Thoughts on a Potential Ambient Music YouTube Idea

beagrie · May 8, 2020

This is a low-effort thing. Not quite automated but near as dammit. I wanted to get your opinions on whether it seems worth that low effort.

So here's the plan.

"Ambient Music" channels are pretty popular. I've found myself using them a lot recently while I hammer out endless writing gigs. They usually have names like "Music to Study to" or "Hacking/Coding/Programming Music".

I plan to create a program in Unity3D where I can fill a folder full of chilled ambient CC music and it will pull them at random, throw up the name of the track, play the track, then move on to the next one. There'll be some kind of visual going on (most of these videos are just static images), and it will basically screen record itself and at the end spit out a video and a text file with the time stamps for each song that can be thrown straight in the video description.

I estimate it will take me maybe a day write the program and get the kinks worked out, but after that creating a new video would be a matter of opening the program, clicking start, and leaving it to run.

I could even code it to queue them up. Like, maybe record an hour's worth of video, save it, then randomise the visuals a bit and start over—leave it running overnight.

So the question is; do you think it would be worth it. Even a low effort plan can be worthless if it never pays off. I'm sure there are variables here I'm not aware of.

Interested to know your thoughts.

Stifl · May 8, 2020

You can do that but Channels like that are not monetized as long as it isn't your music. Just FYI

beagrie · May 8, 2020

Stifl said:
You can do that but Channels like that are not monetized as long as it isn't your music. Just FYI

Thanks for the reply. Do you know if there are there other ways to monetize a channel like that outside of YouTube? I imagine slapping affiliate links in the description won't do much.

Stifl · May 8, 2020

beagrie said:
Thanks for the reply. Do you know if there are there other ways to monetize a channel like that outside of YouTube? I imagine slapping affiliate links in the description won't do much.

Monetizing such a channel is really hard. Especially when first starting out.
Affiliate links are one way but you have to find the right audience for that.
Another way is also Uploading your Content to your own Website and putting up ads from other providers there.

Cyberars · May 8, 2020

this is a legit niche idea, but why a program? (no one will download a software for that... it's not the 90's)
if someone want to listen to "music for study" then it's easier just to type that on google or YouTube and get a non-stop/hours longs of music videos.

you can create a channel and use those CC music on YouTube... and yes you can monetize those (if the creator allow that in the license)

You can monetize royalty-free or Creative Commons content if the license agreement grants you rights to use it commercially. Sometimes rights owners require you to credit the creator of the content or provide proof of purchase in order to use it in your video for commercial purposes.

source: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2490020?hl=en

beagrie · May 8, 2020

Cyberars said:
this is a legit niche idea, but why a program? (no one will download a software for that... it's not the 90's)
if someone want to listen to "music for study" then it's easier just to type that on google or YouTube and get a non-stop/hours longs of music videos.

you can create a channel and use those CC music on YouTube... and yes you can monetize those (if the creator allow that in the license)

source: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2490020?hl=en

Sorry I wasn't clear; the program is purely for my benefit. Rather than pulling up tracks and creating a video, I'd make this program and it would create the video for me. It's a time saving thing.

imanseptian · May 8, 2020

You should consider building mobile app, and put it in playstore. And then, monetize it via admob.

Stifl · May 8, 2020

Cyberars said:
this is a legit niche idea, but why a program? (no one will download a software for that... it's not the 90's)
if someone want to listen to "music for study" then it's easier just to type that on google or YouTube and get a non-stop/hours longs of music videos.

you can create a channel and use those CC music on YouTube... and yes you can monetize those (if the creator allow that in the license)

source: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2490020?hl=en

This doesn't apply if the music is the main focus of the video.

I have asked a question in the help center a few days ago, they explain it better in there:
https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/45064385?hl=en

beagrie · May 8, 2020

Stifl said:
This doesn't apply if the music is the main focus of the video.

I have asked a question in the help center a few days ago, they explain it better in there:
https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/45064385?hl=en

Thanks for all the info, you've been a huge help.

I've a few little ideas I'm going to use as tweaks to my initial plan and try it out. It doesn't cost me anything and the effort is pretty minimal. But thanks to your info I know not to expect anything out of it. It'll be more a curiosity thing now.

Wivic · May 8, 2020

On production part, it may be well worth it. It can save you a lot of time. But Youtube is not just about production. It also about eligibility and promotion. If your track is not copyrigthed, then you need to pass the reused content thingie. After that, how you're gonna promote them, which is the hardest part. So the answer to your question is go for it. But will your program be worth it for the overall cause, it depends on many other factors. But at least you're already on the front foot on production phase!

speedyallan77 · May 9, 2020

lets clear a few misconceptions of the replies from people here which are a bit wrong or more of liked mixed answers. since im already doing such stuff on the side i know pretty well about this.

1. such channels like music radio 24/7 live channels and long videos for study, ambient relaxation music shown with a simple moving gif or a background video is not monetizable. even if u r monetized , the chances of getting demonetized are high.
usually in such niche like music relaxation, radio music, movie clips and trailers etc, there is only one way to monetize it, thats by joining an MCN(in the case u r using music or movie clips owned by someone else). without that it is not possible. most likely they wont approve.
there are thousands of spam channels doing this long hour relaxation videos.

the main point i noticed people missed out here is people forgot to tell u about MCN. through MCN networks such channels can get monetized most likely. but you need to find a good MCN network and the MCNs have certain requirements to join them.

2. for content/music, that you own or is created by you, yes u can monetize it, provided it is like the regular channels uploading their own music tracks along with some visualizer etc.
but even in this case, if the main focus of your channel is long hour ambient music relaxation videos, using your music, u fall under the same risk of getting demonetized or not approved for monetization unless u r with an MCN network.

if you dont believe me , you can search on google, "relaxation channel demonetized", you will see thousands of complaints on google support forums from people in such niche getting demonetized , both by using others music and their own music.

if it is content/music that you dont own, and even if you obtain the permission from the people to use it or like use NCS music and the focus of ur video is music livestreaming 24/7 or long ambient music relaxation videos etc, you will again get rejected/demonetized on the basis of "re-used content" unless you are probably in an MCN network like how i stated in point 1.

the reason why this problem exists is coz back in the day it was fine, after that yt was spammed with thousands of these copy paste channels doing the same thing, usually run by the same person to multiply his revenue.

NOTE: main advantage of joining an MCN network is they protect u from demonetization, only downside is they take a cut of your revenue. but if you get enough monthly views, their cut will be insignificant to you.

beagrie · May 9, 2020

speedyallan77 said:
lets clear a few misconceptions of the replies from people here which are a bit wrong or more of liked mixed answers. since im already doing such stuff on the side i know pretty well about this.

1. such channels like music radio 24/7 live channels and long videos for study, ambient relaxation music shown with a simple moving gif or a background video is not monetizable. even if u r monetized , the chances of getting demonetized are high.
usually in such niche like music relaxation, radio music, movie clips and trailers etc, there is only one way to monetize it, thats by joining an MCN(in the case u r using music or movie clips owned by someone else). without that it is not possible. most likely they wont approve.
there are thousands of spam channels doing this long hour relaxation videos.

the main point i noticed people missed out here is people forgot to tell u about MCN. through MCN networks such channels can get monetized most likely. but you need to find a good MCN network and the MCNs have certain requirements to join them.

2. for content/music, that you own or is created by you, yes u can monetize it, provided it is like the regular channels uploading their own music tracks along with some visualizer etc.
but even in this case, if the main focus of your channel is long hour ambient music relaxation videos, using your music, u fall under the same risk of getting demonetized or not approved for monetization unless u r with an MCN network.

if you dont believe me , you can search on google, "relaxation channel demonetized", you will see thousands of complaints on google support forums from people in such niche getting demonetized , both by using others music and their own music.

if it is content/music that you dont own, and even if you obtain the permission from the people to use it or like use NCS music and the focus of ur video is music livestreaming 24/7 or long ambient music relaxation videos etc, you will again get rejected/demonetized on the basis of "re-used content" unless you are probably in an MCN network like how i stated in point 1.

the reason why this problem exists is coz back in the day it was fine, after that yt was spammed with thousands of these copy paste channels doing the same thing, usually run by the same person to multiply his revenue.

NOTE: main advantage of joining an MCN network is they protect u from demonetization, only downside is they take a cut of your revenue. but if you get enough monthly views, their cut will be insignificant to you.

Thank you for that! Very helpful. If you don't mind me asking, do you have any recommendations as far as MCN's go?

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