Audio Item Preparation and Technical Requirements – Envato Author Support | Help Center

Summary: This article outlines in general terms the steps to take to get an Audio item prepared for uploading.

Please note: Certain types of Audio items have specific requirements to sell the item on Envato. Please refer to the Technical Requirements under this theme category for more specific information related to your item type (ie. SFX, Logos Idents or Packs)

If you know what you need or want to skip ahead, you can find more information by clicking on the other sections in the contents list on the right.

For more information regarding Performing Rights Organization (P.R.O.) affiliated authors and submitting P.R.O. registered music, please read this article.

For more information on submitting YouTube Content ID registered music, please read Registering your Music with Content ID.

1. Save Your Main File(s)

All files must be 44.1 kHz 16-Bit stereo.
Your file can be in WAV format and/or MP3 format.
MP3 files must have a constant bit rate (CBR) of 320 kbps.
If you are submitting a sequence of files or a pack, make sure they are appropriately named for clarity and include in your description a list of each file name with the corresponding duration.

For example:
File A: 0:03
File B: 0:07
File C: 0:02
File D: 0:05

For a Music Upload,

You may include up to 10 variations on a single piece of music (including the main track).
You may choose to upload the main track, a shorter loop version, an instrumental version and a logo version.
You can specify the various lengths of your tracks when you upload your item to AudioJungle; there is a second text input field in the upload form, called “Additional Track Length”.
The maximum length for a music track is 10 minutes.

Authors also have the option to include stems (separate audio tracks isolating key elements such as drums, bass, or vocals). Stems are optional but recommended, as they give customers more flexibility when editing or mixing your music.

Including stems is optional.
If included, we recommend providing 4-6 stems per song. A maximum of 10 stems is allowed.
Fewer or more steps are acceptable where it makes sense, such as for much simpler (ie. a song with a guitar and melody only) or more complex arrangements (ie. a cinematic orchestral song).

Stem requirements

All stems must have the same duration as the main full mix. Stems should only be provided for the main track, not for variations (e.g. shorts, loops, alternate mixes). Do not trim silence from the beginning or end of the stem files.
All stems must be provided in WAV format (44.1 kHz, 16-bit stereo). MP3 stems are not accepted, as compression reduces quality and limits flexibility for customers.
Avoid overly granular splits. Focus on grouping primary instrument parts meaningfully.

Recommended stem groupings

Traditional four-stem grouping is recommended for most songs: Bass, Drums/Percussion, Instruments, and Melody parts.
Additional recommended common groupings: Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Guitar, and Synth parts.
For cinematic/orchestral songs, additional common groupings may include: Strings, Winds, and Brass parts. A separate stem for any SFX (ie. transitions, fills, risers, whooshes, hits, etc.) is also recommended.
For more complex songs, stems may be further split (ie. Lead Vocals vs. Backing Vocals, or Electric Guitar vs. Acoustic Guitar). A stem may also be specially split for a featured melody part, such as a Guitar Solo.

What to avoid

Avoid splitting stems for every single individual instrument. Focus on the primary instruments only and always use meaningful and consistent groupings. Multiple non-primary instrument parts may simply be grouped into an “Other” stem.
Do not separate stems for audio effects mixes (ie. a “Reverb” stem).

File naming for stems

Use simple and consistent descriptive file naming with the format:
- _stem-01_instrument

For example:

“_stem-01_bass”
“_stem-02_drums”
“_stem-03_guitar”
“_stem-04_lead-vocals”

For A Sound Pack (multiple sounds),

The maximum number of sounds you can add to a pack is 50 samples.
Sounds do not have to be individually approved first.
The total duration must not exceed 10 minutes.
Total the duration of ALL your tracks in your Sound Pack, and enter the combined duration into the length field.
For more detailed Sound instructions, see this Sound Requirements.

For A Music Pack (multiple songs),

All tracks in a pack MUST already be existing AudioJungle items.
Each pack must contain no more than 10 songs.
The duration must not exceed 30 minutes.
You cannot use the same track across multiple packs.
Pack descriptions must include a list of each item contained in the pack, with hyperlinks corresponding to the existing items already on AudioJungle and the length of each respective item.
Total the duration of ALL your tracks in your Music Pack, and enter the combined duration into the length field.
Refer to Music Pack Requirements

For A Music Kit, please refer to the detailed instructions on how to create and submit your Music Kit correctly.

For a Logos/Idents Pack

The maximum number of items you can add to a Logos & Ident Pack is 10 items.
Logos/Idents Requirements

2. Check Your Assets

Licenses

Ensure that any samples, audio tracks or loops that are not your own work have been appropriately licensed for use in the file preview and/or main download.
Failure to follow this rule may result in your file being removed or your account permanently disabled. You are legally responsible for the assets you use.

For more information:

Note: While AudioJungle does accept audio with vocal tracks, these must be in English, with little exception. More information on vocal submissions can be found here.

Malicious Content

Check that your item does not contain any malware or viruses.
We take security very seriously, and may need to take action such as removing items or accounts and contacting affected customers if viruses or malicious software is found in your item.

3. File Naming Requirements

To help customers easily identify tracks and their different track variants, use a clear consistent structure in your filenames. File names must include the following parts:

Author & Song Name – the primary identifier for an individual song, this must be the same for all files in the item.
- Author Name – aka your Envato Username (required)
- Song Name – aka the Item Title (required)

Track Variant – the unique descriptive identifier for each individual audio file provided for the song, including the main track and any included variations. This consists of two simple parts:
- Track Type (required)
  - “Main” – the primary full-length version of the song
  - “Short” – cut-down versions such as shorter commercial-length edits
  - “Loop” – shorter seamlessly looping sections of the song
  - “Stem” – separate musical layers/parts of the song
  - “Other” – any other type of variant, such as an extended version, or logo/ident version, or transition/stinger version, etc.
  - Where multiple variants of the same type are included, use incrementing two-digit values to distinguish the files here i.e. “Loop-01”, “Loop-02”, “Loop-03”. Please order tracks in a consistent and meaningful way, as this order may also be used for preview playback order on site.
- Track Label (optional)
  - Brief one- to two-word descriptive labels are preferred and recommended so that customers can better identify included variants.
  - For the “Main” track, the label should be “Full” for the full mix or “Instrumental” for a non-vocal version.
  - For a “Short” track, the label should relate to the length of the cut-down edit, e.g. “60sec”, “30sec”, “15sec”.
  - For a “Loop” track, the label should relate to the song section that is looped, e.g. “Intro”, “Verse”, “Chorus”, etc.
  - For a “Stem” track, the label should relate to the selected instrument part, e.g. “Bass”, “Drums”, “Melody”, “Vocals”, etc.
  - For any other track label needs, please use common sense and consistency. For example an alternate mix of the main track might be labeled something like “Background-Mix” or “No-Solo”, an alternate tempo version might simply be labeled “Slow” or “Fast”, or a combination of “30sec-Instrumental” for a cut down non-vocal version.

Each part (Author Name, Song Name, Track Type, Track Label) should be used in that order and separated by an underscore “_”. Hyphens “-” should be used in place of whitespaces.

For example for a single music item with multiple included tracks:

author-username_my-song-name_main-01_full.wav
author-username_my-song-name_main-02_instrumental.wav
author-username_my-song-name_short-01_60sec.wav
author-username_my-song-name_short-02_30sec.wav
author-username_my-song-name_short-03_15sec.wav
author-username_my-song-name_loop-01_intro.wav
author-username_my-song-name_loop-02_verse-part-1.wav
author-username_my-song-name_loop-03_verse-part-2.wav
author-username_my-song-name_loop-04_chorus.wav
author-username_my-song-name_stem-01_drums.wav
author-username_my-song-name_stem-02_bass.wav
author-username_my-song-name_stem-03_guitar.wav
author-username_my-song-name_stem-04_synth.wav
author-username_my-song-name_stem-05_lead-vocals.wav
author-username_my-song-name_stem-06_backing-vocals.wav

4. Zip Up Your Files

We require your main file and all assets that make up your main file to be contained within a ZIP folder.

Note: Your main file must not exceed 1GB in total size after it's been compressed.

5. Create Your Audio Preview

Any submissions that are two seconds or longer must have the AudioJungle watermark added to the preview by the author.
Make sure the watermark is loud enough to be audible, but not so loud that it is distracting.
It should also be heard every 10 seconds, and it must be heard in its original state, as it sounds when you download it.
Do not edit the watermark in any way.
If you are submitting a music file submission and have included variations, you must include any that are not direct excerpts from the main track in your preview .mp3.
- Variations that are direct cuts from the main track do not need to be heard separately on the preview .mp3.

The watermark is available in two forms for your convenience: single sample and one minute loop. For specific watermark guidelines, please refer to the Item Presentation Requirements article.

6. Choose an Item Title

AudioJungle as a marketplace has seen the emergence of distinct title trends. There are two main types of Item Titles, and we will contrast the pros and cons for both kinds here. Then, we’ll lay out the general guidelines to adhere to when setting titles specifically for Audio items.

Creative Titles

These are titles that one could expect to see as a book title, or the name of a song, for example.

A Walk in the Park
The Best Day Ever
Purple Shades of Pink

Pros: The most evident advantage of creative titles is that they allow the composer the artistic freedom to give their track a name that is more personalized to the music as a work of art.

Cons: However, while they can convey a sense of imagination or scenery, as the first two above do, they can also convey less meaningful imagery, as the third title above does, which oblige a listener to spend extra time searching, pressing play.

Descriptive Titles

Descriptive titles are simple sets of descriptive words, usually adjectives or adverbs, that are used in sequence, instead of a creative title.

Epic Cinematic Dramatic Adventure
Fun Happy Upbeat Ukulele
Inspiration Motivational Piano

Pros: In many cases, these titles are very succinct and express an exact and specific mood or emotion that the track conveys. This allows a customer to immediately understand if this is an item they should to listen to, as they’re search for fitting music to pair with a visual project.

Cons: They can become very unoriginal, boring, and indistinct and prevent a work from attaining a better sense of uniqueness and distinction.

Title Rules

You can choose which style you like for your item, but there are some rules you need to adhere to;

1. Titles should be unique to each item. That means no two items may have a title that is exactly identical. However, series titles are allowed so long as the numbering makes them distinct.

Example:
Inspiration 1
Inspiration 2
Inspiration 3

2. Titles should be meaningful as read in English. That means no extreme gibberish, or words that make no sense whatsoever.

Examples of Titles that are not allowed:
Hrtwiskish
123523)(*&^

Note however, that a word that is invented, but still manages to convey meaningfulness to the reader is generally acceptable.

For example:
Epicality
Inspirationalizing

Finally, names of places that are otherwise not necessarily understandable in English are allowed.

Rama Setu
Ararat

If you decide to choose such a title, you’re encouraged to include a note to the reviewer upon submission, to avoid misunderstandings or potential title changes or a request to do so.

Titles that are entered in a language other than English may be rejected as well. Unless there is a documented case of foreign expressions used in English, you should avoid using titles in any other language or characters.

For example:
C’est la Vie
Joie de Vivre
Persona Non Grata

Всем Привет
和平与爱
ᕙ༼*◕_◕*༽ᕤ

3. No copyrighted or Trademarked names of movies, bands, artists, unique famous songs.

Please refer to the general article on Intellectual Property and Copyrights for more info on this topic.

If a film or book title is very unique and widely known culturally, it will be unacceptable as a title.

For example:
Star Wars
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Moby Dick

However If a film or book title is made up of common words, it would be seen as acceptable.

For example:

The Abyss
Catching Fire
The Crypt

4. Descriptive titles lengths can be no more than relevant 4-5 words

Epic Dramatic Trailer

Epic Dramatic Inspirational Sci-Fi Hybrid Trailer Music

For non-descriptive, i.e. creative titles, phrases longer that 4-5 words would be acceptable, within reason.

For example:
The Day She Said I Do
This Cyber Killer Will Not Die

5. No Compound titles

This means that an item cannot receive both a creative and descriptive title in the same field.

For example:
The Calling - Dark Cinematic Mysterious

6. Don’t add the word “MUSIC”

If used as a redundantly descriptive noun, the word “music” should not be included in the title.

For example:
Epic Happy Christmas Music
Epic Amazing Trailer Music
Sentimental Romantic Music Inspirational Sci-Fi Hybrid Trailer Music

If however it’s used outside of a descriptive context, it’s acceptable in creative titles.

For example:
Rainbow Music
The Music of the Stars
Music for the Masses

7. Don’t duplicate words
Spamming your titles with duplicate words is not allowed. Repeating words or words with the same stem more than once is known as keyword stuffing.

It is not helpful to your customers, and does not add any value. Titles should be informative, concise and professional. Purposeful duplication of words in titles with intent to take advantage of Envato’s search algorithm will be seen as a violation of this policy.

Examples of unacceptable titles:
Hip-hop is Hip-hop
Jazz for Jazz
Epic Motivational is Corporate Motivational

Exceptions

1. Duplicate words are allowed in titles only when used in established phrases, which do not convey intent to exploit or influence search results.

Examples of acceptable titles:
Step by step
Home sweet home
Twinkle twinkle little star

2. Onomatopoeic words (words that are reminiscent of the sound they describe) are allowed to be duplicated in titles of sound effects, but only if they are commonly repeated as phrases.

Examples of acceptable titles:
Knock knock
Woof woof

8. Do not use obscenity

Obscene titles including swear words, alluding to narcotics, of a suggestive, sexual or inherently violent or offensive nature are not allowed.

For more information regarding title requirements for all marketplaces in general, click here.

7. Final Steps

Check that your preview, thumbnail, title, description, and tags follow our formatting standards. If included, put all supporting information into a single folder within the main zipped folder.

Keyword Stuffing

This refers to the practice of spamming your item tags with excessive or irrelevant keywords. Keyword stuffing is unhelpful for customers and does not add any value to your items. Each tag must provide new, distinct information. Please keep main keywords in your tags to a maximum of two.

We consider any of the following examples to be unacceptable;
- [Christmas], [Christmas party], [Christmas celebration], [Christmas tree] would not be allowed as the word “Christmas” is repeated.
- [ambient abstract], [ambient atmosphere], [ambient background], [ambient background music] would not be allowed as the words “ambient” and “background” are both repeated

8. Upload

Upload your file to AudioJungle! Go here for instructions on the upload process.

When uploading your file, ensure you select the relevant option in the Audio Files Included section:

If you don't do this, you may receive an error message saying Audio files must be set.