artlist has an attractive package and offers a lot despite the saturated market. Artlist has a comprehensive package for content creators, including video template and SFX. This review will focus on Artlist’s royalty-free music. Look at the number of tracks, the licensing scheme and the size of the catalog. How easy is it to locate the music that you want?
You’ll see the Artlist home page when you log in for the first time. It starts off with a list of songs that are recommended, followed by some content on the latest trends. You will find the Artlist libraries at the top of the screen: music, SFXs, footage, templates and plugins. The libraries are all extensive, but the best value is probably Max plan) but today, it’s all about music.
Find the music you want, when you need to find it
Finding the perfect song for your project is not always easy. It can take some time to find the right song, even when you have a clear idea of what genre, style and tempo you require. Artlist simplifies this process by providing more search tools. The AI search bar is what all music services should be like. The AI bar, which is a generic name but a great service, simplifies searching for songs. You can find some technical information below, but this is much more fun.
You can search for songs similar to Linkin Park by typing “Linkin Park” into the Artist now box. Linkin Park, or other big names, do not give their music away to creators. But if you are looking for a certain sound, I suggest starting here. The AI search bar. This is the first song that I received. It’s not 100% a hit but still very impressive. They are not random songs that have the “rock tag”, they sound exactly like the artist’s sound. For fun, search for Pink Floyd, Nirvana and Taylor Swift in Artlist. It is still not able to reproduce the song style of an artist but it can do wonders for capturing their sound.
Most search bars use text and your text will be used to find titles or tags for a song. You need to be very specific about what you want. For example, if you’re looking for “cinematic”, or “elevating”, or “high-energy”, you will also need to know the BPM, the genre and other search parameters. You can use the AI search bar in an intuitive manner. You can use the AI search bar even if you don’t know all of the jargon.
You can test the song by downloading it. Share the link to a teammate so they can review the song. Signing up for a free account is required to download the watermarked songs.
The standard tools are still available, as you’d expect. You can view a waveform and listen to and scrab every song directly on the search page. This is a quick and easy way to get a feel for a song or how it works. You can also download a trial version of the song to see if it fits your project. Artlist offers a tool that uses AI to search for songs in an intuitive manner.