How to upload music to YouTube? This blog covers how to upload music to your YouTube channel and YouTube Music. Let's get right in.
As there is a wide community of music fans on YouTube, more and more artists upload their music on YouTube.
However, uploading music to your YouTube channel can be a little confusing because YouTube does not recognize common audio file extensions. So, you cannot upload your music tracks directly from your computer to YouTube. Here, we provide you with this guide to help you upload music to YouTube easily.
How to Upload Music to YouTube Channel
How do you upload songs/music to your YouTube channel? You should know YouTube doesn't support audio files, so you can't directly upload audio song files to your YouTube channel, but you can simply make videos from your music then upload them to your YouTube channel; that's easy.
Here, you can use FlexClip to convert your music into a YouTube music video easily and then upload your music to YouTube Channel. Read on and learn how to upload music, audio, and song file to YouTube using FlexClip.
Step 1
Before doing anything with a music track, you need to add visuals for your music video. You can pick some stunning footage from FlexClip's Video/Photo library, or go to the Media section to upload your own ones for your music video, then apply them to the storyboard.
Music to YouTube - Upload Media to FlexClip
Step 2
Now, simply upload the audio/music file to FlexClip. Like when you added the visuals, there also is a similar function for adding audio.
Music to YouTube - Upload Music
Step 3
Adjust the music. You can change its volume and loop the music. If you want to edit your music, go "Trim", and you can re-set the music's beginning point and more.
Music to YouTube - Adjust Music
Step 4
(Optional) Make more edits to level up your music video. You can add animated text, beautiful filter, stunning transition, etc.
Music to YouTube - Make Edits
Step 5
When you’re happy with the result, you can click the Export button to download your music video or upload it to YouTube directly.
Upload Music to YouTube
Bonus: How to Upload Music to YouTube Music
As the replacement for Google Play Music, YouTube Music is a music streaming service developed by YouTube, and you can also upload your music to the cloud.
If you want to upload music to your YouTube Music account, you need to do so from a computer (via a web browser) and not from the YouTube Music mobile app. Check the simple steps below to upload music to YouTube Music.
Step 1
Open YouTube Music on your web browser.
Step 2
Click your profile photo in the top-right corner and select "Upload Music" from the options displayed.
Upload Music to YouTube Music
Step 3
Now, a file browser window will open. Locate the music you want to upload and select it to upload.
Step 4
Here, YouTube Music will request that you review its "Use Policy". When you're done, and you agree to the legal document, click Accept to upload your song.
Final Words
That's all for how to upload music to YouTube Music and YouTube channel. Hopefully, this blog can be helpful for you to upload music to YouTube. You must have noticed that it's pretty easy and free to convert music to YouTube with FlexClip. Give it a try and explore more!
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