Export Your Stems from Your DAW
Before you can submit anything, you need individual stem files exported from your recording software. Do not send your DAW project files (.rpp, .als, .ptx, .logic, etc.) - we cannot open them. Export every track or bus as a separate audio file.
What to export: Each instrument or instrument group as its own file. Kick drum, snare, overheads, guitars left and right, bass, lead vocals, backing vocals, keys - each gets its own WAV file. Do not bounce everything into a stereo mix. We need the individual pieces to build the mix.
Organize Your Folder Structure
How you structure your files inside the archive tells the system what it is looking at. Follow the layout for your submission type exactly.
For a Single SongCreate one folder named after your track. Place all your stem files inside it. Subfolders are optional - you can organize by instrument group or keep everything flat. A notes or info text file and any reference mixes can go in the same folder. Here is a real example:
Create one main folder named after your project. Inside it, create one subfolder per song, named after each track. Each song subfolder follows the same structure as a single. Here is a real example:
Add a Song Info File - Recommended
Inside each song folder, you can include a plain text file (.txt) with basic project information. This is not required, but it helps us set up the session accurately, especially for tempo and time signature, which affect how the session is structured in our system.
You can write it however you like. Plain sentences are fine. The system reads it and extracts what it needs.
Compress Into a Single Archive
Once your folder is ready, compress it into a single .zip or .rar file. Only these two formats are accepted. Do not submit 7z, tar, gz, or any other format.
The archive should contain your project folder at the top level, not the individual files themselves. You are compressing the folder, not its contents.
- Right-click your project folder in File Explorer
- On Windows 11: select Compress to ZIP file
- On Windows 10: select Send to, then Compressed (zipped) folder
- For RAR: install WinRAR or 7-Zip, then right-click and choose Add to archive
- Right-click (or Control-click) your project folder in Finder
- Select Compress, followed by the folder name
- A .zip file is created in the same location - that is your archive
- For RAR: install The Unarchiver or Archiver
Fill In the Form and Send
Your archive is ready. Fill in the submission form below. Once submitted, you will receive a unique upload link by email. Use it to send your archive directly to us.
The upload link is valid for 48 hours. Upload your archive as soon as you receive it.