Royalty Free Music On Hold
Royalty free music on hold content is a viable and inexpensive option compared to custom on hold productions, and a legal option to using a music on hold radio. What is royalty free music on hold? Royalty free music is music that is typically licensed to a person or company seeking to use that music content for projects that would normally require performance licensing fees or direct licensing of the content. Royalty free licenses vary from vendor to vendor, but they frequently license the content to whoever purchased it for usage such as music on hold, or synchronized use for corporate videos, and radio or television commercials. Synchronized means the music is combined with other audio and/or visual elements (where the music is not just distributed on its own).
Royalty free music on hold avoids the legal and licensing issues of using any mainstream music, whether that music is played on a music on hold radio, or was purchased legally as mp3s. Royalty free music on hold content falls into three major categories:
- Royalty free music on hold as incorporated into custom on hold productions provided by on hold companies. Assuming you are working with a reputable on hold company, you typically won’t need to worry about music licensing with this option. The on hold companies generally license the music they use in their productions and pass some of those licensing rights (in particular the performance licensing) on to you, so you can play the content legally on hold.
- Royalty free music on hold content mixed with pre-recorded caller reassurance messages such as “thank you for holding.” With this option, you typically purchase music on hold cd or music on hold mp3 with licensed music and voice on hold content designed specifically for music on hold. Prices tend to be around $50-$100 for a typically CDs worth of content. Here is an excellent option for royalty free music on hold mp3 and cd content.
- Royalty free music on hold content with no voice on hold content. A simple Google search for “royalty free music” will yield many results for this type of content. Just make sure your provider and royalty free license covers normal music on hold usage of the content. Here is an excellent option for royalty free music on hold cds and mp3.
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