Common Questions

A beat license is a legal agreement that grants you specific rights to use an instrumental in your release. You own the rights described in your license, while Moodtape keeps the underlying copyright.

Basic covers smaller releases and usually includes an MP3 lease. Premium adds more streams, copies and files such as WAV. Unlimited removes most audience and monetization caps. The exact limits are listed on every license card and in your signed contract.

Non-exclusive means the beat stays available to other artists. You can still release and monetize your song within your license limits, but Moodtape may license the same instrumental to other customers.

Yes. All non-exclusive licenses require producer credit, for example “Prod. by Moodtape”, in the track title or production credits on every platform where the song is released.

We accept major credit and debit cards through Stripe, plus PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay where available. All payments run through encrypted checkout.

Delivery is instant. After payment you get download links by email and in your account, together with your signed PDF contract and invoice.

Because beats are digital products, all sales are final once the files are delivered. If you hit a technical issue or received the wrong files, contact support and we will fix it.

Prices can be displayed in the currencies available in the footer selector. Checkout charges in the currency shown at payment time, and your bank may apply its own conversion rate.

Stems, also called trackouts, are individual audio files for each instrument in the beat. They let your mix engineer balance the kick, bass, melody and other parts separately.

Higher license tiers and the stems add-on include the trackout ZIP. The license card for each beat shows exactly which files are delivered before you pay.

Depending on the license, you receive tagged or untagged 320 kbps MP3, 24-bit WAV and, where included, a ZIP with tracked-out stems.

Beats are professionally mixed and left with headroom for your vocals. We recommend mastering the full song, beat plus vocals, before commercial release.

The VIP Pass is a monthly Patreon membership with free Basic leases, a discount on every other license, early access to new beats and exclusive hold rights.

Each 30-day period gives you a set number of free Basic MP3 lease claims. Choose any beat with a Basic license available and claim it from the beat page or your account.

Yes. Cancel through Patreon whenever you want. Member pricing and early access stop at the next status sync, but licenses and files you already received stay yours.

Yes. Free VIP leases use the Basic license terms, including credit and release limits. You can upgrade any VIP beat later by paying only the difference.

You can check out as a guest, but an account keeps all orders, licenses, contracts and download links in one place and makes re-downloads easier.

Sign in and open your purchases. Every order has its license files and contract links, and download links can be refreshed if they expire.

Every license has a unique code. Open the license verification page, enter the code and check that the beat, customer, order and contract details match.

Yes. Open the license in your account and choose an upgrade. You pay the price difference between your current license and the new one.

No, unless you own an exclusive license that explicitly allows it. Registering a leased beat in Content ID can trigger false claims against other artists using the same instrumental.

No. Licenses cover your own recordings and releases. You may not resell, sublicense or redistribute the instrumental by itself, even if you modify it.

Sync, film, TV and advertising uses need written clearance beyond a standard lease. Contact support with the project details and we will quote the right license.

You keep 100% of your master recording royalties. Moodtape keeps the producer publishing share, and exclusive licenses are handled separately in the contract.