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Managing Sales

Selling your beats is one of the most rewarding parts of music production. When a rapper finds your perfect loop and wants to license it for their next single, or when a filmmaker needs the perfect background track, you want that transaction to be smooth and professional. The Licensing feature in Producer Dashboard lets you do exactly that — sell beat licenses directly through your own storefront without any technical headaches.

This guide walks you through everything you need to start accepting payments for your music, from setting up your account to managing your first sale.

What You Need Before You Start

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Before you can sell licenses, you need a Dropbox connection (for file delivery) and a Stripe Connect account (for payments — you keep 98% of each sale). See Setting Up Licensing for the full setup walkthrough.

Creating Your License Types

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License types define what buyers get when they purchase — different packages at different price points. Most producers offer 3-4 options (basic lease, premium lease, exclusive rights). See Creating License Types for detailed setup instructions and template usage.

From the Licensing settings page, you can reorder, edit, disable, or delete your license types. Disabled licenses won’t appear for new buyers but existing purchases remain valid.

Enabling Licensing on Your Tracks

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License types are your product catalog. Now you need to decide which tracks are for sale and at what prices.

Per-Track Licensing Settings

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Each track in your library can have its own licensing configuration. Open a track’s details and look for the Licensing section in the sidebar. Here you can:

  • Enable licensing for the track (this is off by default)
  • Choose which license types to offer
  • Set custom prices for individual license types (overriding the default price)

For example, maybe your hottest beat deserves a higher price than your older work. You can set the Non-Exclusive Lease to $39.99 for your latest track while keeping it at $29.99 elsewhere.

Bulk Editing

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Have a batch of beats you want to put up for sale at once? Use the bulk edit feature in the track grid. Select multiple tracks, then choose Enable Licensing from the action menu. You can also bulk-assign which license types should be available.

How Buyers Purchase

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When you share a track using the public link, buyers see a License button that opens a panel with your available license options. After selecting a license and completing Stripe checkout, they receive download links active for 30 days. See Purchase Flow for the full buyer experience.

After a Purchase

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When someone buys a license, the transaction is recorded automatically. You’ll see new purchases appear in your dashboard, showing the buyer email, which track and license, the amount earned, and the current status.

Payments are processed by Stripe and deposited to your connected bank account according to Stripe’s payout schedule. You can view your Stripe Express Dashboard directly from Producer Dashboard to see detailed earnings, transaction history, and manage your payment settings.

Tips

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  • Test with friends first — before going live, have a trusted colleague purchase a license to verify your Stripe and Dropbox integrations work correctly
  • Set realistic exclusive prices — exclusive rights should cost significantly more than leases since you’re giving up all future sales of that beat
  • Keep your Dropbox connected — if it disconnects, buyers won’t receive their files and you’ll need to manually handle deliveries
  • Update terms periodically — if your licensing terms change, existing customers keep the terms they agreed to at purchase (a snapshot is stored)
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