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

Before you can sell licenses, two things need to be in place.

Dropbox Connection

All file delivery happens through Dropbox. When someone purchases a license, Producer Dashboard generates temporary download links from your Dropbox account and sends them to the buyer. This means you must connect your Dropbox account before licensing can work.

If you haven’t connected Dropbox yet, you’ll see a prompt in the Settings page guiding you through the OAuth connection. Keep your Dropbox linked — if it gets disconnected after you’ve enabled licensing, buyers won’t be able to download their files.

Stripe Connect Account

Payments are processed through Stripe Connect, which lets you accept credit and debit cards directly. Producer Dashboard handles all the complexity: creating checkout sessions, processing payments, and depositing your earnings. You keep 98% of each sale — the platform takes a 2% fee.

To connect Stripe, head to Settings → Connected Accounts and click “Connect with Stripe.” You’ll be guided through Stripe’s onboarding process, which includes providing some business information. Once complete, you can accept payments immediately.

Creating Your License Types

License types define what buyers get when they purchase. Think of them as different packages — a basic lease might include MP3 and WAV files, while a premium lease adds stems and project files.

How to Create a License Type

Go to Settings → Licensing
Click Add License Type
Fill in the details:
- Name — something like “Non-Exclusive Lease” or “Premium Package”
- Description — a short summary buyers will see (“MP3 + WAV, up to 10k streams”)
- Price — your desired price in dollars
- Deliverables — check the file types you include (MP3, WAV, Stems, Project Files)
- Exclusive? — toggle on if this grants exclusive rights
- Terms — your license agreement text (you can use templates)

You can create as many license types as you like. Most producers offer 3-4 options: a basic lease, a premium lease, and an exclusive rights purchase. Use the template library if you need a starting point for your terms — these are pre-written agreements that cover common scenarios like streaming limits and credit requirements.

Managing Your Licenses

From the Licensing settings page, you can:

Reorder licenses by dragging them — this controls the display order on your public page
Edit any license type by clicking on it
Disable a license type without deleting it — existing purchases stay valid, but it won’t appear for new buyers
Delete only if no purchases have been made using that license

Enabling Licensing on Your Tracks

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

Per-Track Licensing Settings

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热门 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

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

When you share a track using the public link, buyers see a License button alongside the regular play button. Clicking it opens a panel showing all available license options for that track.

Each license card displays:

The license name and description
What’s included (file formats)
The price
A Buy Now button

When a buyer clicks Buy Now, they enter their email and name, then proceed to a Stripe-hosted checkout page. After payment, they’re shown a success page with download links. Those links remain active for 30 days, giving buyers plenty of time to grab their files.

Contact Settings

You control how buyers reach you. In Settings → Licensing → Contact, choose your default method:

Email — buyers see a contact button that opens their email app
Custom URL — point to a contact form or Calendly link
Stripe Checkout — buyers purchase directly through Stripe (this is the default and recommended option)

You can also override this per-track if you have special arrangements for certain beats.

After a Purchase

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

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)

Setting Up Licensing — detailed walkthrough of initial configuration
Creating License Types — building your product catalog
Pricing Your Beats — strategies for setting competitive prices
Purchase Flow — understanding the buyer experience