Uploading content

When you have done the WAV/AIFF/FLAC encoding and conversion of the artwork into JPG/GIF images, and as a PDF if you wish, you can login on your "shop admin page" (link below) and start uploading the WAV/AIFF/FLACs, JPGs, PDFs and metadata into the system. http://www.klicktrack.com/shopadmin/

When you have logged in we suggest you click the "Shop" link and change your assigned password to something that's easy for you to remember. Should you forget your password you can always reset it here: http://www.klicktrack.com/shopadmin/password_reset.jsp.

Now you start creating a "release" by clicking "Releases" and "New release". Then you fill out the fields on the "release page" and click "Update". When you have done so, you have created a release and now you click "Edit Tracks" to start uploading the tracks for this particular release.

When uploading tracks you can either choose to upload track by track directly in your browser or you can use FTP software to upload all the tracks at once and then select "Use FTP Home Folder" on the "Edit Tracks" page. Now you can choose the tracks from a drop-down menu. This is usually a much faster way of uploading the tracks.

When you are uploading a track (WAV/AIFF/FLAC file) you have to select "Track" from the "Type" drop down menu. When you want to upload the artwork as a PDF file then you select "File" from the "Type" drop down menu instead. If you wish to have a preview file for the PDF (not required) make an representative image of it in maximum 1200x1200 pixels in JPG, PNG and BMP format and upload it under "Preview File". Preview and MP3 (for sale) files for the uploaded Tracks/WAV/AIFF/FLACs are created automatically by the system and are therefore not needed to be uploaded by you.

MP3 Preview Setting

If you wish to set a customized preview section and length you can do so under "Preview Start" and "Preview Length". This is done by setting at which time in the song you want the preview to start (under "Preview Start") and for how long time, in seconds, you want it to be (under "Preview Length"). If you do not fill anything out under "Preview Start" and "Preview Length" the preview will automatically be set to the Klicktrack standard preview.

Selling Lossless Tracks

The default setting is that your uploaded lossless tracks are converted to 320 kbit MP3 files for sale. (A pre-listening file is also done automatically by the system.) If you want to sell a track as a lossless file you should choose “Other” in the dropdown for “Type” at the "Edit Tracks/Files" page when publishing a release. (Again a pre-listening file in generated automatically by the system.)
In short: Normally you choose “Track” and a MP3 is generated but if you want to sell lossless choose “Other” and you will have a wav for sale instead.

Login info for the FTP server:
Host: www.klicktrack.com User ID: The same as your shop admin user id Password: The same as your shop admin password

When you are done with a release you check the "Visible" box on the "Edit Release" page. You can also check "Visible before release" and then the release will be visible before its release date, but the customers can only listen to the songs until the actual release date. If this is your first release you will also need, when you are ready to launch your shop, to check the "Visible" box on the "Shop" page.

Overview of the Release page
ID: This is the systems ID number which is generated automatically by the system. You can't write anything here. Catalogue No: This is the catalogue/release number of this release, which you set for your identification. Release title: This is where you enter, as the name suggests, the name of that release Artist: And here you enter the Artist's name. Label: This is the space for the name of the label of this release. Image: This is where you select the image file (artwork) of this release. Visible: By checking this box you make this release available in your download store. It's a good idea not to do this until you are completely done with this release. Visible before release: This is a great feature if you want to promote this release before its release date. By checking this box the release will be visible before its release date but people can preview the songs. You still have to be completely done with this release before checking this box. Original release date: This is where you enter the release date of this release. If it is an old release it is important to enter the original release date. Price group: This is where you set the price of the whole release by choosing one of the price groups provided in this drop down menu. If you can't find any price that suits you, you can create your own price groups on the "Shop" page. Territories: This is where you enter which territories this release is to be sold in: You do so by entering the country codes and separate with space, to exclude a country prepend a hyphen (e.g WORLD -SE). Use WORLD for worldwide, EU for European Union, EUROPE for the whole Europe and NORDIC for Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. If you are not sure about the code for a country you can find a list here. Genre: Choose the genre this release shall be associated with using the drop down menu. Custom genre: If you think that the preset genre list to narrow for you, you can create your own custom genres on your "Shop" page and then you can choose from them here. Liner notes: This is where you can write a description/sales text about this release. Search keyword(s): Here you can enter for instance the names of external musicians, the name of the studio or other important facts regarding this release. These will not be shown anywhere, but if someone does a search the release will then be shown in the search list. Artist home page: This is where you enter the homepage of the artist. Producer(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the producer(s). Songwriter(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the songwriter(s). Author(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the author(s). Arranger(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the arranger(s). Contributor(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the contributor(s). Publisher(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the publisher(s). EAN code: This is where you enter the EAN code for this release, if you have one. GRID: This is where you enter the GRID code for this release, if you have one. GRid provides a system for the unique identification of "Releases" of music over electronic networks, so that they can be managed efficiently. More info here. Shop's internal code or ID: If you have an internal ID or code for a release that you want to be featured on the accounting statements, this is where you enter that. Explicit lyrics: If a release has explicit lyrics you can check this box.

Overview of the Release page

ID:
This is the systems ID number which is generated automatically by the system. You can't write anything here.

Catalogue No:
This is the catalogue/release number of this release, which you set for your identification.

Release title:
This is where you enter, as the name suggests, the name of that release

Artist:
And here you enter the Artist's name.

Label:
This is the space for the name of the label of this release.

Image:
This is where you select the image file (artwork) of this release.

Visible:
By checking this box you make this release available in your download store. It's a good idea not to do this until you are completely done with this release.

Visible before release:
This is a great feature if you want to promote this release before its release date. By checking this box the release will be visible before its release date but people can preview the songs. You still have to be completely done with this release before checking this box.

Original release date:
This is where you enter the release date of this release. If it is an old release it is important to enter the original release date.

Price group:
This is where you set the price of the whole release by choosing one of the price groups provided in this drop down menu. If you can't find any price that suits you, you can create your own price groups on the "Shop" page.

Territories:
This is where you enter which territories this release is to be sold in: You do so by entering the country codes and separate with space, to exclude a country prepend a hyphen (e.g WORLD -SE). Use WORLD for worldwide, EU for European Union, EUROPE for the whole Europe and NORDIC for Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. If you are not sure about the code for a country you can find a list here.

Genre:
Choose the genre this release shall be associated with using the drop down menu.

Custom genre:
If you think that the preset genre list to narrow for you, you can create your own custom genres on your "Shop" page and then you can choose from them here.

Liner notes:
This is where you can write a description/sales text about this release.

Search keyword(s):
Here you can enter for instance the names of external musicians, the name of the studio or other important facts regarding this release. These will not be shown anywhere, but if someone does a search the release will then be shown in the search list.

Artist home page:
This is where you enter the homepage of the artist.

Producer(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the producer(s).

Songwriter(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the songwriter(s).

Author(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the author(s).

Arranger(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the arranger(s).

Contributor(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the contributor(s).

Publisher(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the publisher(s).

EAN code:
This is where you enter the EAN code for this release, if you have one.

GRID:
This is where you enter the GRID code for this release, if you have one. GRid provides a system for the unique identification of "Releases" of music over electronic networks, so that they can be managed efficiently. More info here.

Shop's internal code or ID:
If you have an internal ID or code for a release that you want to be featured on the accounting statements, this is where you enter that.

Explicit lyrics:
If a release has explicit lyrics you can check this box.

Overview of the Tracks page
Use FTP Home folder: When uploading tracks you can either choose to upload track by track directly in your browser or you can use FTP software to upload all the tracks at once for a release and then select "Use FTP Home Folder" on the "Edit Tracks" page when you are uploading the tracks for this release. Now you can choose the tracks from a drop down-menu. This is usually a much faster way of uploading the tracks. ID: This is the systems ID number which is generated automatically by the system. You can't write anything here. Number: This is the number of the track in a release. This number sets the order on a release. Name: This is where you enter the name of that track. Artist: And here you enter the artist's name. File: This is where you select the WAV/AIFF/FLAC file which should be uploaded for this track. You can either choose to upload track by track from your computer directly in your browser or you can use FTP software to upload all the tracks at once and then select "Use FTP Home Folder" when you are uploading the tracks for a release. Now you can choose the tracks from this drop-down menu. This is usually a much faster way of uploading the tracks. Price group: This is where you set the price of this particular track by choosing one of the price groups provided in this drop down menu. If you can't find any price that suits you, you can create your own price groups on the "Shop" page. Type: This is where you set if it is a WAV/AIFF/FLAC file (track) you are uploading by selecting "Track" in the dropdown menu or selecting "File" if it as a PDF file (artwork). File: This is where you select the WAV/AIFF/FLAC/PDF file which should be uploaded for this track/artwork. You can either choose to upload track by track from your computer directly in your browser or you can use FTP software to upload all the tracks at once and then select "Use FTP Home Folder" when you are uploading the tracks for a release. Now you can choose the tracks from this drop-down menu. This is usually a much faster way of uploading the tracks. Preview File: If you wish to have a preview file for the PDF artwork (not required) make an representative image of it in maximum 1200x1200 pixels in JPG, PNG and BMP format and upload it here. Preview files for the uploaded Tracks/MP3s are created automatically by the system and are therefore not needed to be uploaded by you. Preview Start and Preview Length: If you wish to set a customized preview section and length you can do so under "Preview Start" and "Preview Length". This is done by setting at which time in the song you want the preview to start (under "Preview Start") and for how long time, in seconds, you want it to be (under "Preview Length"). If you do not fill anything out under "Preview Start" and "Preview Length" the preview will automatically be set to the Klicktrack standard preview. Release only: Checking this box for a track means that track can not be sold separately and only as a whole package (release). It can still be previewed as usual. ISRC: The ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is the international identification system for sound recordings and music video recordings. Each ISRC is a unique and permanent identifier for a specific recording which can be permanently encoded into a product as its digital fingerprint. More info about ISRC here. Shop's internal code or ID: If you have and internal code or ID which you want displayed on the accounting statement this is where you write that down. Songwriter(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the songwriter(s) of this track. Publisher(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the publisher(s) of this track. Producer(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the producer(s) of this track. Author(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the author(s) of this track. Arranger(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the arranger(s) of this track. Contributor(s): This is where you enter the name(s) of the contributor(s) of this track.

Overview of the Tracks page

Use FTP Home folder:
When uploading tracks you can either choose to upload track by track directly in your browser or you can use FTP software to upload all the tracks at once for a release and then select "Use FTP Home Folder" on the "Edit Tracks" page when you are uploading the tracks for this release. Now you can choose the tracks from a drop down-menu. This is usually a much faster way of uploading the tracks.

ID:
This is the systems ID number which is generated automatically by the system. You can't write anything here.

Number:
This is the number of the track in a release. This number sets the order on a release.

Name:
This is where you enter the name of that track.

Artist:
And here you enter the artist's name.

File:
This is where you select the WAV/AIFF/FLAC file which should be uploaded for this track. You can either choose to upload track by track from your computer directly in your browser or you can use FTP software to upload all the tracks at once and then select "Use FTP Home Folder" when you are uploading the tracks for a release. Now you can choose the tracks from this drop-down menu. This is usually a much faster way of uploading the tracks.

Price group:
This is where you set the price of this particular track by choosing one of the price groups provided in this drop down menu. If you can't find any price that suits you, you can create your own price groups on the "Shop" page.

Type:
This is where you set if it is a WAV/AIFF/FLAC file (track) you are uploading by selecting "Track" in the dropdown menu or selecting "File" if it as a PDF file (artwork).

File:
This is where you select the WAV/AIFF/FLAC/PDF file which should be uploaded for this track/artwork. You can either choose to upload track by track from your computer directly in your browser or you can use FTP software to upload all the tracks at once and then select "Use FTP Home Folder" when you are uploading the tracks for a release. Now you can choose the tracks from this drop-down menu. This is usually a much faster way of uploading the tracks.

Preview File:
If you wish to have a preview file for the PDF artwork (not required) make an representative image of it in maximum 1200x1200 pixels in JPG, PNG and BMP format and upload it here. Preview files for the uploaded Tracks/MP3s are created automatically by the system and are therefore not needed to be uploaded by you.

Preview Start and Preview Length:
If you wish to set a customized preview section and length you can do so under "Preview Start" and "Preview Length". This is done by setting at which time in the song you want the preview to start (under "Preview Start") and for how long time, in seconds, you want it to be (under "Preview Length"). If you do not fill anything out under "Preview Start" and "Preview Length" the preview will automatically be set to the Klicktrack standard preview.

Release only:
Checking this box for a track means that track can not be sold separately and only as a whole package (release). It can still be previewed as usual.

ISRC:
The ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is the international identification system for sound recordings and music video recordings. Each ISRC is a unique and permanent identifier for a specific recording which can be permanently encoded into a product as its digital fingerprint. More info about ISRC here.

Shop's internal code or ID:
If you have and internal code or ID which you want displayed on the accounting statement this is where you write that down.

Songwriter(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the songwriter(s) of this track.

Publisher(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the publisher(s) of this track.

Producer(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the producer(s) of this track.

Author(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the author(s) of this track.

Arranger(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the arranger(s) of this track.

Contributor(s):
This is where you enter the name(s) of the contributor(s) of this track.

Free FTP software to download and use
If you do not own FTP software there are some free programs you can download on the internet. Note that we can't take any responsibility for them and we can't help you with support either. MAC OSX: http://cyberduck.ch/ Windows : www.smartftp.com

Free FTP software to download and use

If you do not own FTP software there are some free programs you can download on the internet. Note that we can't take any responsibility for them and we can't help you with support either.

MAC OSX:
http://cyberduck.ch/

Windows :
www.smartftp.com