Introducing AudioVerify: Music Compliance in Cohley
AudioVerify analyzes the audio on supported creator submissions and surfaces what it finds alongside the content, so music gets reviewed before an asset is approved. Results are advisory: your team decides whether a track needs to change.
An asset can meet every requirement in your Brief and still leave one question open.
AI Asset Analysis checks creator submissions against the Content Non-Negotiables in your Brief and flags potential issues for review.
Those are the rules you wrote: product visible, logo unobscured, shot vertically, no competitor packaging in frame, or whatever else you specified for that Brief.
Audio is a different question. A video can meet the requirements you set and still have a track nobody in the review thread can account for.
AudioVerify brings music analysis into the same review workflow.
What AudioVerify adds
When a creator uploads a supported submission, AudioVerify analyzes its audio and surfaces information for your review, alongside the content.
AudioVerify helps identify whether the audio matches Slipstream music and provides additional track or source information where available. A match outside Slipstream does not, by itself, mean the music is unlicensed or infringing, and recognition is not guaranteed for every song.
Finding a music issue after an asset has been scheduled or published can mean another round of edits and delays. AudioVerify brings music information into content review so your team can consider it before approving the asset for use.
What the results mean
Results are advisory. They tell you what the analysis established, and each one points to a next action rather than a verdict.
AudioVerify result states
- Slipstream VerifiedA supported match to licensed musicFollow the verified path
- Potential third-party matchA possible outside composition, recording or fingerprintRe-edit or review before activation
- No supported match / unresolvedThe expected licensed source was not establishedDo not treat as passed
- Analysis unavailableProcessing did not return a resultRetry, or contact Support
- Not applicable / unsupportedNo detectable audio, or an unsupported submissionDefined product path
Two things worth holding onto. An error is not a pass — an unavailable result means the analysis did not run, not that the audio is clear. And an unresolved result is not automatically infringement. It means the expected path was not established, which is a reason to look rather than a conclusion.
Slipstream provides the licensed music; AudioVerify does not provide the license. The analysis is evidence for a reviewer. It is not legal clearance, it does not grant rights to audio a creator brought in from somewhere else, and it does not replace a clearance decision your team or your counsel makes.
AudioVerify informs your review; it does not automatically reject the submission or send a music change request. Your team decides whether to request changes.
What you do with the information
An analysis result is not a rejection or an automatic request for changes. Your team reviews the information and decides whether the music needs to change, considering the track, the intended placement and the applicable rights.
When it does need to change, you can send the creator a music change request focused on replacing the track.
That makes the feedback specific: what needs to change is the music, not necessarily the rest of the video.
A music change request can also be about creative fit. A licensed track may still be wrong for the tone or direction of the Brief.
How the creator resolves it
Creators have a licensed music source available through Finn.
For eligible Briefs, creators can use Finn on desktop to search Slipstream's licensed catalog, preview tracks and download either a clip or the full track. They add the file in their own editor, then upload the revised video back to Cohley, where the new submission is analyzed again and a fresh result appears in your review.
Choosing the track before editing can help reduce avoidable music changes later. The music still needs to fit the Brief, and its use remains subject to the applicable license.
For the creator-side overview, see how music compliance and AudioVerify work.
What this changes about review
AudioVerify adds music-analysis information to the review, alongside the content and existing requirement checks.
Your team can consider that information when deciding whether an asset is ready, request a music change when needed, and give the creator a clearer next step. Creators, in turn, have access to a licensed catalog through Finn.
Requirements and audio both deserve attention before an asset is approved. Cohley brings them into the same review workflow.
Frequently asked questions
- What does AudioVerify check?
AudioVerify analyzes the audio on supported submissions and matches it against known sources. The results give your team information to consider during content review. Audio analysis does not determine infringement or replace a review of the applicable music license.
- What happens when the audio needs attention?
Your brand team reviews the analysis and decides whether to request a change from the creator. That may mean asking for a different track or clarifying the music source. A result that needs attention is not an automatic rejection of the content.
- What happens if AudioVerify cannot analyze a submission?
An unavailable result means the analysis did not run, not that the audio is clear. Treat it as unresolved rather than passed: retry, or contact Support if it keeps failing. The same applies when a submission has no detectable audio or is an unsupported format.
- Can we request a music change for creative reasons, not just rights?
Yes. A track can be licensed and still be wrong for the tone or direction of your Brief. A music change request is about replacing the track, so the feedback stays specific to the audio rather than asking the creator to redo the whole video.
- Does AudioVerify grant music rights or guarantee legal clearance?
No. AudioVerify provides analysis. It does not grant a license or establish that every intended use is covered. Rights to qualifying Slipstream music come from the applicable license. Music from another source requires its own appropriate permissions.
- Does a music result in Cohley guarantee that an ad platform will accept the video?
No. Advertising and social platforms apply their own policies and checks. Review the applicable music terms and the requirements of the platform where you plan to use the content.
- How does Cohley help with music licensing and audio review?
Cohley connects licensed music sourcing with content review. For eligible Briefs, creators can use Finn to find tracks from Slipstream's licensed catalog. AudioVerify analyzes audio on supported submissions, and brands review the results and request changes when needed. The license and the analysis serve different purposes: the license provides applicable rights, and the analysis informs the review.
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