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Product updates, beat-selling tutorials, and producer tactics. Older posts were restored from the BeatStore archive.
- 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 WordPress (Own Store Template Stack)Build 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
- Multiple Stores/ PlayersWant to embed multiple players on your site? This is now possible! Possible uses: Create a playlist for your personal music and playlist for your beats. Create
- 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