RouteNote
The cleverly named RouteNote is yet another player in the aggregate digital distribution space. Why choose them over more popular options like CDBaby or TuneCore? In fact, RouteNote falls somewhere between these services and the newer DistroKid with their pricing model and distribution reach. The company distributes to a slightly larger group of retailers than Distrokid: iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Spotify, Rdio, Deezer… but their pricing model is competitively similar. There are two options: One, pay an upfront fee ($10 single, $20 EP, $30 LP or $45 extended LP) plus an annual fee ($9.99) and keep 100% of royalties. Alternatively, you can opt for free distribution with no upfront fees, but give up 15% of your royalty stream to RouteNote. They also feature something called “RouteNote Direct” which gives participating artists a basic landing page they can direct their fans to for digital downloads. We haven’t given it a spin yet, but we’re impressed with the flexible pricing options. If you’re a small artist with no budget, giving up 15% of royalties seems like a pretty small price to pay for free distribution. And even the paid distribution is super-competitive with the current offering. Between RouteNote and DistroKid, TuneCore’s pricing is starting to look far less attractive for many independent artists.
Loving RouteNote. Great see they are getting the praise they deserve!
I love RouteNote.. its has really helped me to make money from my music, which I never thought possible.
My experience with routenote:
I recently uploaded some songs. At first all well but after 13 songs I started to go wrong. Without warning they stopped
publishing, mail to ask one of its members if there was any limitation and they said that there was free mode limitations.
Then he opened ticket, asked if there was a fault in the system. My surprise was:
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Hello,
We Have Reason to Believe That You are mass uploading With short audio releases to our site. Here at Routenote we
do not accept bulk With short audio releases as esta leads to signs of fraudulent streaming.
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I answered:
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By the moment I compose one song every couple of weeks approximately. I Asked if there was any limitation on free
mode, I answered no.
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I still do not have an answer or solution. Routenote.com I think is a very unprofessional service and advise anyone who
wants to be a user is directed to other more appropriate site.
Hey Pepe,
There is no limitation on album length, frequency of uploads or track length. We would have only sent this message to you if the it looked like you were mass uploading very short releases, traditionally only used to make more money from repeated streaming on sites. If you don’t think that this is a fair assessment, please email the moderation team at moderation@routenote.com and they’ll take another look at your releases.
Best,
Nick
My experience with routenote:
I recently uploaded some songs. At first all well but after 13 songs I started to go wrong. Without warning they stopped
publishing, mail to ask one of its members if there was any limitation and they said that there was not limitations on free mode.
Then I opened ticket, asked if there was a fault in the system. My surprise was:
————————————————– ——–
Hello,
We Have Reason to Believe That You are mass uploading With short audio releases to our site. Here at Routenote we
do not accept bulk With short audio releases as esta leads to signs of fraudulent streaming.
————————————————– ——-
I answered:
————————————————– ——-
By the moment I compose one song every couple of weeks approximately. I Asked if there was any limitation on free
mode, you answered no.
————————————————– ——-
I still do not have an answer or solution. Routenote.com I think is a very unprofessional service and advise anyone who
wants to be a user is directed to other more appropriate site.