Sell Beats Online on Your Own Store
Offer MP3, WAV and exclusive tiers on a store with your name on it. Buyers hear the preview, pick a license and download right after checkout. The PDF license goes with the files, and you keep the customer list.
License tiers + PDF terms
Price MP3, WAV and exclusive options on one product. License and terms go out as a PDF with the download.
Stream store + stem previews
Use the Stream template for a player-style catalog. Add stem previews so artists can solo and mute parts before they buy.
Instant delivery + portal
Buyers get files on the success page and by email, then re-download from your branded customer portal.
How to sell beats online with Roqstar
- Create your beat store Start a free trial, pick the Stream template and connect your own domain or use a Roqstar subdomain.
- Upload a beat Add the preview, the files for each tier you offer (for example MP3, WAV, trackout stems) and cover art.
- Set your license tiers Give each tier its own price and terms. Roqstar generates the PDF license for every sale.
- Add stem previews Let artists hear the parts before they commit, then share your store link in YouTube, bios and email.
- Get paid and deliver automatically The buyer gets the right files and the license instantly. You keep the order and the contact.
Beat license tiers on one product
Artists want to choose. Put every license on one beat page so they can start cheap and upgrade later. A common setup looks like this. Your names, files and prices are up to you.
| Tier | What the artist typically gets | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 lease | Tagged or untagged MP3 (you upload the file) | Demos, mixtapes, early releases |
| WAV lease | High-quality WAV | Streaming releases |
| Trackout / stems lease | WAV plus individual stems (includes stems on the tier) | Artists who want their engineer to mix |
| Exclusive | Full files plus exclusive rights per your terms | Artists who want the beat off the market |
Distribution caps, streams, credit and publishing terms are defined in your license text, not by Roqstar. Tagged previews are files you prepare before upload.
Keep BeatStars if it helps. Own the checkout.
Roqstar is not a beat marketplace. We do not replace BeatStars or Airbit for artists browsing thousands of beats, and we do not bring strangers to your store. Use those platforms for discovery if they work for you. Send your YouTube, bio and email traffic to your Roqstar store for lease tiers, PDF licenses, stem previews and a list you keep.
| Beat marketplace | Your Roqstar store | |
|---|---|---|
| Artists discovering you from the marketplace | Often yes | You bring the traffic |
| Your brand and domain at checkout | Limited | Yes |
| Buyer contact for your next drop | Limited | Yes, your customer list |
| License tiers + PDF license | Yes on most | Yes |
| Stem previews on the product page | Varies | Yes |
| Email marketing to past buyers | Varies | Built in |
Marketplace fees and plans change often, so check each platform's current pricing.
Fee comparison: Roqstar vs BeatStars vs Airbit
Illustrative platform economics for producers who already have YouTube, bio, or email traffic. Card processors (Stripe, PayPal) apply on top everywhere. Marketplace plans and cuts change often. Confirm on each site before you decide.
| BeatStars | Airbit | Roqstar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform cut on each sale | Often a % on free or entry plans; paid memberships usually lower or remove it | Often a % or plan-based cut on entry plans; paid plans usually improve it | 0% Roqstar commission on paid plans (trial may differ) |
| Monthly platform cost | Free entry or paid membership | Free entry or paid membership | Essential or Pro subscription |
| Checkout on your brand / domain | Limited | Limited | Yes |
| Keep buyer email for the next drop | Limited | Limited | Yes, your customer list |
| Best use | Discovery when artists shop inside the marketplace | Discovery when artists shop inside the marketplace | Owned checkout for fans who already know you |
Example: $1,000 in lease sales with a 10% marketplace cut is $100 to the marketplace before processing. On a paid Roqstar plan that same $1,000 has $0 Roqstar commission; you pay the subscription plus Stripe or PayPal. Hybrid is normal: keep a marketplace listing for cold discovery, send bio and YouTube to your store.
PDF licenses with every sale
Set lease and exclusive tiers with clear terms. Roqstar generates a PDF license with the download, so the buyer has the paperwork without you emailing it by hand.
Let buyers hear the stems
Attach stem previews to a product. Shoppers solo, mute and listen on the product page before checkout.
A beat store that looks like yours
The Stream template gives you a sidebar library, a track list and a buy panel. Checkout and downloads stay on your domain.
What about delivery?
After payment, the buyer gets the files for their license tier on the success page and by email, and the PDF license goes with the download. They can re-download from your portal later.
Grow beyond single beat sales
Email past buyers, sell a monthly vault with memberships, add drum kits on the same store, teach with a course, and answer license questions with live chat. Also see Sell Sample Packs and Sell Presets.
Preview, tags, and the file the artist actually needs
Artists decide in the first few seconds of a preview. Keep the hook early, keep the tags short, and do not hide the drums under a vocal you do not own. On the product page, list the BPM, the key, and the mood in normal words. Offer the files that match how artists release music: an MP3 lease for sketches, a WAV lease for streaming, trackouts when you really have stems, and an exclusive when you are willing to pull the beat down. Each tier needs its own price and its own file set. If the WAV tier is only a dollar more than the MP3, nobody will think the WAV is the real product.
Stem previews are different from trackout delivery. A stem preview lets the shopper solo the drums or mute the melody before they pay. The trackout license delivers those files after payment. Say which tiers include stems and which do not. A beat that is sold as exclusive should leave the public catalog when that order is complete, and your license text should say what exclusive means for YouTube, streaming, and other producers who already leased it.
Beat licensing explained | Automatic beat license PDFs
The license PDF and the store around it
Producers lose sales when the license lives in a DM. Put the terms on the page: credit line, stream cap if you use one, whether the artist can register the song, and whether the beat can be used in more than one release. Roqstar generates a PDF license with the download so the artist has a file, not a screenshot of a chat. Your publishing split, if you ask for one, has to be in that text. The platform does not invent your split for you.
A player-style store fits a beat catalog better than a generic product grid. Shoppers browse, play, and buy without a new tab. You still bring the traffic. YouTube type beats, an email list, and a link in your bio are the usual sources. A beat marketplace can sit beside that for people who search inside the marketplace. Send the fans who typed your name to your domain so the next exclusive, the drum kit, and the email signup belong to you.
Sell sample packs | Sell drum kits | Sell presets
What else you can sell after the lease
Beat buyers often want the drums without the melody, or a MIDI chord pack in the same key, or a short course on how you arranged the hook. Those are separate products on the same store, with their own demos and licenses. Do not stuff a full sample pack into a beat lease and call it a free bonus unless the license for those sounds is just as clear as the beat license.
Email people who already leased. Tell them when the exclusive price drops, when stems are added, or when a new pack is up. That message is ordinary selling, and it only works if you hold the customer record. Checkout on a marketplace does not hand you that list in a form you can mail next month.
Launch week is one beat, not a catalog of forty. Pick a track with a clear hook, bounce a tagged preview and a clean WAV, and write the BPM, key, and credit line where the play button sits. Set two prices that feel different: a lease and a higher file tier, or a lease and an exclusive if you are ready to take the beat down. Buy it yourself. Open the PDF and check that the tier name matches the button the artist clicked. If the preview is the full song with a vocal you cannot clear, swap the preview before you share the link.
The second week is traffic you already have. Pin the store URL under the video that uses the beat. Tell the last few artists who asked for leases by DM that checkout is on your domain and that the license arrives with the files. Add a drum kit or a MIDI pack only after that beat page is boring in a good way: it plays, it prices, it delivers. A clear license page converts the people who already typed your name, which is the sale you can get while you grow the catalog.
Sell MIDI packs | Sell music production courses
What do you sell?
Open the sell page that matches your files. Each link is another Roqstar store path.
Sell Sample Packs on Your Own Store | Sell Music | Sell Courses on Your Own Store | Sell Coaching on Your Own Store | Sell Memberships on Your Own Store | Sell Presets | Sell Lightroom Presets | Sell Digital Products | Sell Digital Downloads on Your Own Store | Sell Prompts | Sell Drum Kits | Sell MIDI Packs | Sell Loops | Sell One-Shots | Sell Music Production Courses
Tips before you launch a beat store
- Lead with a clean preview Loudness and a short hook sell more than a wall of tags.
- Make WAV the default upgrade If MP3 and WAV are almost the same price, nobody upgrades.
- Offer trackout only when stems are ready Use includes-stems on that license so buyers know what they get.
- Put prices on the page Hide-behind-DM pricing converts poorly on mobile.
- Send traffic to your store Point YouTube and bio links here, even if you keep a marketplace listing for discovery.
- Ship a license PDF with every sale Clear terms cut support questions and make exclusives feel real.
FAQ
How does an artist download a beat after paying?
Sell beats with instant delivery of the files for the license they bought, on the success page and by email, plus a PDF license. They can re-download from your customer portal later.
Can one beat have an MP3 lease and an exclusive?
Sell beats with more than one license tier on the same product. Give each tier its own price, files, and terms, from MP3 and WAV leases up to exclusive.
Can artists hear the drums before they buy?
Sell beats with stem previews on the product page so shoppers can solo or mute parts before checkout. Deliver the actual stem files only on tiers that include trackouts.
Do I still need a beat marketplace?
Sell beats on your own store for fans and bio traffic. A marketplace can still help strangers find you. Many producers keep both and send known fans to their own checkout.
What should the license say?
Sell beats with written terms for credit, streaming, and what exclusive means. The PDF that goes out with the order should match the page the artist read.
Should I tag the preview file?
Sell beats with a preview you prepared yourself. If you want producer tags on the free preview, bounce that file before you upload it. The paid WAV can be the clean bounce.
Can I sell kits and presets next to leases?
Sell beats in the same store as drum kits, sample packs, and presets. Keep the beat license separate from the license on those packs.
When should I take a beat down?
Sell beats as exclusives only when you are ready to stop offering new leases. Update the product when that sale happens so the next artist is not buying a beat you already sold outright.