Hi Creators,
Starting today, Creators can distribute free sound effects under 10 seconds via the Creator Store provided you meet the criteria (are 13+ and ID-verified, and in good moderation standing). Once distributed, these sound effects will be available for any creator to use inside their experience(s).
Unique sounds, community created
Being able to find unique sound effects that enhance experiences is a top request from Creators. Whether it’s nailing the gunshots in your action game, having that perfect screech in your horror game, or creating the next iconic Roblox sound meme, now, there is an opportunity for sound designers to create and share sound effects that enhance your experiences.
Getting started
To upload a sound effect, navigate to Creator Hub > Creations > Audio > Upload Asset, as you would upload any existing audio file today. Sound effects should not include music or speech. Once uploaded, the asset must pass moderation and quality checks to ensure it’s a valid sound effect.
If the sound effect passes all three checks (copyright detection, Roblox’s sound effect classifier, and moderation), it will be qualified for Creator Store distribution. To check if your asset is eligible, navigate to Creator Hub > Creations > Audio > click on the uploaded asset to open its Configure page. If eligible, you will see a green check mark in the ‘Distribution’ Section.
You will need to complete a one-time application to be an Audio Distributor. By clicking ‘Submit For Review,’ you will be taken to the Audio Distribution onboarding page where you must verify your ID and sign the audio terms of service.
Once completed, you can enable the ‘Distribute on Creator Store’ toggle. The asset will now be available for anyone to acquire on the Creator Store.
Known Limitations
- The audio length must be <10 sec, and the audio needs to pass through a sound effect classifier. Any moderation actions on sound effects are not appealable, however we’ll continue to invest in improving our detection accuracy.
- The existing maximum audio upload limit applies to sound effect uploads as well (10 assets/month for non-ID verified users and 100 assets/month for ID-verified users). We understand these limits are not ideal and are working towards increasing them for short-form audio uploads.
- Although upload will be available via Studio and Web, Sound effect distribution will only be available via Creator Hub, and not available in Studio.
- In order to use publicly uploaded sound effects, you will need to acquire the asset from the Creator Store and add to your inventory. If you were to insert the audio asset in Studio via common creator workflows (e.g drag/drop, insert etc), it would automatically be added to your inventory, to facilitate permission assignment. However, there’s no change in the inventory for others in your active TeamCreate session or those re-opening the placefile later. This inventory grant is specific to the user that is actively inserting the audio.
- Currently, groups cannot acquire audio assets from the Creator Store. We’re evaluating supporting this in future.
What’s Next?
More is in the works! We know you have been asking for the ability to upload public audio for a long time. We will continue to unlock new capabilities to improve your end-to-end audio needs on Roblox. In the meantime, your continued feedback is invaluable to us.
Shoutout to the team that made this launch possible: @AngelEthereal , @runningfry72, @complexlint, @iplaygame_theory @ehopehopehope, @ejmoody333, @MazerStein, @xiao1ongbao, @AZKOolKAt, @headinclouds_ash
Frequently Asked Questions
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What happens to experiences that have integrated sound effects from Creator Store if a creator removes a sound effect or the sound effect is moderated and removed from Creator Store?
If a creator chooses to remove sound effects from the Creator Store, they will not be removed from the experiences already using these assets. However if sound effects are moderated or archived, they will be removed from Creator Store as well as the experiences using the asset.
Will this change affect any audio uploaded by Roblox? (APM Music Library, Monstercat etc)
This change does not affect the currently publicly available audio, music or sound effect.
For existing audio files created by Roblox, will creators need to acquire those assets going forward?
There is no change to permissions for existing audio files on Creator Store. The requirement to acquire the audio asset only applies to the sound effects uploaded and distributed by creators.
Why are creators required to be ID-verified to upload sound effects?
ID verification ensures that we can comply with requirements around uploaded audio and helps ensure the integrity of uploaded assets. Privacy is of utmost importance. Roblox has partnered with Persona, a third-party service provider, to verify the identity of account owners who wish to access additional social features and age-appropriate content. Information uploaded to Persona is retained for a period of 30 days. After this period, the uploaded data is removed from Persona. Roblox does not receive any raw identification information. You can learn more here.
Roblox is insanely out of touch with their target userbase and it’s still getting increasingly more difficult to do literally anything without coughing up my ID… still not doing it.
