Is this something you shouldnt do? Lets say you have a track signed, is it better to put it up on your myspace player to promote the upcoming release, or wait till after it is released and then put it up? What do you guys usually do

Check with your label. As I understand it, most labels will allow you to post a short sample of the track, but probably not the entire track and it definitely must not be downloadable.

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Originally posted by cryophonik Check with your label. As I understand it, most labels will allow you to post a short sample of the track, but probably not the entire track and it definitely must not be downloadable.

k, thanks man

SoundCloud is becoming the default for a lot of artists posting material, released or otherwise. The sound quality is top notch.

I did that and the label I am signed to said that really only a 45 second clip should be used. People REALLY do steal music from the net I am friends with a guy that heard his track that he put on youtube in a club! and he never released it because it samples some filmscore.

So basically as soon as a few are sold you have lost the protection but im sure that if you dont put it available for free you will get more initial sales.

saying that whenever i put a short clip on my myspace people message me saying put full tracks up if above and beyond can do it so can you.

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Originally posted by Sonic_c I did that and the label I am signed to said that really only a 45 second clip should be used. People REALLY do steal music from the net I am friends with a guy that heard his track that he put on youtube in a club!

Someone played a YouTube quality file in a club?

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Someone played a YouTube quality file in a club?

YouTube's sound quality started out in 2005 with being mono and low bitrate. But nowadays the sound quality is only dependant on the file's original quality and the youtube user's account settings.

e.g. depending on your account settings, the sound quality can change dramatically if you click the HD button
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9EVcmrbXfg

youtube in a clob? shit things have gonne to far.

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Originally posted by Morvan YouTube's sound quality started out in 2005 with being mono and low bitrate. But nowadays the sound quality is only dependant on the file's original quality and the youtube user's account settings. e.g. depending on your account settings, the sound quality can change dramatically if you click the HD button http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9EVcmrbXfg

Even YouTube's "HD" sounds about equivalent to a 128 kbps MP3 to me, or maybe even slightly lower. It is better than it used to be, yes, but not really that great.

I know thats what I said about the quality! mind you when i go to clubs the sound quality is awful anyways.

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There's a simple solution here... just do voice-over drops over the track! For example whenever the local hip hop radio stations premier a new track they always will play drops over it saying stuff like "NEWWW MUSIC","THIS IS A POWER106 WORLD PREMIER", etc... You can post the full wav file of your track on myspace if you want and no one will be able to steal it and use it!

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Originally posted by Stealth You can post the full wav file of your track on myspace if you want and no one will be able to steal it and use it!

These days one should be happy if anyone wants to even listen to the track in the first place, let alone use it or share it.

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