FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS

01. What is this site about?

FreeBeats.io is a catalogue of beats & instrumentals that anyone is free to use non-exclusively. The website was founded by a former professional music producer in April 2018 as a way of helping up-and-coming artists and content creators who don’t have a budget to license instrumentals for their projects.


02. Are the beats Really free to use?

Yes! All beats you find on this website are able to be downloaded and used for your projects. You will not owe any licensing fees or royalties to the producer.

Please see our Terms Of Use for more information on what is and isn’t allowed with our music.



03. I’m having trouble downloading the beats.

We use a download service called Hypeddit.

If you are unable to download a beat after the completing the necessary steps:

  • try downloading using a different browser — eg. chrome vs. safari

 

04. Who makes the beats?

The vast majority of the beats on this website are made by White Hot.

 

05. How should I credit you if I use a beat?

To use our beats, you must copy/paste the text below into the description of your song / video / post.

Beat provided by https://freebeats.io
Produced by White Hot

This may not be suitable for all platforms and websites. Please see our Terms Of Use for a more detailed guide on properly credited us.

 

06. What does the Upgrade package get me?

You received the Tracked-Out WAVs of the beat — these files are higher quality than an MP3 and can be used by your recording engineer to give your song a better mix.

Also included is a Licensing Agreement, which is sent via HelloSign — this outlines your royalty-free non-exclusive rights to use the song in any capacity. This can be good to have if you plan on distributing your song widely: some platforms, websites and labels require contractual proof that your instrumental is properly licensed before distributing your song.

 

07. Why did I receive a copyright claim on YouTube?

Because of YouTube’s Content ID system, we must use a 3rd party company to manage/protect our music catalog on YouTube. This company is called HAAWK.

When YouTube detects one of our beats being used in a video, it automatically generates a copyright claim. This isn’t something being done maliciously by our website or HAAWK - it’s just unfortunately how Content ID works.

Please visit this link if your YouTube video featuring one of our beats has been copyright claimed by HAAWK. You can get it removed for free by using our Release Code. You can also get added to our YouTube Whitelist for a one-time fee.

 

My question wasn’t answered on this FAQ page.

Send us a message, we typically respond within 24 hours.
Email: contact@freebeats.io