FAQ - Buying and Leasing a Beat from 20DollarBeats.com
Purchase unlimited use rights to monetize your works on social media platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube. Other artists can still buy a license to use this instrumental. Also included is the use of your music in live performances and radio play for the entire term of the license. To acknowledge the producer, you must place verbal or written credits in your completed works. Click here to know more about the difference between Non-Exclusive, Premium Beats and Exclusive Beats.
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Does the beat I buy have the girl's voice on it (saying 20dollarbeats.com)? No. When you add a beat to your cart, then pay for it with PayPal or the other payment options we offer, you will be presented with a download screen to get your files right away after purchase (Except for stems and Exclusive Orders) as well as get an email with your links. The linked files are the full beats without the vocal tag. The producer's tag may be in some beats if they prefer to add it; you will hear it in the samples on the site, so if you hear it there, you'll hear it in the one you get.
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Do the beats or beat I buy get removed from the site? No, we do not remove non-exclusive beats from the site. The only way to get the beat removed and call it your own is to buy it exclusively. Prices for exclusive beats range from $199 to $2000 depending on the beat and/or producer. You can request a price from the contact page or go to exclusiverapbeats.com and purchase the beats directly.
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Are these beats available for exclusive rights? How can I buy the right to them? Yes, As of now, 20dollarbeats.com sells non-exclusive beats with the option to purchase the exclusive rights by request. If you want the exclusive rights, use the contact page and request the rights to a particular track or go to exclusiverapbeats.com and buy them directly if they are not listed here.
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Do I get exclusive rights to these beats/instrumentals? No, Not for non-exclusive beats. The site is a non-exclusive beat site. However, almost all the beats are available for exclusive purchase if you wish. Prices range from $199 and up depending on the beat/producer. Exclusive rights mean you can sell your song for profit with no limits, and the beat is removed from the site so no one else can buy it. Also, you get contracts, separated production tracks in uncompressed "wav" format, and it's all on a disk or USB drive that is shipped to you for backup and studio uses.
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I didn't get my links? No problem. You can use the contact page and request the links again to a particular track
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Do you offer a payment plan for exclusives? Yes, we do. Here are the details of the plans we offer at this time.
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Plan A: Pay a $100 deposit fee. This will allow you to hold the beat so that no one else can purchase it exclusively. It’s still listed on the site as non-exclusive and will be removed after you pay the beat in full. The balance would be paid within 30 days of the deposit.
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Plan B: Make a $100 deposit and make 2 remaining payments (50% of the balance) split within 60 days. i.e.: Beat is $500, you put $100 to hold it, the remainder is $400, you then pay $200 within 30 days, and the rest ($200) within 30 days of that (60 days from deposit)
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Do I own the track after I buy it and do I get a printed agreement? No, you do not own the beat. You are buying a non-exclusive beat. All non-exclusive beats are LEASED not SOLD. You are leasing the rights to use it. By downloading the track, you are bound to the terms and conditions of non-exclusive use. All tracks are downloaded from the site and do not come with printed terms. If you want to “own it,” you would need to purchase the exclusive rights to it. Most beats are available as exclusive rights if you request them. Prices range from $299 and up depending on the beat/producer. Exclusive beat sales come with contracts, separated production tracks, and shipped on disk. If you buy the exclusive rights, the beat would also be removed from the site for good and is never sold to anyone else again.
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What does Royalty Free mean? Music sold without any ongoing royalty obligations. The copyright is owned in its entirety, by the seller. Royalty-Free is not the same as copyright-free. In the case of royalty-free, the selling entity or entities retain the copyright interest.
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Can I use these beats on my album? Demo? Mix-tape? Website? Can I use them to perform shows or Produce a demo to send to A and R, companies and record labels etc! Definitely, when you purchase from 20DollarBeats.com you are purchasing the non-exclusive rights to that track. A Limited License grants you, the licensee, a limited right to download & use 20DollarBeats.com royalty-free Non-Exclusive Beats in MP3 format for Radio Advertisement, Commercial Advertisement, Television Advertisement, Internet Background Music, On-Hold/In-House Background Music, and/or Recording Artist Demonstrations. Additionally, specific limitations exist where 20DollarBeats.com's limited music license can only be used for demonstration purposes and must adhere to the rules of "synchronization" where AUDIO/VISUAL PERFORMANCES must be recorded against and with 20DollarBeats.com's music. 20DollarBeats.com's music may not be resold, and licenses are non-transfer