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When you’re going to release your 2022 #songtember, do it in your evening time on September 30 in Australia so that it will be available on September 30 in the morning & afternoon in the America, Europe & Africa or do it on October 1 morning time in Australia.
Great video Pete, thank you. Question: Are there any benefits/down sides, to releasing a single, vs EP, vs Album? Cost per year is the same, but is promotion easier/harder? Do songs get onto playlists the same? Thanks in advance. :)
Hey there. So, most artists these days focus on singles, so they can promote and try to get playlist placement one by one. Then compile in to an EP or an album so that the tunes get another "chance". So that's probably the most consistent and successful way most artists use.
@@PeteJohnsMusic Excellent, thank you so much for that and replying. I love your channel, your videos, (also coming from Adelaide, a little biased, lol) and I love your songs "Work in Progress" and "Perfect". Great stuff, keep it up. Perhaps we can collaborate in the future. :)
@@PeteJohnsMusic Hiya Pete Great video. To the point and very insightful. If I have a song on c.d. how do you recommend getting it to a distributor? Many thanks in advance for your reply and keep up the good work
Hey man so I’ve watched some of your tutorials and been looking around the web trying to find a answer to this but maybe you can help. I’m trying to figure out how to use my air pod pro as my microphone in garage band on my iPhone 13. I also have a iPad Pro but I haven’t tried it on there yet but I’m thinking I’m going to run into the same problem. Also what microphone do you suggest to record audio with that’s easy set up for a iPad/iPhone. Thanks for your help and your video tutorials have helped a ton so far 👍🏼
Hey there. So, you'd actually be better off using the built in mic and a pair of regular wired headphones. Bluetooth just doesn't play nicely with recording due to latency.
Thanks for the great video Pete! Question.. I play(ed) in 3 bands. Can I use one Distro kid account? And is it wise for me to use the pro version? Thanks in advance and keep up the good work! Greetz, Berthus
As always, super helpful. Its almost like you knew what i was looking for the moment i needed it. Im writing a song, and i have a question. Is it possible to make the tracks on garage band like doby vision? And what i mean is: i want my piano to be in front of the listener, a little to the right, and i want the guitar a little to the left. Im bot sure if it lets you control that but your a life saver so idk
So, surround sound mixing and standards are a little complex. Most mixing is stereo only so just left and right. There is Dolby Atmos but not often supported on most platforms. ua-cam.com/video/f_rlWBcKp28/v-deo.html
Thank you Pete. Question: Once you have uploaded a bunch of "singles", and "now" you decide you want to compile a handful of those into an EP, how do you go about that? I presume you tick the "released before" box? Any other tips or tricks re compiling into EP's, etc? Love to hear them!
Hey there Derek. So, “released before” only actually applies to the same exact release (single, EP, album). You can re-upload singles you’ve released previously as an EP or album and it’s considered a new release. So just set up a new release, upload the files and you’ll be good to go. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
How do I change the album title before it releases? I have correct title for my visual art album cover but below it the title underneath, I had messed up on a couple of words🫤. It gives me the option to abort my album, but I am not sure if that would be the right option. I saw in one of your previous videos about clicking the EDIT RELEASE, but I don’t have that option. I just submitted mine today. So I am waiting on the approval. What would be my next steps? I really need to change that title underneath so that it matches the album cover title.
Generally not a good idea. The songwriter field is not published many places but is important if there is ever any dispute about royalties and who actually owns a song. So always best to use your real name. Your artist name can be anything though.
@@PeteJohnsMusic see the problem with that is, I’m an artist who keeps his legal name private.. So putting my legal name out there is legit against what I’ve been doing… If there is a dispute the streaming platform can just contact my distributor, then my distributor contact me since in their systems it states, my account was the one who distributed the song. I think this is less about copyright control and just more about CONTROL over the artist period. I think this because Distrokid could easily contact me, and ask for my legal name privately if they need it…
@@PeteJohnsMusic I already have Distrokid but i kept on seeing the half price Ads for soundcloud so was wondering is there something they do thats extra.Anyway i wil keep to Distrokid only.thanks anyway
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Pete! Do you have any videos/tutorials on how to add a wobble affect to your bass lines???
Great video, Distrokid is quite a smooth experience overall. I too was surprised by how well Bundled mastering worked, did not expect that. :)
Oh really? I’ll have to give it a try on a release soon.
Very helpful refresher. ✌️
Cheers mate. I need to do one of these every year as they’re always adding something new.
One of your best videos hands down 👍
Thanks! I hope it will be a handy guide for folks releasing for the first time s it can be daunting.
Well done Pete? Great overview of how DistroKid works.
Cheers Tom. Thanks for your support.
When you’re going to release your 2022 #songtember, do it in your evening time on September 30 in Australia so that it will be available on September 30 in the morning & afternoon in the America, Europe & Africa or do it on October 1 morning time in Australia.
Yeah, probably October 1 in Australia... I like to buy myself an extra day. 😄
Releasing is fairly easy now..My problem is creating a Website, Promotion etc 🤯
Yeah I hear that! I’m still learning myself.
Great video Pete, thank you. Question: Are there any benefits/down sides, to releasing a single, vs EP, vs Album? Cost per year is the same, but is promotion easier/harder? Do songs get onto playlists the same? Thanks in advance. :)
Hey there. So, most artists these days focus on singles, so they can promote and try to get playlist placement one by one. Then compile in to an EP or an album so that the tunes get another "chance". So that's probably the most consistent and successful way most artists use.
@@PeteJohnsMusic Excellent, thank you so much for that and replying. I love your channel, your videos, (also coming from Adelaide, a little biased, lol) and I love your songs "Work in Progress" and "Perfect". Great stuff, keep it up. Perhaps we can collaborate in the future. :)
@@PeteJohnsMusic
Hiya Pete
Great video.
To the point and very insightful.
If I have a song on c.d. how do you recommend getting it to a distributor?
Many thanks in advance for your reply and keep up the good work
Hey man so I’ve watched some of your tutorials and been looking around the web trying to find a answer to this but maybe you can help. I’m trying to figure out how to use my air pod pro as my microphone in garage band on my iPhone 13. I also have a iPad Pro but I haven’t tried it on there yet but I’m thinking I’m going to run into the same problem. Also what microphone do you suggest to record audio with that’s easy set up for a iPad/iPhone. Thanks for your help and your video tutorials have helped a ton so far 👍🏼
Hey there. So, you'd actually be better off using the built in mic and a pair of regular wired headphones. Bluetooth just doesn't play nicely with recording due to latency.
Is there a certain microphone that plugs in using lightning cable that you would suggest using? Or a usb mic that I could get a lightning adapter for?
Thanks for the great video Pete! Question.. I play(ed) in 3 bands. Can I use one Distro kid account? And is it wise for me to use the pro version? Thanks in advance and keep up the good work! Greetz, Berthus
Hey there. Yes, I’m can consider upgrading to the Musician Plus or Label account for multiple band names. ua-cam.com/video/e15sjz4TAkY/v-deo.html
I also wouldn’t mind learning a little bit more on releasing in Dolby atmos but I’m still a little bit confused 🤣
Yes, it’s confusing for sure and most distributors don’t seem to fully support it.
Ya that is true I’m also still wondering about getting the Apple Digital masters badge I on that too I don’t know much about that either
As always, super helpful. Its almost like you knew what i was looking for the moment i needed it. Im writing a song, and i have a question. Is it possible to make the tracks on garage band like doby vision? And what i mean is: i want my piano to be in front of the listener, a little to the right, and i want the guitar a little to the left. Im bot sure if it lets you control that but your a life saver so idk
So, surround sound mixing and standards are a little complex. Most mixing is stereo only so just left and right. There is Dolby Atmos but not often supported on most platforms. ua-cam.com/video/f_rlWBcKp28/v-deo.html
Thank you Pete. Question: Once you have uploaded a bunch of "singles", and "now" you decide you want to compile a handful of those into an EP, how do you go about that? I presume you tick the "released before" box? Any other tips or tricks re compiling into EP's, etc? Love to hear them!
Hey there Derek. So, “released before” only actually applies to the same exact release (single, EP, album). You can re-upload singles you’ve released previously as an EP or album and it’s considered a new release. So just set up a new release, upload the files and you’ll be good to go. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks Pete, that's good to know!
How do I change the album title before it releases? I have correct title for my visual art album cover but below it the title underneath, I had messed up on a couple of words🫤. It gives me the option to abort my album, but I am not sure if that would be the right option. I saw in one of your previous videos about clicking the EDIT RELEASE, but I don’t have that option. I just submitted mine today. So I am waiting on the approval. What would be my next steps? I really need to change that title underneath so that it matches the album cover title.
If it’s still waiting on approval just abandon and re-upload, or wait for approval and then attempt to edit. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic would I have to pay twice if I abort the album ?
Thank you 😁I just aborted the album and redid another one
Just dropped a single but it came out on on a new profile please help
Hey there. DistroKid have a "Fixer" tool which you may want to check out. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
How would one get around putting their real name in the songwriters field if they are trying to keep their real name a secret?
Generally not a good idea. The songwriter field is not published many places but is important if there is ever any dispute about royalties and who actually owns a song. So always best to use your real name. Your artist name can be anything though.
@@PeteJohnsMusic see the problem with that is, I’m an artist who keeps his legal name private.. So putting my legal name out there is legit against what I’ve been doing… If there is a dispute the streaming platform can just contact my distributor, then my distributor contact me since in their systems it states, my account was the one who distributed the song. I think this is less about copyright control and just more about CONTROL over the artist period. I think this because Distrokid could easily contact me, and ask for my legal name privately if they need it…
@@PeteJohnsMusic I actually just contacted DistoKid and they told me, you’re allowed to put initials or a nickname into the songwriter field.
Pete is it advisable to have DistroKid and Soundcloud Pro together or is there some conflict having both ?
Does Soundcloud Pro distribute to other platforms? You would only want one actual distributor. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic I already have Distrokid but i kept on seeing the half price Ads for soundcloud so was wondering is there something they do thats extra.Anyway i wil keep to Distrokid only.thanks anyway