Welcome to the final stage of your music project with Rexius Records! To ensure a smooth process and the highest quality for your music distribution, and increased chances for success in promotion: please follow these guidelines for mixing, mastering, and file submission.
Before you submit: Distribution Standard WAV Requirements
To comply with our distribution standards, your WAV files must meet the following technical specifications:
- Loudness: The track’s loudness should not exceed -10 LUFS (-4db of Loudness Penalty). Why is this important? See our article on loudness penalty)
- Format: WAV (PCM)
- Bitrate: Not lower than 1.4Mbps
- Sampling Rate: Not lower than 44.1KHz
- Bits Per Sample: Must be 16 or 24
- Channels: Minimum 2 (stereo)
- Source Quality: Must originate from a high-quality source
File Submission
Where to Submit:
Please upload all files to the designated Google Drive Recording Folder for your project.
IMPORTANT: In the end of each project, transfer the ownership of the files in Google Drive to magnus@rexiusrecords.com, this is to ensure we won’t lose any files in the future due to mistakes or cancelled subscriptions. This will free up your space on Google Drive as well. Never delete files from your drive just to free up space!
File Types and Versions
- File Types:
- WAV: Learn more about WAV
- MP3: 320 kbps More on MP3 Bitrate
- Versions Required:
- Original Mix (both WAV and MP3)
- Instrumental Version (both WAV and MP3)
- Vocal Only Version (both WAV and MP3)
- 15-Second Outtake for promotional use (both WAV and MP3)
- Tagging Format:
- Each song should be named in the following format:
- Track Order + Song Title + Version
- For example: “1. Sympathy for the Devil – Original”
- Each song should be named in the following format: