Adobe Firefly can generate royalty-free music for your videos in seconds now - here's how

SOPA Images / Contributor / LightRocket / Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Adobe Firefly has a new Generate Soundtrack feature. The feature creates licensed music that syncs to your video. You can choose from multiple variations of a track. One of the toughest parts of content creation is getting a little easier thanks to a new feature from Adobe. As part of this year's Adobe Max conference, the company introduced several AI-powered initiatives for its suite of creative products. Among them is Generate Soundtrack, a new audio tool for Adobe Firefly. Also: The most popular AI image and video generator might surprise you - here's why people use it Generate Soundtrack feature Adobe said the Generate Soundtrack feature runs on the Firefly Audio Model. The feature creates commercially safe, fully licensed, studio-quality instrumental tracks that sync with your video footage in seconds, even offering multiple track variations. The commercially safe element of the feature is important, as creators don't have to worry about copyright strikes or takedowns on YouTube or Instagram. We haven't seen Generate Soundtrack in action, but if it's as customizable as the company's sound effect feature, the tool should prove to be pretty useful. Adobe's Generate Sound Effects feature not only lets you describe what you want with words, but you can even imitate cadence, timing, or intensity with your own voice. Also: Are Sora 2 and other AI video tools risky to use? Here's what a legal scholar says Adobe Firefly has a free plan. However, to use all the technology's features, including longer outputs and other creative apps, you'll need a paid subscription. Those plans start at $9.99 a month and can rise to $69.99. Public beta To date, music has been a challenging part of the process for many content creators. They either have to select from the same generic, free libraries that everyone else is using or deal with sometimes tricky and expensive licensing. Now, with Generative Soundtrack, creators can find music with a single click that should match their content. Generate Soundtrack is available in public beta starting today. Want more stories about AI? Check out AI Leaderboard, our weekly newsletter.