Accepted Audio & Artwork Formats

Audio should be uploaded to the portal in one of the following lossless audio formats at a minimum resolution of 16 bit@44.1 kHz (CD Quality):

• WAV [*.wav / *.wave]
• AIFF [*.aif / *.aiff]
• FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) [*.flac]
• ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) [*.m4a]

Audio must be 2-channel stereo encoded at 16 or 24 bit.  Sample rates up to 96kHz are supported.  High quality files should be supplied where available so that your release can be made available as an HD download/stream where supported.  We recommend using a uniform format and resolution for all tracks on a release.

Lossy formats such as mp3 are not suitable.  Never upload files which have been converted from mp3 or up-sampled from a lower quality file.

• Do: Upload an image with 1:1 aspect ratio. 3000px or higher is strongly recommended. Images below 1400px will be rejected.
• Do: Provide a “lossless” file format such as TIFF or PNG (recommended) where available.
• Do: Upload the best quality file available (max. 4000px) so that we can supply “HD” images where supported.
• Do: Verify that any release information on the cover is correct, matches the metadata for this release and does not reference any other release, product or service etc.
• Do Not: Include any information not relevant to all formats of this release. Phrases like “Side A”, “Double CD” must be removed for digital releases.
• Do Not: Up-scale low-resolution images or upload images with other quality issues (e.g. stretching, blockiness, unreadable text).
• Do Not: Display any URLs (web links) on your digital artwork.
• Do Not: Use any imagery which may be considered offensive or in breach of anyone else’s rights.
• Do Not: Provide any files other than approved, final versions which you have the right to distribute and intend to make available for release.