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Should I use FMA - Powered by Tribe of Noise?

Royalty free music. Safe to use in all kinds of media like YouTube, Facebook and podcast episodes. - freemusicarchive.org

Worth it. Buy if you're an indie creator, podcaster, or YouTuber who wants free music and will verify each track's license first. Skip it for brand or broadcast work needing guaranteed, indemnified licensing; pay for a proper library instead.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 9 usable public sources; many search results were spam or unrelated Fullmetal Alchemist anime content.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security postureNo findings or disclosures in sources

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Tribe of Noise PROContact for quote

Best for

  • YouTubers and podcasters
  • Indie filmmakers on a budget
  • Social media content creators
  • ML researchers needing music datasets

Not for

  • Brands needing indemnified commercial licensing
  • Anyone assuming every track is royalty-free — they aren't
  • Ad campaigns where attribution lines are unacceptable
  • Enterprise media teams wanting support SLAs

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

License terms differ track-by-track; verify before any commercial use.

high

Free downloads suit personal and small projects; business use needs a paid Tribe of Noise license.

medium

Many Creative Commons tracks require artist attribution in your video or episode notes.

medium

Tribe of Noise acquired FMA in 2019; older track terms may predate current licensing.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 100,000+ free tracks browsable by genre
  • Marketed as safe for YouTube, Facebook, and podcast use
  • Long-standing resource with an established Creative Commons licensing model
  • Artists keep fair CC-based licensing instead of selling rights outright

Cons

  • Not every track is royalty-free; licenses vary song by song
  • Commercial and in-store use requires paid Tribe of Noise licensing
  • Sparse independent user reviews make real-world quality hard to judge

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/05/2026 - 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x4security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free downloads, 100k+ tracks
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. 100k+ tracks, genre browsing, charts
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture. No findings or disclosures in sources
  • 100,000+ Track catalog Cited as an ML research music dataset
  • Yes Free tier Free downloads, per-track license terms
  • 2019 Acquired by Tribe of Noise Free Music Archive acquisition, Sept 2019

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Download tracks with per-track license terms
  • Attribution required on many tracks

Tribe of Noise PRO

Contact for quote

  • Commercial licensing for podcasts, social, film
  • In-store business music licensing

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Independent user reviews are scarce; the platform is mostly cited as a long-standing free music resource and ML research dataset.

Full analysis

Based on 9 usable public sources; many search results were spam or unrelated Fullmetal Alchemist anime content.

Free 100k+ track library for YouTubers and podcasters. Licenses vary per track; commercial use may need a paid upgrade.

Methodology

Based on 9 usable public sources; many search results were spam or unrelated Fullmetal Alchemist anime content.

Sources

  1. Free Music Archive — official sitefreemusicarchive.org
    official
  2. FMA product security pagefreemusicarchive.org
    security
  3. Free Music Archive Reviews, Pricing & Alternativestoolradar.com
    review
  4. The Find Free Royalty Music: A Guiderhmdb.irs.kg.gov.ng
    review
  5. Machine Learning-Driven Music Genre Recognition (FMA dataset)cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu
    review
  6. Tribe of Noise Acquires Free Music Archiveprweb.com
    news
  7. Tribe Of Noise Acquires Free Music Archive — Hypebothypebot.com
    news
  8. FMA — Original, royalty-free music (Tribe of Noise PRO)pro.tribeofnoise.com
    official
  9. Business models for musicians using Creative Commonswhitemarketpodcast.cc
    review

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