YouTube deserves a round of applause — because the video platform can now include [APPLAUSE] and other sound effects in a video’s closed captions automatically. The caption expansion, announced on ...

The official way to use copyrighted music on YouTube is through YouTube Studio > Audio library. The audio library includes free music and sound effects, some of which don't even require attribution.

But high-quality sound effects are hard to find and just like music, you can get into copyright issues with sound effects. I personally use Envato Elements for everything I use on YouTube including ...

On July 4, YouTube released an updated eraser tool for creators so they can easily remove any copyrighted music from their videos without affecting any other audio such as dialog or sound effects.