Royalty-Free Licensing FAQ
Royalty-Free Licensing FAQ
This page answers the most common questions about what you can and can't do with Touch Loops sample packs. I
1. What does "royalty-free" actually mean?
"Royalty-free" means you pay once (when you purchase the pack) and you do not owe Touch Loops any ongoing royalties, percentage of sales, or fees each time your finished track is streamed, downloaded, or sold. It does not mean the samples are free of charge, copyright-free, or in the public domain. Touch Loops retains copyright in all raw sample files.
2. Can I use Touch Loops samples in commercially released music?
Yes. Once you have purchased a pack, you may use the samples in original musical works and release those works commercially — including on streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL, etc.), for sync licences, in films, TV, games, adverts, and for direct download or physical sale.
The licence grants a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right to use the samples in finished, original musical compositions for commercial and non-commercial purposes.
3. Do I need to credit Touch Loops?
Credit is not legally required under the licence, but it is always appreciated. If you want to give a shout-out in your liner notes, social posts, or video descriptions, something like "Samples courtesy of Touch Loops (touchloops.com)" works perfectly. You are never obligated to disclose which specific pack you used.
4. Will using these samples cause copyright strikes or Content ID claims on YouTube, TikTok, or other platforms?
Touch Loops does not register its raw sample content with Content ID or similar rights-management systems. Buying a pack licences you to use those sounds in your finished music without Touch Loops claiming revenue from your uploads.
Note: if your track contains other third-party elements (vocals, interpolations, or samples from other sources), those may trigger separate claims unrelated to Touch Loops.
5. Can I register my finished track with a PRO (PRS, ASCAP, BMI, etc.) or claim publishing?
Yes — your original composition, melody, and arrangement are yours. You may register your finished track with a Performing Rights Organisation (PRO) and collect performance royalties for the creative contributions you have made.
If a distributor's Content ID or publishing administration tool asks you to identify all samples in your track, you should not list Touch Loops as a co-publisher or co-writer without written agreement from Touch Loops.
6. Are the licences exclusive? Can someone else use the same samples?
All standard Touch Loops licences are non-exclusive. Because packs are sold to multiple buyers, other producers may legitimately use the same sounds. This is standard practice in the sample pack industry — just as two producers can both use the same synthesiser preset.
7. Can I use samples that contain vocals?
Any vocal samples included in a Touch Loops pack are cleared for use under the same licence terms as all other sounds in that pack — you do not need to seek separate clearance from a third-party vocalist or union.
8. Can I resell, redistribute, or re-licence the raw sample files?
No. The one thing you cannot do is redistribute, resell, rent, or sub-licence the raw, unprocessed audio files — either on their own or as part of another sample pack, loop library, sound design kit, or DAW content collection. This applies even if the files have been pitch-shifted, time-stretched, or lightly processed.
In plain terms: use the sounds to make music, not to make new sample packs.
9. Can I use the samples in beats I sell to other artists?
Yes, you may sell finished beats and instrumentals that incorporate Touch Loops samples — for example on a beat store. The artist who buys your beat is covered by the creative work you have produced; they are not receiving a sub-licence to the raw Touch Loops files.
10. Can I use the samples in music for advertising, sync, or brand content?
Yes. Commercial sync use — including advertisements, brand campaigns, YouTube sponsorships, podcast beds, and corporate video — is permitted under the standard licence.