How beat licensing works
A beat license is a written contract. When you buy a beat, the producer grants you specific rights — streaming counts, sales caps, broadcast permissions, etc. beatsheaven generates a legally-binding PDF for every sale.
What you get
On purchase, you receive:
- The audio file(s) — MP3, WAV, stems, or FLAC depending on license kind
- A license PDF with your name, the producer's name, the beat title, and every granted term
- A verification page at beatsheaven.com/verify?code=XXXX anyone can check
The 8 license kinds
- MP3 lease — basic, entry-level. Limited streams + units. Producer keeps ownership.
- WAV lease — higher quality master. Usually more streams + units than MP3 lease.
- Premium stems — you get the individual stems (drums, 808, melody) for mixing.
- Unlimited — no streaming or units cap. Still non-exclusive.
- Exclusive — beat is pulled from the marketplace; you now own usage rights. Producer retains authorship.
- Free with terms — free download in exchange for email + crediting. Typical for promo tracks.
- Curator commercial — beatsheaven-curated beats with full commercial rights.
- Custom — built term-by-term by the producer.
Which should you buy?
- Making a demo / mixtape: MP3 lease or WAV lease is enough.
- Releasing to Spotify/Apple: you need unlimited or exclusive for unlimited streams. MP3/WAV leases usually cap at ~100k streams.
- Sync placement (film, TV, ad): exclusive or a custom license with sync rights enabled.
- Want to own the beat forever: exclusive. The beat is removed from sale to everyone else.
Modular terms
beatsheaven's license builder (free tier + PRO) lets producers toggle 15+ granular terms — streams cap, audio streams, video streams, broadcasts, territories, lease duration, credit format. Every issued license snapshots the terms at sale time; producers can change the template later without breaking your existing rights.