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Everything you need to know when creating a digital release

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  • Why are UPC & ISRC required?
    Short answer... organization & security. Quick Definitions ISRC, the International Standard Recording Code, is the internationally recognized identification tool for sound and music video recordings. These codes are used for individual tracks. UPC's are standardized global identifiers, which enable products to be sold, reordered and tracked through supply chains. These codes are used for albums. In order to upload music to Single Music (or any other DSP like iTunes, Amazon, Spotify)Very popular
  • How do I create a digital release?
    Effortlessly. Creating a digital release in Single is easy. Even still, we’ll walk you through the process. It all starts in the Single Dashboard. Important things you'll need to get started... High-res Album Artwork (1400 x 1400) Lossless Audio (WAV, AIFF, or FLAC) Release UPC Track ISRCs Select “Create Digital Release” via the Welcome page or sidebar to begin. You’ll be prompted to enter information about your release. This is the “metadataVery popular
  • Why is WAV, AIFF, or FLAC required?
    Consistency & Quality. To reduce the chances of corrupted files or poor conversion, we're going to take care of that part for you. This way you have one less thing to worry about and your fans know they are getting the best possible quality - straight from the source! We create 3 different formats from your lossless file. When fans purchase music, they receive a link to a landing page; from there they can download an MP3, FLAC or WAV. We included an example of our landing pageSome readers
  • How do I set up a pre-order?
    Create a digital release with a future release date... Pre-orders are an essential part of any album or EP release plan. With Single Music + Shopify, you can set digital pre-orders to be automatically delivered on the release date. Assigning RelSome readers
  • What are the Artwork requirements?
    No Potatoes. Cover art must be in the JPEG or PNG file formats and in the RGB color space with a minimum size of 1400 x 1400 pixels and a maximum size of 2048 x 2048 pixels. Do not include additional icons, download symbols, or logos as these will be encoded into the MP3. If additional symbols are necessary please edit the artwork or liquid files via the Shopify admin. More questions? Please reach out to usFew readers
  • How do I start a pre-sale before my album is finished?
    There are situations where you may want to start a pre-sale before your tracks have been mixed, mastered or otherwise completed. In fact, if you are creating a DIY crowdfunding campaign, this will certainly be the case. There are a couple ways to do this, depending if you're offering pre-release tracks or if your album will be released all at once. If your entire album is released at once... 1.) [Create products orFew readers
  • How do I schedule individual track release dates?
    Inside your Single Dashboard… When you create a digital release in Single, you can select a Release Date and a Pre-order Date. You can also create a cascading release - or tracks that are released leading up to an album release. This is a great way to build momentum. For instructions on creating a digital release, check out our past support doc. In this article, we’ll focus specifically on indiviFew readers
  • What is a "Confidential Release Date"?
    Release Incognito When this is enabled the Release Date will be hidden from delivery emails. More questions? Please reach out to usFew readers
  • How do I publish from Single to Shopify?
    Create digital products in your Shopify store and/or attach the album to existing Shopify products. The first step is to finish uploading tracks and enter all required album info. When you're ready, scroll down on your digital release page and click "review for sale". This is your last chance to look everything over - once an album is published [our support team would have toFew readers
  • How does Single encode audio files?
    Uploading We require uploads in lossless formats only. It does not matter the file names of the tracks that you're uploading - all formats will be assigned the metadata you enter during upload. Audio File Encoding In the simplest terms, we assign tracks the information you add during the digital album creation process as metadata to the audio files. This is true for the MP3, ALAC and FLAC formats. WAV files inherently do not contain metadata, so those files will download as "01-trFew readers

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