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).
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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.…
Read more →Securing your account
Turn on two-step verification via My account → Security. Keep your recovery codes in a safe place; each code works once.
Read more →Team and collaborators
Invite team members with a role. Only owners can transfer ownership; an organisation always keeps at least one owner.
Read more →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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