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  1. How can I get more streams?More streams come from making your music easy to find and giving people reasons to share it. Use the tools offtheave already has: complete release details, playlists,…Music
  2. How do notifications work?Your notifications live at Notifications (the bell at the top of the site). A dot on the bell means you have something new. Everything we notify you about shows up here,…Messages & Notifications
  3. What is Creator Studio?Creator Studio is your home base for making, releasing, promoting and selling your work. Open it from the menu under Creator Studio → Overview , or go to…Creator Studio
  4. How do playlists work?A playlist is your own list of songs, in the order you choose. Create one from Playlists with New playlist , or on the spot when you add a song. You decide who can see…Music
  5. Listening historyHistory lists what you've played, newest first: songs, mixtapes, playlists, videos and shorts. Continue listening on Music lets you pick up a song or mixtape right where…Music
  6. My LibraryMy Library is where you manage everything you've uploaded and everything you've bought. Music lives at My Library · Audio and videos at My Library · Video . What's on…Music
  7. How do charts work?The Underground 20 at Charts is offtheave's weekly chart. Every Monday it ranks the past 7 days and publishes the top 20 songs and mixtapes, plus separate charts for…Music
  8. What is offtheave?offtheave is a music and creator community for independent artists and the people who love their music. You can upload and sell your songs, beats, mixtapes and videos,…Getting Started
  9. How do I spend XP?You can spend XP on a plan, on badges, on boosts for your content, and on songs, beats and mixtapes whose sellers accept XP. Everything goes through your cart : choose…XP, Badges & Rewards
  10. How do boosts work?A boost is a paid promotion that puts something of yours in front of more people across offtheave. Pick what to boost, write a short ad, set a budget and dates, and pay…Creator Studio
  11. Creator Studio analyticsGo to Creator Studio → Overview and open the Analytics tab to see how your songs, mixtapes, videos and shorts are doing. Everyone gets the basics; deeper numbers unlock…Creator Studio
  12. Upload limits and storageEvery plan comes with music storage, video storage, and a largest file size for a single song or video. Your plan's current numbers are in the table below. You can see…Music
  13. Do I have to pay to listen?No. Listening on offtheave is free. With a free account you can play as much music as you like. If you're not signed in, you can still listen, but only up to a daily…Music
  14. How do stories work?A story is a photo or short video you share for 24 hours, with optional text and a clip of a song. After 24 hours it disappears on its own. Stories sit in the row at the…Stories & Photos
  15. How can I pay?You can pay by card (through Stripe) or with XP you've earned on offtheave. Where $DORA payments are available, you can also pay with $DORA from a linked Solana wallet.…Plans & Billing
  16. Is offtheave free?Yes. Creating an account is free, and a free account lets you upload, post, follow, message and join communities. Paid plans (Bronze, Silver and Gold) are optional. They…Getting Started
  17. How do I report something?Open the ⋯ menu on the post, comment, song, video, profile or other item and choose Report . Pick a reason, add details if you like, and select Send report . It goes…Privacy & Safety
  18. What's the difference between a single, a beat and a mixtape?A song (single) is one track that stands on its own. A beat is an instrumental you can sell to other artists with licenses. A mixtape is a group of tracks released…Music
  19. Bookmarks and listsBookmarks are the things you've saved to come back to later: songs, mixtapes, videos, shorts, playlists, photos, posts, community posts and comments. Select Save (the…Music
  20. How do I delete my account?Go to Settings → Security , scroll to Delete account and select Delete my account . You'll type your username (and your password, if you have one) to confirm. Deleting…Account & Sign-in
  21. My song won't play or its artwork is missingMost playback problems come from who's allowed to hear the upload, a guest listening limit, or a connection problem. Missing artwork is usually because none was added or…Music
  22. What files can I upload?For music, you can upload MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and FLAC audio files. Artwork can be JPG, PNG, GIF or WebP . Videos can be MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM or MKV . Beat stems go up as…Music
  23. Which plan is right for me?Start with what you actually do on offtheave: how much you upload, whether you sell, and which creator tools you use. Free covers listening, posting and uploading within…Plans & Billing
  24. Who can see my posts and uploads?You choose, for each post and upload: Public (everyone), Followers only , or Private (only you). On plans that include it, you can also schedule something to go public…Privacy & Safety
  25. How do I upload a song?Go to Upload , drop in your audio file (or choose Song or beat ), give it a title, and select Upload song . Everything else on the form is optional, but the more you…Music
  26. Release details, credits and lyricsRelease details, credits and lyrics are optional fields on the upload and edit forms. They show on your song or mixtape page and help people find your music in search.…Music
  27. How do I schedule a release?On the upload or edit form, go to Publishing , set Who can see it to Schedule a release , and pick a date and time. Until then, people see a countdown, and your music…Music
  28. How do I sell my music?Turn on For sale in the Selling section when you upload or edit a song or mixtape, and set a price in dollars, XP, or both. Beats sell through license tiers instead of a…Selling & Payouts
  29. Do you accept $DORA?$DORA is a token on the Solana blockchain. offtheave has $DORA payments built in, but they're only offered when they're switched on. When they aren't, you won't see a…Plans & Billing
  30. Receipts and purchase historyEverything you've bought and sold on offtheave is on your Purchases page, newest first, with receipts. Plan payments are also listed under Billing history in Settings →…Plans & Billing

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