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That segment is a local artists show, yes. iHeart Radio bought a couple of the commercial stations here in metro-Detroit several years ago.

I really want to, I have lots of ideas and a folder on my phone with snippets of new stuff. But I have to complete this project first. In about a month, I should be all set and ready to start working on next batch. Island Hopping gets lots of plays in my car. How many songs on the next album?

It's a little different. I'm currently on a very large FM station (reaches 3 states plus parts of Canada) and their national app, I-Heart-Radio. It's been a few consecutive weeks now and there's more to come. I've been reached in weird ways by listeners who don't know where to download my songs...

hmm, I don't think there are many "rules of thumb" in that type of audio recording... but still pretty cool

That's the viewpoint of a record label, and not an independent artist. Our goals are different. To have an album that is featured on every top streaming/download music site lets you have an established product that can be heard by many and and passed around. Like I said, our goals are different...

That vocal line has the RedLight distortion plugin, EQ cut below 300 and above 2k or so, I think, and lots of delay. Yeah, I'm sure the master bus compressors are letting the verses come up a bit and taking the choruses down. The whole thing is hitting around -12 RMS, right where I need to be...

WELL C'MON! How specific do you want them to be!!!???! :guitar: "One royalty" - aren't those like $0.09 in US? They sent a check for 9 cents?

I also signed up with BMI. Not sure how this is going to work yet. I thought BMI was only covering radio plays, they're in streams too? Isn't that double payments?

Matching to what, a reference track?

I did see that too, but it wasn't as clearly stated. But you're right. And does the MFiT stamp carry any additional weight? Playlists or other stations or anything that would be exclusive to those types of files?

It's more work on my end, removing mastering plugins and the like, doing semi-remixes as well, if I need to send out to a mastering place. But even though I know I don't need to now, based on the comments coming in, I still might go that way. I'll know soon.

Awesome, great input. :guitar:

Well, after submitting my cover art, I'm on the "upload files" section. Here's all it says (reminder, I have it set to upload only to digital stores, like iTunes): "Upload high quality files in either WAV or FLAC files. Files must be stereo, 44.1 kHz sample rate, and 16bit. (You can upload...

Thus far, I've created my artist page, started the "create an album" feature, named the album, listed the tracks, some other things, and here's the options for distribution. I've never heard of half of these, to be honest. But I am still wondering if by going through CDB, if they take portions...

Good point, a few things though... iTunes appears to require a Mac product and Apple ID etc... I don't have any Apple products myself. I can pay the $80-90 to CDB and let them upload it onto iTunes as well as Amazon, YouTube etc... and I believe they only take a percentage out of what is sold on...

They will : 1. make cd's 2. put them onto streaming services, including their own streaming site Your pick. I don't want or need cd's, so I'm going with the all digital deal

No physical CD's. Digital sales through CDB, then I'll have them put it onto iTunes, Amazon, etc...

No, I am looking at a handful of ME's.

I'm still trying to figure out how that works. If you work directly with iTunes, and don't go through CDB, than it appears to be pretty rigorous standards, which makes sense. But uploading to iTunes THROUGH CDB doesn't seem to require as many technical specs. However, obviously I haven't...

Trying now, btw. Thanks