Knowledge base

Guides and answers.

Creating a release

In the portal, go to Releases and choose New release. Choose the label, the title and the type of release (single, EP or album).

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What does my release status mean?

In review by Crystal Distribution: a staff member checks the metadata, rights and media. You don't need to do anything unless we ask a…

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Audio and artwork specifications

Audio: WAV or FLAC, at least 16-bit/44.1 kHz, stereo. After upload, files are inspected on the server (duration, sample rate, channels) and…

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Rights, covers and samples

For each track, you indicate whether it's an original composition, a cover or public domain, and whether samples were used. Covers require…

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Royalties and royalty statements

Store reports come in through our distribution partner. We import each report in full and check the total; only then do we allocate the…

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Payouts and bank details

A payout is prepared by Crystal Distribution from your available balance, approved by a second staff member and then submitted to the bank.…

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Securing your account

Turn on two-step verification via My account → Security. Keep your recovery codes in a safe place; each code works once.

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Team and collaborators

Invite team members with a role. Only owners can transfer ownership; an organisation always keeps at least one owner.

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How support works

The AI assistant answers general questions from this knowledge base and, once you're signed in, can look up the status of your own releases…

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