SearchRecordings
Searches the music catalog by keyword or topic, with filters for BPM, mood, duration, instruments, key, and vocals, along with various sorting options.
LABSCO SUMMARY
Fitting a track to a target duration is the tool video editors have wanted for twenty years.
Cutting music to length by hand is the tedious part of every edit, and cutting it badly is audible. A tool that adapts a track to a duration while preserving musical structure removes that, and being able to download stems means the mix can still be adjusted afterwards. The whole shape — search, generate voiceover, download stems — is a video production pipeline rather than a music library. Two operational notes: the server is in beta, and an API key lasts one year, so a scheduled job needs a yearly rotation.
What it is
Epidemic Sound's hosted server, in beta. Its tools cover four jobs: finding music and sound effects, fitting a track to a target length, generating voiceovers, and downloading the results.
What you get
- SearchRecordings with filters for BPM, mood, duration, instruments, key and vocals; SearchSimilarToRecording by track id
- SearchExternalReferences — finds a Spotify reference for a search term, which SearchRecordings then matches in style
- SearchSoundEffects and SearchSimilarToSoundEffect
- EditRecording, PollEditRecordingJob and DownloadRecordingEdit — adapt a track to a target duration of up to five minutes, keeping its structure, then download the edit
- ListVoices, ListUserGeneratedVoices, GenerateVoiceover, PollVoiceoverGenerationStatus, GetVoiceover, DownloadVoiceover
- DownloadRecording — full mix or individual stems such as bass and drums
- DownloadSoundEffect in MP3 or WAV
Requirements
An Epidemic Sound account: connecting and searching are free, and downloading music to use in your projects needs a paid subscription. OAuth for established clients such as Claude and Cursor, or an API key from the account page for your own integrations; a key is valid for one year, then must be regenerated. Epidemic Sound notes that checking a track edit's progress (PollEditRecordingJob) may not be available on every connection, OAuth for example. If it is missing from your tool list, an API key is the other way to connect.
Setup effort
Paste a URL, then authorize — add the endpoint to your client, then approve the OAuth consent screen
USE CASES
01
Finding music that fits a cut
Search by BPM, mood and duration, or find tracks similar to one you already like.
02
Matching a reference track
Look up a Spotify reference from a search term, such as an artist's name, then get licensed tracks in that style.
03
Producing a voiceover
Browse voices, generate the read, poll it, and download the audio.
04
Getting stems for a mix
Download bass, drums or instruments separately rather than the full track.
05
Cutting a track to the length of your video
Pick a track, ask for a version of the target length, wait for the edit, then download it.
16 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
SearchSimilarToRecording
Discovers tracks with similar musical characteristics to a given Epidemic Sound trackID.
SearchExternalReferences
Finds external reference IDs (e.g., Spotify) that can be used to find Epidemic Sound tracks matching the style of external tracks.
SearchSoundEffects
Queries the sound effects catalog by search term, duration, and tags.
SearchSimilarToSoundEffect
Finds variations and alternatives for a given sound effect ID.
EditRecording
Creates one or more edited versions of a track adapted to a target duration.
PollEditRecordingJob
Checks the status of a track-adaptation job and, once complete, returns the generated edit's ID and preview URL. May not be available on all connections (e.g. OAuth ).
DownloadRecordingEdit
Downloads the high-quality audio file for a completed track edit.
ListVoices
Explores available AI voices, including their voice characteristics and available languages.
ListUserGeneratedVoices
Lists the voice replicas created using your own voice.
GenerateVoiceover
Converts a text script into an AI voiceover using a specified voice artist.
PollVoiceoverGenerationStatus
Checks the generation status (e.g., DONE, GENERATING) of a voiceover job.
GetVoiceover
Retrieves complete metadata, audio URLs, and waveform data for a generated voiceover.
DownloadVoiceover
Downloads the high-quality audio file of a completed voiceover.
DownloadRecording
Downloads original music tracks in full or as individual stems (bass, drums, etc.).
DownloadSoundEffect
Downloads original sound effect files in MP3 or WAV format.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
16 tools named in the project's documentation. The six voiceover tools are not part of the Claude directory connector.
Requires
- an MCP client that can reach a remote endpoint
- OAuth in the browser for Claude Desktop and Cursor, or an API key valid for one year for programmatic access
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the endpoint to your client, then approve the OAuth consent screen.
Server setup
ENDPOINT URL
https://www.epidemicsound.com/a/mcp-service/mcpRequirements
- OAuth in the browser for Claude Desktop and Cursor, or an API key valid for one year for programmatic access
