Zen Garden Koto Calm — free background music
50.0s · WAV & MP3 · instrumental · 18 downloads · quality 6.1/10 · royalty-free, CC BY 4.0
Credit it like this (the one condition of the free licence):
“Zen Garden Koto Calm” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/background-music/zen-garden-koto-calm-a9dc0efe) — CC BY 4.0
About this track
An AI-generated instrumental: “zen garden, sparse koto and water calm”. Quality-checked before listing, free for commercial and personal projects — videos, podcasts, games, streams and client work. No royalties — just credit BudgetPixel AI.
Editor's note (6.1/10): This track is clean, unobtrusive under speech, and consistently calm, but lacks the requested koto and water sound elements, using warm soft piano as the primary instrumentation instead.
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Music licensing — common questions
- Is "Zen Garden Koto Calm" free to use commercially?
- Yes. "Zen Garden Koto Calm" is free for commercial and personal use under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) — monetised YouTube videos, podcasts, games, apps, ads, streams, films and client work are all covered, with no fees, royalties or subscription. The one condition is the credit: “Zen Garden Koto Calm” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/background-music/zen-garden-koto-calm-a9dc0efe) — CC BY 4.0
- Do I have to credit BudgetPixel to use "Zen Garden Koto Calm"?
- Yes — crediting BudgetPixel AI is the one condition of the licence, and downloading still needs no account. Put the credit line from this page wherever your project lists sources: a video description, end credits, show notes, or a game's credits screen.
- What format and length is "Zen Garden Koto Calm"?
- "Zen Garden Koto Calm" runs 50 seconds and downloads as WAV at 44.1 kHz, with MP3 on the same download button. Both formats carry the identical licence, so pick whichever your editor prefers — WAV for mastering headroom, MP3 for a smaller upload.
- Can I use "Zen Garden Koto Calm" in a monetised YouTube video?
- Yes. Monetised video is explicitly permitted. BudgetPixel never registers library audio with Content ID, and because this track is licensed to everyone non-exclusively under CC BY 4.0, no one can hold the exclusive rights Content ID requires. If a claim ever appears, dispute it and cite this page and its licence.
- Can I loop or trim "Zen Garden Koto Calm"?
- Yes. You can trim, loop, pitch, stretch, layer and process the track however your project needs. Keep the credit and note that you edited it — CC BY 4.0 asks you to indicate changes.
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