When a partner library selects your track for a sync placement, the transition from the "auditioning" phase to the "final broadcast delivery" phase introduces strict asset requirements. Understanding this workflow ensures your music moves from a supervisor's playlist to an editor's timeline without metadata or quality bottlenecks.
The Evolution of Format Requirements: Audition vs. Delivery
Our network maintains a clear, distinct division between how music is evaluated and how it is ultimately packaged for commercial broadcast:
The Audition & Ingestion Phase (MP3 or WAV): For initial dashboard uploads, pitching pools, and creative review, MP3 and WAV files are completely equal. Music libraries and supervisors do not prioritize one over the other when selecting tracks because they value fast loading and streaming efficiency during the curation process.
The Final Curation & Delivery Phase (24-bit / 48 kHz WAV): The moment a track is officially accepted by a library for commercial integration, the file requirements change. Because compressed MP3s do not meet high-end television, film, or advertising broadcast specifications, artists must provide an uncompressed 24-bit / 48 kHz WAV master file as part of their final delivery package.
Step-by-Step Final Delivery Procedure
When your track is accepted, you do not need to alter your initial dashboard upload file. Instead, you will deliver your broadcast-ready assets through our secondary ingestion pipeline:
1.Prepare Your High-Resolution Masters:
Export your final master track, alternate mixes (e.g., clean, TV-mix, instrumental), and essential underscores as uncompressed 24-bit / 48 kHz WAV files.
2.Consolidate Your Stems:
Ensure your individual multi-track audio stems are perfectly aligned to the same starting timecode and bounced out at the exact same 24-bit / 48 kHz resolution.
3.Package and Zip Assets:
Because high-resolution WAV files frequently exceed our 75MB single-track dashboard boundary, compress your broadcast masters, alternates, and stems into a single, organized ZIP file.
4.Upload to the Stems Portal:
Navigate to My Music, click on the accepted track's title, locate the secondary asset section, and upload your complete ZIP package directly under the stems tab.
Why This Workflow Protects Your Placements
⚠️ The Broadcast Quality Rule: Video editors and re-recording mixers work inside high-end digital audio workstations (DAWs) synced to video timelines. If a library attempts to deliver a compressed MP3 file to an enterprise client for a final mix-down, it will be rejected by the post-production supervisor.
By utilizing our secondary ZIP delivery system, you keep the initial browsing experience lightning-fast for curators while guaranteeing that the uncompressed, broadcast-ready 24-bit / 48 kHz WAV files are locked and loaded the moment an editor hits "download."
Simple version: MP3 and WAV files are treated exactly the same for initial pitching and library selection—neither format is prioritized over the other. However, once a track is accepted, you must supply an uncompressed 24-bit / 48 kHz WAV file inside your final ZIP stems package to meet global broadcast mixing specifications.