oneLoop accept audio and video submissions.
There are some restrictions imposed to ensure that releases meet minimum quality standards and can be made public within a reasonable timeframe.
This document tries to describe the procedure of submitting contributions and what rules are applied during the progress which may finally result in a new oneLoop release, including its promotion.
There are some restrictions imposed to ensure that releases meet minimum quality standards and can be made public within a reasonable timeframe.
This document tries to describe the procedure of submitting contributions and what rules are applied during the progress which may finally result in a new oneLoop release, including its promotion.
oneLoop as a Netlabel doesn't have any recording facilities. Instead, it accepts and releases completely finished productions from artists.
So, it's their responsability to record and produce the tracks themselves.
So, it's their responsability to record and produce the tracks themselves.
You need to make sure that your files meet some minimum requirements in order to qualify as 'oneLoop standard';
audio :
accepted formats are; avi, mov, mpg, and mpg4 (DivX, Xvid, SVQ3) at least at 320x240 resolution, 25.00fps, 360Kbps.
audio :
- When saving your tracks to WAVE files, check your settings so that they at least conform to CD standard, which is 44100 Hz stereo with 16 bit depth. The files should have been normalized to at least -1.0 db (-0,1 db recommended) to avoid a high noise level and a reduced sound spectrum, which can negatively affect the sound quality.
- When encoding the MP3 files yourself, you should at least use 192kbps for constant bitrates (CBR) with highest quality settings. Variable bitrates (VBR) have a different approach so that limit doesn't apply here: In those cases the highest quality settings will take care of selecting the proper bitrate.
accepted formats are; avi, mov, mpg, and mpg4 (DivX, Xvid, SVQ3) at least at 320x240 resolution, 25.00fps, 360Kbps.
oneLoop likes to be able to contact you for work relevant notifications, therefore a working e-mail address would be of advantage.
New releases are usually accompanied with short descriptions about the author and the music's characteristics. By providing us with relevant info regarding your project (like how it came into being or what people are involved) you can contribute to a more profound introduction of your work.
Even have a website or personal page somewhere?
Great, then you may like to include its address as well, then oneLoop can link to your site and you may receive some traffic from interested listeners.
New releases are usually accompanied with short descriptions about the author and the music's characteristics. By providing us with relevant info regarding your project (like how it came into being or what people are involved) you can contribute to a more profound introduction of your work.
Even have a website or personal page somewhere?
Great, then you may like to include its address as well, then oneLoop can link to your site and you may receive some traffic from interested listeners.
You may have already noticed that oneLoop is also committed to providing artwork for releases, usually a front and back cover for printing purposes.
If you do have an idea about your cover work and what it should be based upon, feel free to add an image (in CD cover size, preferably a .JPG or .PNG file, but higher quality formats are also very welcome) as draft.
Please note that oneLoop reserves the right to modify suggestions to adjust them to the label's 'look and feel'. At the same time, however, oneLoop appreciates the artist's opinion and is striving for solutions that make either side satisfy.
If you do have an idea about your cover work and what it should be based upon, feel free to add an image (in CD cover size, preferably a .JPG or .PNG file, but higher quality formats are also very welcome) as draft.
Please note that oneLoop reserves the right to modify suggestions to adjust them to the label's 'look and feel'. At the same time, however, oneLoop appreciates the artist's opinion and is striving for solutions that make either side satisfy.
Upload your files on your personal web-space, or on a file hosting service (MediaFire, HotlinkFiles, zShare, etc.) , then send a mail to :
1loop1heart@oneloop.net with specific links to the files in it.
Alternatively you may try using free mail services specifically designed for sending large files like sendspace (max. 200 Mb) or YouSendIt (max. 100 Mb).
NOTE : oneLoop isn't affiliated with these sites and therefore cannot assist you with the registration process or answer questions about their usage.
1loop1heart@oneloop.net with specific links to the files in it.
Alternatively you may try using free mail services specifically designed for sending large files like sendspace (max. 200 Mb) or YouSendIt (max. 100 Mb).
NOTE : oneLoop isn't affiliated with these sites and therefore cannot assist you with the registration process or answer questions about their usage.
After having received your contribution, oneLoop's curator will invest some time in listening carefully to your music for evaluation. oneLoop will notify the artist in case of both acceptance and rejection.
Please be advised that a rejection by the oneLoop team merely means that we couldn't find any access to the music. In no case would a rejection imply that your career as musician or your right to exist as a human being would be questioned. Other labels may find your music more appealing or - if the rejection was due to technical issues - a revised production may be finally accepted.
As oneLoop keeps no internal blacklist of rejected musicians, you are encouraged to try again once you feel you have addressed the problems that led to your rejection.
Please be advised that a rejection by the oneLoop team merely means that we couldn't find any access to the music. In no case would a rejection imply that your career as musician or your right to exist as a human being would be questioned. Other labels may find your music more appealing or - if the rejection was due to technical issues - a revised production may be finally accepted.
As oneLoop keeps no internal blacklist of rejected musicians, you are encouraged to try again once you feel you have addressed the problems that led to your rejection.
We hopes you found this small guide helpful, but there still may be questions not covered here which are of concern to you. If that is the case, feel free to contact us using our e-mail address.
Thanks for your time! ;)
Thanks for your time! ;)