Live, VODs and clips are three different things
Music that is fine in a live stream can still cause trouble in the saved VOD or in a clip, because Twitch’s automatic audio recognition looks at recordings, not at licences. A song you own or a song under a free licence is the safe route. A personal music-app subscription is not: it only covers listening for yourself.
What “free” means here
Everything on this site is by Purrple Cat and released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). You can use it in live streams, VODs, clips and YouTube uploads, including on monetised channels, if you credit the artist. The music is not registered in Content ID.
Set it up in three steps
- Pick a playlist for the scene. Starting Soon, Just Chatting, Focus, Chill, BRB and Ending are ready. Or use a stream-length mix that never repeats.
- Add the overlay. Paste the overlay URL into an OBS browser source. It plays the music and shows the track with the credit line on screen.
- Credit it once in your channel. Put the line from the credit line generator in your panels and in every VOD or video description.
What not to do
Don’t upload the music to Spotify, Apple Music or any other music streaming service, and don’t put remixes, samples or covers of it there, because that triggers false Content ID claims. Livestreaming it is fine.
Questions
Is it okay to play this music on a monetised Twitch channel?
Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use. You need to credit Purrple Cat.
Will Twitch mute my VOD?
This music is not in Content ID, but no system can promise a machine never makes a mistake. The licence page explains what to keep as proof and what to do if it happens.
