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Product updates, beat-selling tutorials, and producer tactics. Older posts were restored from the BeatStore archive.
- Multiple Players & Playlists on Your Beat StoreRun more than one BeatStore player on your WordPress site. Curate separate playlists for beats, kits, or your own releases, then embed each on its own page.
- Choosing the Right WordPress Host for a Beat Store (Cloudways)What beat producers need from WordPress hosting: audio uploads, speed, SSL, and backups. Why we recommend Cloudways over cheap shared hosting for BeatStore sites.
- How to Make a Beat-Selling Website with WordPressBuild a beat store on WordPress you control: player, licenses, checkout, hosting, and why a self-hosted stack beats renting a marketplace template.
- Best WordPress Hosting for Beat Producers: Cloudways for Beat StoresWhy beat producers should skip weak shared hosting and run BeatStore on Cloudways: media uploads, speed, SSL, backups, and a clean path to your own store.
- Do I need a Music Publisher as a Beatmaker?Introduction to Music Publishing Music publishing is a crucial aspect of the music industry that deals with the management of music copyrights and the distribu
- Licenses and Contracts for WooCommerce Version 1.2.4Version 1.2.4 of Licenses and Contracts for WooCommercehttps://beatstore.co/license-contracts-woocommerce/ is getting prepared for release, and there are some i
- BeatStore Nulled: The Hidden Risks of Using Pirated WordPress Plugins and ThemesIntroduction: If you’re running a WordPress website and you’ve come across the term “BeatStore nulled,” you might be tempted to explore what it offers. However,
- Licenses and Contracts for Easy Digital Downloads ReleasedUnveiling “Licenses and Contracts for Easy Digital Downloads” Version 1.0: Empowering Music Producers with custom contracts + automated contract delivery. Ready
- Erick Sermon – Rhythm RouletteErick Sermon picks 3 records, finds a sample, and creates a beat on the spot in Mass Appeal’s Rhythm Roulette.
- Official BeatStore WordPress PluginThis week we released the Official BeatStore WordPress plugin. Here is a quick overview of the plugin features: Installs on any self-hosted WordPress Website Up
- Web Hosting for BeatStore (Cloudways)Managed cloud hosting we recommend for BeatStore WordPress sites. Fast setup, solid performance for audio stores, 24/7 support. Affiliate partner link.
- Hi-Tek Making A Beat From ScratchLegendary producer Hi-Tek making a beat in the studio — studio footage from the Hi-Teknology²: The Chip era (Babygrande Records).
- New Support PageThe new support page brings together Videos, Frequently Asked Questions and Email Support into one page. We designed the new support page to be like a Support P
- WAV vs MP3 for Music Producers: Which Format to Export, Sell, and StreamClear WAV vs MP3 guidance for beatmakers: file size, quality, leases vs exclusives, Spotify uploads, and what to deliver when an artist or mix engineer asks for stems.
- New Version of BeatStoreWell folks, we’ve been hard at work for 8+ weeks on a new version of BeatStore and we are getting ready to unleash it upon the world. It’s been a lot of work an
- How to Get Placements as a Music ProducerAs a music producer, the most exciting part of the job is the placements, or the times when your music is used in a song, a movie, a commercial, or some other p
- Licenses & Contracts for Easy Digital DownloadsLicenses & Contracts for Easy Digital Downloads COMING SOON!! Stop worrying about contracts. Filled out contract PDF is saved on your site & delivered via emai
- Licenses & Contracts for WooCommerceLicenses & Contracts for WooCommerce Stop worrying about contracts. Filled out contract PDF is saved on your site & delivered via email to customer automatical
- Cookin’ Soul making a classic Hip-Hop Beat (Soul Jazz 90s Boom Bap)Cookin Soul uses the MPC and samples vinyl to make a classic hip-hop beat — soul-jazz flavor and 90s boom bap.
- How J Dilla humanized his MPC3000Vox breaks down how J Dilla used the Akai MPC3000 to create his signature off-grid, human feel — and why that approach still shapes hip-hop production.
- Alchemist – Secret Sauce (Behind the Beats Video + Alchemist Drum Kit)The Alchemist breaks down his beat-making approach in this Behind the Beats style session, plus an exclusive drum kit from Drum Broker.
- Music Producer Life Hacks II1. Don’t multi-task. Once you start a beat, see it through to the end. This is the opposite of the advice I gave last time, and I think its better to just finis
- Plugin Version 2.0 (Beta) ReleasedThe Beta Version 2.0 of the Beat Store WordPress Plugin is now available! If you have already purchased a version and have an active license, visit your WordPre
- Bitwig Studio: Are you using it?We’ve been hearing a lot recently about Bitwig, a new player in the Digital Audio Workstation DAW market. If you haven’t heard about Bitwig here is a quick over
- Player DemosTry live BeatStore Widget 2 and Widget 3 embeds from real producer storefronts.
- Light Theme now available for Beat Store WidgetToday we are officially releasing the Light Theme for the HTML5 Beat Store Widget. This is available to all members on BeatStorehttps://beatstore.co/ "Home". To
- New Exclusive Theme: SoundStarOver the last weeks we have been working to roll out a new Theme for all BeatStore members called SoundStar. SoundStar has some really cool features including s
- New Feature: Set Widget HeightToday we have rolled out a new feature that will give producers the ability to set a specific height and width of their Beat Storehttps://beatstore.co widget. T
- New Feature: SoundCloud API IntegrationToday we are proud to announce SoundCloudhttp://soundcloud.com API Integration on BeatStore! What exactly does this mean for producers? You can now easily strea
- Producer Dashboard Updatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6sftdpiYkc We are updating the Producers dashboard and want to see what you guys think so far! We’re about 75% done so there is
- 5 Plugins You Should Know (Pensado’s Place)In this video Dave goes over 5 mixing plugins that every audio engineer should get to know. These plugins can improve your mixes and get your sound to the next
- AutoPlay: New FeatureBeatStore users can now set AutoPlay on/off on the Player widget. To access this setting, log inhttps://beatstore.co/login and visit your Dashboard. Form your d
- Buying Beats without PayPalBuying Beats without PayPal Note: This does require the seller to have a Verified PayPal Business Account. Buying beats does not require a PayPal account. Once
- 5 Things to Never Say to a Music Producer or Studio Engineer1. “Can I get a free beat/studio time?” 2. “Let’s collaborate.” Most producers have heard this one 1,000+ times and already know what it really means: working
- Bedroom Super ProducerLearning from other producers is an extremely important part of the journey to success within the Music Industry. More and more people are coming to the realiza
- Finding Inspiration for BeatsWe have all been there before…For some it only lasts a couple of days , but for others it can last weeks. What I’m talking about is what producers refer to as “
- How to Re-Order Beats with a PluginThis post is for anyone using our WordPress Plugin to sell beats.https://beatstore.co/wordpress-plugin/ If you have recently installed and activated our Plugin