All files must be exported as 48 kHz 16-bit stereo WAV files. Check out this article on technical requirements and best practices for your audio files.

We recommend creating alternate versions of different durations and mixes to that are more often used in commercial productions. Check out this article for best practices on creating alternate versions of your track.

We recommend exporting stems of your track, which can often be requested for feature films and commercial productions. Check out this article for requirements and best practices on creating stems for your track.

Each track you submit must have a title and be the same title registered with your P.R.O if you have it registered.

Files don't have to adhere to a naming convention. Each file will be re-named automatically on our end so don't worry about that.

Each track must be part of an album.

Each album must have album art. (Use unsplash for freely-usable images if you don't have your own original album art)

Genre (up to 2 tags)

Primary Emotion (1 tag)

Moods (up to 4 tags)

Attributes (up to 8 tags)

Instruments (as many as apply)

Keywords (as many as apply)

Lyrics/Instrumental

BPM

City

Fun Fact

Select up to 2 primary genres that fit your track. You can tag more descriptive sub-genres in Attributes.

This is very important as it defines the main emotion of your track. Understandably, your track can evoke more than one emotion. Those additional emotions can be tagged in Moods and Attributes. Check out the guideline below to help best determine your track's Primary Emotion.

Select up to 4 additional feelings that your track evokes.

Select as many descriptions and sub-genres that apply to your track.

Select all the instruments that are in your track.

If you choose to add stems, the instruments you've selected will automatically appear in the stems field.

Create as many keywords or suggested end uses for your track (e.g. wedding, trailer, corporate).

You can't add a keyword that was already listed as a Genre, Emotion, Mood, Attribute, Instrument, or BPM.

Select if this track contains lyrics.

Select the BPM range of this track. Tempo can also be affected by rhythm/groove/beat, so please use your best judgment. With that said, here is a general guideline:

Where you live influences what you create. Plus, some customers are looking for artists from certain regions.

If you live in a small city, town, or suburb, we recommend listing the closest major city to you. This will make you easier to discover in search results.

Share something fun, cool, or interesting about your track. At the very least, it's harmlessly interesting and a customer who reads it has developed a mini relationship with you and your track. At best, when a customer is deciding from dozens of tracks, your fun fact helps it stand out against other tracks, and they go with your track.

If there are co-writers on your track, you will credit them here. You will be required to provide their name, email, and writer's share. Their PRO information is optional.

If you've previously added a co-writer before, their information will be automatically saved. Just type in their name, and it will appear in the dropdown.

Additionally, if the co-writers is a Deep Sounds artist, then their information will be available in the dropdown. Their required information will already be submitted, so you can just assign a percentage share.

Review our terms and track requirements. Check off that you understand and agree to our terms.

Once you've submitted your track, you're not able to make any additional changes.

During the review process, we may update your tags to standardize them and increase their accuracy.

It will take us up to 5 business days to review. Usually much faster.

You will be alerted via email if your track has been approved or rejected.

If approved, it will be on Deep Sounds instantly.

If rejected, you may have the option to fix any errors on your track and re-submit. Learn more about rejections here.