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Audiio Review: How I Use It for YouTube, Filmmaking & Client Work

By Simon Songhurst • Royalty-free music library for creators

I’ve been using Audiio across my YouTube channels, travel films, and commercial beauty projects for a while now. This page is simply my honest review of how Audiio fits into a real-world workflow as a working photographer and filmmaker, plus a few thoughts on how it compares to other music libraries.

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How Audiio Fits Into My Workflow

My projects tend to fall into a few buckets: YouTube tutorials, walking tours and travel films, and higher-end commercial work in the beauty and product space. Audiio slots into all three quite neatly:

  • YouTube videos: I need tracks that are safe for monetisation, easy to clear across multiple channels, and quick to find when I’m editing on a deadline.
  • Travel & walking tours: Long, atmospheric tracks and subtle background beds are key here. Audiio’s cinematic and ambient categories get used a lot.
  • Commercial campaigns: For some client projects, Audiio is great for cuts, animatics, and social-only deliverables where a clean, simple licence is enough.

The main reason I keep coming back to Audiio is that the catalogue feels “editor friendly” – I can usually find something usable in a few minutes rather than scrolling endlessly.

Audiio vs Other Music Libraries I’ve Tried

Over the years I’ve used other platforms like Artlist, Epidemic and a few of the older stock libraries. They all work, but they feel slightly different in practice:

  • Catalogue feel: Audiio leans a little more cinematic and modern, which suits travel films, beauty, lifestyle and brand content quite well.
  • Search: Search and filtering in Audiio is straightforward. Genre, mood and tempo filters get me to the right area quickly without feeling over-engineered.
  • Licensing: For online content, Audiio’s licensing is easy to understand. If you’re doing broadcast or theatrical, you’ll still want to double-check the fine print and speak to their team where needed.

If you already have another library you like, Audiio is worth viewing as another “colour” in your toolbox rather than a replacement for everything overnight.

Pros & Cons After Real-World Use

What I Like

  • Strong cinematic, atmospheric and modern tracks that work well under travel and lifestyle footage.
  • Simple licensing for YouTube, social content and most online projects.
  • New music added regularly, so the library doesn’t feel stale.
  • Good value for creators who publish regularly across multiple channels.

Things To Be Aware Of

  • You still need to allow time to build playlists and favourites – any library works better once you’ve done that groundwork.
  • For broadcast/TV campaigns you’ll still want to double-check usage and potentially speak to Audiio or a music supervisor.
  • As with any library, not every track will suit every brand – expect to refine a shortlist for each project.

Step-by-Step: How I Use Audiio On a Real Project

On a typical edit – say a travel film, walking tour or behind-the-scenes beauty shoot – my Audiio workflow looks something like this:

  • 1. Define the mood: Before I even open the library, I decide what feeling I want: relaxed, hopeful, energetic, moody, etc.
  • 2. Shortlist in Audiio: I then jump into Audiio, pick a rough genre and mood, and quickly build a shortlist of 5–10 tracks that could work.
  • 3. Test against the cut: I pull a few tracks into my edit (DaVinci Resolve / Premiere) and play them against key scenes to see what actually supports the story.
  • 4. Save favourites: Any tracks that feel like “keepers” go into a favourites or project-specific playlist so I can find them again next time.
  • 5. Export and clear: Once the client or I am happy, I export as normal knowing the music is cleared properly for online use.

Once you’ve done this a few times, you end up with a personal mini-library inside Audiio that speeds everything up for future edits.

Who I Think Audiio Is Best For

From my own experience, Audiio makes the most sense if you are:

  • A YouTube creator publishing consistently across one or more channels.
  • A filmmaker or videographer delivering regular content for brands, travel, lifestyle or product work.
  • A photographer who also produces video and wants a simple, all-in-one music solution for reels, shorts and BTS edits.

If you only publish the occasional video a few times a year, then any subscription-based library might feel like overkill. But if you’re creating weekly or monthly, Audiio becomes much easier to justify.

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Is Audiio Right For You?

The best way to decide is simply to try it on a real project. Pick a video you’re working on and see how quickly you can find two or three tracks that genuinely support your edit. If that process feels smooth and inspiring, Audiio will probably fit well into your regular workflow.

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