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audia Please read thoroughly

Make beats.
Not spreadsheets.

audia analyses your audio, writes your metadata, renders a visualiser, and publishes to YouTube, BeatStars, SoundCloud and Airbit in the same run. Set up a preset once, and every upload after that takes about thirty seconds of your time. Here's how it all works.

01 — Before you start

What you'll need

audia is a desktop app for macOS and Windows. To get the most out of it, make sure you have the following ready:

You only need accounts for the platforms you actually want to ship to. You can connect them the first time you upload to each.

02 — First launch

Opening audia for the first time

The very first time you open audia, your operating system asks you to confirm you trust it. This is a one-time step — after that, audia opens like any other app.

M On Mac

  1. Install it

    Open audia.dmg and drag audia into your Applications folder.

  2. Open it once

    Double-click audia. macOS will say it can't verify the developer — click Done.

  3. Allow it

    Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down to Security, find the message that says "audia was blocked…", and click Open Anyway. Confirm with your password.

W On Windows

  1. Install it

    Run the downloaded audia installer.

  2. Allow it

    If Windows shows a "Windows protected your PC" screen, click More info, then Run anyway.

  3. Finish

    Follow the installer through — after that, audia opens normally every time.

Why does this happen?

audia is a brand-new independent app, so it hasn't yet gone through the paid developer-recognition programmes that Apple and Microsoft run. The warning is your operating system being cautious about any app it doesn't already recognise — not a sign anything is wrong. You only ever do this once.

03 — Connecting accounts

Sign into your platforms

You connect each platform once. The first time you publish to YouTube, BeatStars, SoundCloud or Airbit, audia walks you through a quick sign-in, then remembers you — so every upload after that is completely hands-free. You only need to do this for the platforms you actually ship to. YouTube and BeatStars are on by default; SoundCloud and Airbit are optional destinations you switch on per beat or per preset.

YT YouTube — sign in with Google

The first time YouTube is one of your destinations, a Google sign-in window opens. Pick the Google account that owns your channel, then approve the request that lets audia upload videos on your behalf. audia is a Google-verified app, so you won't see any "unverified app" warnings — just the standard permission screen. The access audia asks for is upload-only: it can publish your beats, but it can't read, change, or delete anything else on your channel. Approve it once and your channel stays connected — audia stores the sign-in securely in your computer's keychain (the macOS Keychain or Windows Credential Manager), never in plain text.

BS BeatStars — log in through Chrome

BeatStars has no direct connection for apps, so audia signs in the same way you would — through a Google Chrome window. The first time BeatStars is one of your destinations, a Chrome window opens on the BeatStars login page. Enter your BeatStars email and password (and finish any verification BeatStars asks for); once you're in, you can close the window. audia keeps you signed in for every upload after that. This is why Chrome is required for BeatStars uploads.

SC SoundCloud — sign in with SoundCloud

SoundCloud works just like YouTube. The first time SoundCloud is one of your destinations, a browser window opens on SoundCloud's official sign-in page. Log in, approve the request that lets audia upload tracks on your behalf, and you're done — audia stores the sign-in securely in your computer's keychain, never in plain text, and every upload after that is hands-free. audia never sees or stores your SoundCloud password, and you can revoke access at any time from your SoundCloud account settings under Connections.

One thing to know before you connect: SoundCloud caps how much you can upload based on your SoundCloud plan. A free account is limited to 2 hours of total upload time across your whole profile; paid plans raise the cap, and the top tier (Artist Pro) removes it entirely. audia can't change this — it's SoundCloud's limit, enforced on their side. If you plan to ship a serious catalogue to SoundCloud, either upgrade your SoundCloud plan for unlimited uploads, or accept that uploads will stop once you hit your plan's cap. YouTube and BeatStars have no equivalent total-catalogue limit.

AB Airbit — log in through Chrome

Airbit connects the same way as BeatStars — through a Google Chrome window. The first time Airbit is one of your destinations, a Chrome window opens on the Airbit login page; sign in once and audia remembers you for every upload after that. Add your Airbit username in Settings so audia can build your share links correctly.

One thing to know before you connect: Airbit's free plan is limited to 20 beats in your store. audia can't change this — it's Airbit's limit, enforced on their side. If you want to grow past that, either upgrade your Airbit plan for unlimited beats, or accept that your Airbit store tops out at 20 uploads.

If macOS asks for your password

When you connect YouTube or SoundCloud, macOS may show a box saying audia "wants to access" your keychain and ask for a password. That's your normal Mac login password — the one you use to unlock your laptop — not a separate audia password. macOS uses it to protect saved sign-ins on your own computer, and audia never sees it. Type it in and click Always Allow so it doesn't ask again.

You only do this once

Every sign-in is one-time. After your first upload to each platform, audia handles the connection quietly in the background. If you ever sign out, or a saved session expires, audia just asks you to sign in again — nothing else changes.

04 — The short version

How it works

Three steps. Do the first one once, and the rest takes seconds every time after.

  1. Build a preset for your niche

    A reusable template that fills in everything about a beat for you. Set it up once.

  2. Process a beat

    Drop in your audio, pick the preset, choose where it ships. audia handles the rest.

  3. Get back to making music

    The whole upload is out of your hands in under thirty seconds.

05 — Presets

Build a preset for your niche

A preset is a reusable template that applies to every beat you run through it — so you're never retyping the same details. Build one per niche (one for your dark trap beats, one for your guitar type beats, and so on) and reuse it forever.

Aa Title template

Sets a default title applied to every beat on this preset. Use variables to keep titles fresh automatically: {beatname} pulls a random name from our database for each beat, and {artist1} inserts the default artist you've chosen. So a template like {artist1} Type Beat — {beatname} might publish as "Travis Scott Type Beat — Nightfall" on one upload and "…— Crimson" on the next. Your other templates work the same way.

Description

Write your own description once. audia builds in SEO-optimised tags drawn from your default artists, genres, instruments and moods, giving your beats a better chance of being found.

# Defaults & additional tags

Your default artists and genres do two jobs: they feed your title variables ({artist1} and friends), and — together with any additional artists and genres you add — they generate the tags placed in your BeatStars metadata and YouTube description. The more you add, the more tags you get. One rule worth remembering: additional artists and genres are used for tags only, never in titles.

▶ Upload & visualiser

Pick a specific visualiser style and colour, or leave it on random — recommended, so your beats don't all look the same. Prefer your own artwork? Turn system visualisers off, and audia will prompt you to drop in your own image or video for each beat instead. You can also set your BeatStars upload to public or private here.

T Text & fonts

Choose a specific font, or keep it random while excluding any you don't like. You can preview every available font in the Examples section.

$ BeatStars pricing

Set your licence prices for BeatStars, so every beat on this preset ships ready to sell.

06 — Single beat

Process a beat

Select your audio, then either pick a preset or enter the metadata manually. Choose which platforms the beat ships to, whether it includes stems, and if and when it should be scheduled. Then ship it — and go back to working on your music, with the upload taken out of your hands in under thirty seconds.

Stems & scheduling

Stems — attach a stems file and audia packages it alongside the beat for BeatStars buyers, in the same upload.

Scheduling — publish now, or set a date and time and let audia release it for you. Great for keeping a steady upload rhythm without sitting at your desk.

07 — Many beats

Batch process

Select several audio files at once, then choose a preset (or manual metadata) for each one, along with stems and scheduling. Ship up to ten beats in a single go — out of your hands in seconds. Queue them upfront and let them publish across the week or month on their own.

08 — Records & preferences

Upload history & settings

⤓ Upload history

A complete record of everything you've shipped. Export it all to a .csv file to track your full upload history — especially useful for pro and industry users keeping on top of a large catalogue.

⚙ Settings

Set your preferences once: default email, Instagram handle, BeatStars username, Airbit username, and more. These carry across your uploads so you're not entering them every time.

09 — Worth knowing

Good to know

YouTube has a daily upload limit

YouTube sets a daily cap on how many videos a channel can upload. This is decided by YouTube — not audia — and it's outside our control. To raise your limit, build YouTube's trust in your channel: verify your phone number, use an older or well-established channel, and keep the account in good standing. The more YouTube trusts your channel, the more you can upload.

SoundCloud and Airbit have plan-based upload limits

SoundCloud caps total upload time by plan — a free account gets 2 hours across your whole profile, paid plans raise it, and Artist Pro is unlimited. Airbit's free plan caps your store at 20 beats. Unlike YouTube and BeatStars, these are hard catalogue limits, set and enforced by the platforms themselves. If you're building a large catalogue on either, upgrade your plan on that platform — or accept the cap and audia will keep shipping to your other destinations regardless.

Speed depends on your machine

Processing and upload speed depend partly on your computer's RAM and processing power. If things feel slow, restart audia or close other apps and windows to free up resources.

For 100% accurate analysis, name your file

audia's audio analysis is tuned to 440 Hz. If your beat is detuned in any way, the key reading may be off, because audia reads it against standard tuning and can misidentify the key.

The fix is simple: if you want analysis that's correct every single time, include your intended key and BPM in the file name of the audio you upload. audia will read them straight from there.

Your files stay yours

audia runs on your machine — it's a desktop app, not a cloud service. Your audio and your account credentials never leave your computer.

10 — Get involved & support

Submit, report, get rewarded

★ Submit a visualiser

We welcome visualiser submissions. Impressive ones are rewarded with a discount — and if you set up several, potentially a paid contract. You'll be credited on your visualiser, and it may be added to the premium library. Send submissions to [email protected].

! Found a bug?

Please tell us — it genuinely helps. Report anything that looks off to [email protected].

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