GarageBand Tutorial: How to Sell Songs on iTunes in Less Than 1 Week

Watch and learn how to sell your song around the world through digital distributors like iTunes and Napster. Here's the step-by-step guide to get you from Garage Band to cdbaby to the world n just a few days.
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Upload your music with cdbaby for distribution through Apple iTunes, Napster, Zune, 7Digital, Deezer, Last.fm, MySpace Music, Rhapsody, Thumbplay, Amazon MP3, EMusic, Liquid Digital Media, Shockhound, Tradebit, Great Indie Music, Media Net, Nokia, Spotify, and Verizon (as of 12-10)

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[BeeCreativity71]

Ciao, thank you for your very interesting and well done tutorial. I would like to know, how I will receive the money from cdbaby or itunes.

- How much is the money they keep from single sale.

- Should I have the isrc or UPC code?

Thank you in advance.

Bee.

[TonysTipsAndTricks]

@BeeCreativity71 cant' remember exactly, but it seems as if the artist keeps 67 cents on a 99 cent song. CD Baby does allow you to set the price on the singles and albums tho.

As far as the codes, I just added the one that CD baby offered (don't remenber which one). It was easy to add.

[BlessedDove]

THANKS for a great vid. Would you know how, or who, I could send my song to to be sung by a famous artist singer?

[TonysTipsAndTricks]

@BlessedDove Thanks...sorry, not sure about that! I've been trying to self promote my songs mostly thru youtube videos. I am gearing up to add my originals to a website offering them for free (free to download and use) via creative commons. Seems to me as if the best road to success is to get your music out there to as wide an audience as possible. If it's good it might get picked up by someone with wider distribution.

[acoustic84]

Can you PLEASE let us know what decibel level you set your final master volume at? I can't get a plain and simple answer anywhere. I just want my music to be at industry levels once they go onto iTunes; I would hate it to have a song up that is too low in volume. Thanks.

[TonysTipsAndTricks]

@acoustic84 I am by no means an expert in industry levels...just a guy with a small home studio selling a few songs. That said is what I can offer: record each track as hot a possible without clipping. When you mix, turn up the master volume as high as possible without clipping. From there I share my song to itunes, and listen to the volume in comparison to a few professionally done songs. I usually adjust down accordingly. Hope this helps..

[acoustic84]

@TonysTipsAndTricks Thanks, much appreciated.

[burpo17]

Thank you!

[JAAstudio]

Good tutorial!