Why do I need to upload an audio file?

The audio file allows us to correctly identify your music. We use it to create a fingerprint of your work and add it to our database. This fingerprint is matched to the sound files we receive from broadcasters, so we know when your music is played.

Type channels sample rate sample size bitrate
Mp2 2 (stereo) 44.1khz 16bit 256 kbps
Mp3 2 (stereo) 44.1khz 16bit 256 kbps
wav 2 (stereo) 44.1khz 16bit 1,411 kbps (cd)
m4a 2 (stereo) 44.1khz 16bit 256 kbps
flac 2 (stereo) 44.1khz 16bit
aac 2 (stereo) 44.1khz 16bit