Vandall App
Publish a track as a release
By the end your track will have a public release page that anyone with the link can open, and you’ll know what publishing changes and what it doesn’t.
Before you start
- A track with its audio uploaded. Artwork, metadata and credits are strongly recommended, but nothing stops you publishing without them.
- 1
Open the Send tab
Open the track and choose the Send tab. Under Send as package you’ll see a preview of the release as the outside world would see it if you published now: the artwork, the title and the main audio.
- You now see a preview of the release, not yet public.
- 2
Check the release card
Look at the card at the top of the track, above the tabs. It shows the artist, the title and a bar with a percentage of the track’s information filled in. It reads Draft until the bar is full and Released once it is. It’s only a guide: you can publish at 20%, but the page will show only what you’ve filled in.
- You now see how complete the track’s information is, at a glance.
- 3
Publish it
Press Publish and share. The Publish & Share panel opens with the release marked Not published. Turn on the switch. The row changes to Published and Anyone with the link can view, and your Share link appears below it with a Copy button. There are only two states, published or not.
- You now see the release marked Published, with its link ready to copy.
- 4
Open the page you just made
Press Copy and open the link in a browser where you’re signed out. You’ll see the release page: artwork, the audio, and the credits and metadata you filled in. Send this link to a label, a distributor or a press contact. They don’t need an account to open it.
- You now see the page everyone you send the link to will see.
- 5
Change your mind
Once the track is published, the button reads Release settings. Press it and turn off the switch to unpublish. The app asks you to confirm, then takes the page down so nobody can reach it. If you publish again later, you get a new link. While the page is live, any change you make to the track shows on it straight away.
- You now see the release page taken down, and your track unchanged.
What publishing decides
- Published / Not published
- The only two states. Publishing puts the release page online. Unpublishing takes it down, and publishing again creates a new link.
- The release card
- Shows how much of the track’s information is filled in, with Draft or Released beside the bar. It’s a guide only and doesn’t stop you publishing.
- The release page
- A public web address for the track. No account, no password and no expiry. It works for as long as the release is published.
- Release settings
- The name of the Publish and share button once the track is published. It opens the same panel, and it’s the only place to unpublish.
- Editing after publishing
- Nothing is frozen. Change the metadata, credits or artwork and the live page updates, so you fix a mistake on the track without republishing.
- Sharing a single file instead
- A release page presents the whole track as finished. To send one mix to one person, use a file share link instead. It’s smaller and more private.
Ways people use this
A release page as the thing you pitch with
Fill in the metadata and credits first, then publish and send the one link. It arrives as a finished release, not an audio file and a paragraph. Everyone you send it to sees the same thing, including the credits, so nobody’s name gets lost along the way.
Feedback on a mix that is not finished
Don’t publish for this. Share the file with a link instead: there’s no public page, it doesn’t present the track as released, and you can add a password. Publish when the track is ready to be seen as a release.
You published too early
Unpublish it. The page stops working straight away. Fix the track, then publish again. You’ll get a new link, so send that one.
Tips
- Nothing stops you publishing an incomplete release, so check the percentage on the release card before you press Publish and share.
Was this guide helpful?
If something's unclear or missing, send us a note and we'll reply with the right answer or update the guide.