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Buying Music on AudioMicro

  1. What usages does your licensing agreement allow?
  2. What usages does your licensing agreement NOT allow?
  3. In general, who would you say uses AudioMicro as a resource?
  4. What are your prices?
  5. How do I buy a royalty free stock music track?
  6. What if I don’t want to purchase stock music tracks using PayPal?
  7. Can I use the 'preview' audio files on your site for my project for free?
  8. What browser should I use?
  9. In what file format is your music delivered?
  10. Can I submit tracks as well as buy tracks?
  11. Is it safe to pay by credit card online on the AudioMicro site?
  12. Will my credits ever expire?
  13. Can I share my AudioMicro downloads with my friends?
  14. I’m getting an error message when I try to download.
  15. My file downloaded ok, but it won’t open. What should I do?
  16. How do I cancel my AudioMicro subscription?

Selling Music on AudioMicro

  1. What is micro stock?
  2. What exactly does royalty free mean?
  3. What does "crowd source for content" mean?
  4. How are you different from your competition?
  5. How much money can I potentially earn selling my music on AudioMicro?
  6. What commission rate do I earn if my track sells?
  7. I am used to very high licensing fees. Will this undermine my high paying tracks?
  8. What’s the difference between selling my track exclusively versus non-exclusively?
  9. How can I improve my earnings split with AudioMicro?
  10. Do I still retain copyright ownership if my track is sold on AudioMicro?
  11. How can I see downloads I have received?
  12. How do I get paid?
  13. Is there any way I can get paid my royalties even if I haven’t amassed $50 in payments?
  14. What style of music are you looking for?
  15. Do you prefer music with vocals or just instrumentals?
  16. What copyright restrictions should I be aware of before uploading a track?
  17. Can I remove my track from your site at any time?
  18. Am I allowed to upload a track that uses 3rd party samples or loops?
  19. I am a member of ASCAP, BMI, or another Performing Rights Organization (PRO). How will I receive royalties if my track is broadcast on TV or radio?
  20. My track is already registered with an ASCAP, BMI, or other PRO publisher. How will that publisher get royalties if my track is broadcast on TV or radio?
  21. Can AudioMicro act as my publisher?
  22. How do I become a featured artist?
  23. How does AudioMicro advertise?
  24. What % of the subscription packages goes back to the composers?
  25. Tips for selling on AudioMicro

Uploading Files to AudioMicro

  1. Can I upload something that I did NOT create myself?
  2. Is there a minimum or maximum playing time for submissions?
  3. What type of file should I upload?
  4. How many tracks can I upload in a single day?
  5. What other information will I need to provide with my track?
  6. Where do we indicate who is the writer of the track? I see a blank for publisher but not for composer.
  7. Can I delete a “Pending” file that’s appearing in the My Account profile page but has not yet been submitted to your editors queue for review?
  8. How will I know when my track(s) is approved?
  9. Can I edit the Title, Description, and Tags of my files once they have been accepted?
  10. My Music / Sounds do not fit into one of your already predefined categories? How can I add / create a category to put my music into?
  11. Can you create an FTP account on your server for me so that I can just FTP in my entire portfolio?
  12. Does the site automatically extract ID3 metadata from my .mp3 and .wav audio files?
  13. I want to offer the same multi format versions of my pieces. Can I do this?
  14. How can I tell how many active (approved and live) tracks that I have on AudioMicro.com?
  15. What information from the My Account profile page that I input can other users see?