Distriqa is release-preparation and metadata QA software for independent record labels. It helps you build, standardise and verify release metadata, check identifiers and artwork, run a full quality pass, and export distributor-ready files - for one new single or an entire catalogue of finished tracks.

No. Distriqa prepares releases; it does not deliver music to stores. You keep your distributor - Distriqa makes sure what you hand them is complete, consistent and correctly packaged.

Independent labels preparing current releases - singles, EPs, albums, compilations - and catalogue owners working through hundreds or thousands of finished masters. You can use only the parts your release needs.

Yes. If you have already selected and ordered your tracks, bring the finished release structure and use Distriqa to standardise fields, validate identifiers, check credits, run QA and export the metadata files - without the audio-folder workflow.

No. Folder scanning is for catalogue-scale work: point Distriqa at folders of finished tracks and it proposes coherent releases and track order for your approval. For a release you have already assembled, skip it entirely.

Never. Distriqa works with finished music files. It reads technical information, checks delivery specs, and renames or organises copies for delivery - the audio itself is never modified.

No. Audio scanning, technical analysis and file organisation happen locally in your browser. Your masters are never uploaded to Distriqa or to any external service.

Release information - titles, artist names, credits, identifiers and similar metadata - is processed by our cloud service to run research, checks and sheet-building. Some metadata is sent to external research and generation services as part of that work. Audio never goes anywhere. Account details are covered in the privacy policy.

No. Your catalogue is not used to train models - metadata is processed through business APIs whose terms exclude training use.

The local folder tools need Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, because they use the browser's secure folder access. You can sign in from other browsers, but the folder-based workflow will not be available there.

Everything is editable. Distriqa proposes; you decide. Change groupings, reorder tracks, rename releases, remove a release entirely - nothing is final until you approve it, and delivery never happens without your approval.

Yes. Proposed names and folder structure are shown before anything is written, and files are only renamed and organised when you approve the delivery build.

Distriqa researches missing or uncertain writer credits against a large catalogue of known works and grounded public sources. A field is only filled when two independent sources agree, and each name shows where it came from. Anything weak is flagged for your review, never guessed - and credits you supplied yourself are never silently overwritten. This is research support with evidence, not a legal determination: your contracts and publisher records remain authoritative.

The conflict is shown to you with the candidates and their sources, and the field is flagged rather than filled. You pick, correct or confirm - Distriqa never resolves a disagreement silently.

Yes. Enter or import your own codes and they are validated and preserved. If you number from your own ranges, Distriqa can continue the series for you. Hand-entered codes are never overwritten.

Distriqa validates identifiers and can assign the next numbers from your label's own ISRC range and catalogue-number series. It does not sell or issue codes itself - and if you leave ISRC or barcode empty, the export marks them for your distributor to assign, which most distributors do for free.

Type the album and artist - and optionally your own art direction - and Distriqa generates a finished cover at delivery spec: 3000 x 3000 pixels with the title and artist designed into the artwork. Two tiers: Lite gives one quick, clean cover for one artwork credit; Pro gives three different directions for two credits, and you pick your favourite.

One credit is one generated cover. A Lite generation uses one credit, a Pro session uses two and returns three directions, and "Another direction" adds one more cover for one credit. A failed generation never spends a credit, and repeating an identical request is never charged twice.

Yes. You paid for them; they are yours to use for your release. Generated covers are also kept on your computer, so closing a window does not lose them - reopen the release and they are back, and you can save or download every concept at once whenever you choose.

Yes, at no credit cost - your own cover just gets checked against delivery requirements. You can also add your own images (a band photo, a logo, existing art) as references for a generated cover; you confirm you hold the rights, and those images are sent to the generation service to be composed into the artwork.

It creates one Lite cover per release, one credit each, delivered with the release - no interaction needed across a big catalogue. Any release you want a curated pick for, open its Artwork and run a Pro session there.

Every release runs an 85-rule quality pass across identifiers, metadata, artwork and format - duplicate or malformed ISRCs, missing writer credits, title and version formatting, artwork dimensions, unsupported audio specs, track-order mismatches and more. Every blocker is named in plain language before you ship, so nothing fails silently.

For a metadata-only run: the standardised, validated metadata in your distributor's spreadsheet format plus the QA result. For a full delivery: an organised release folder with correctly named audio, delivery-spec cover art, the metadata sheet and identifier assignments - ready to hand to your distributor.

Distriqa currently exports the complete spreadsheet-and-folder package for the distributor template we launched with, plus organised folders and metadata sheets that work broadly. If you deliver to a different distributor, tell us at onboarding - templates are added per label.

Honestly: yes. A distributor can decline a release for reasons outside any tool's control - editorial choices, rights questions, store policies. What Distriqa does is catch the preventable problems - the metadata, identifier, artwork and format issues that cause most rejections - and explain every detected blocker before you deliver.

Delivering a track in a finished release - one credit per track, charged when the delivery package is built. Re-delivering the same release after cosmetic fixes does not charge again. Scanning, curating, editing and running QA are free, so exploring your catalogue costs nothing.

Generating covers: one credit per Lite cover, two per Pro session of three directions, one per added direction - charged at generation, because the images are full, usable covers the moment they exist. Failed generations are never charged.

Every new account starts with 31 track credits and 5 artwork credits - enough to take a full release through the whole pipeline and try both artwork tiers before you buy anything. No payment details needed.

No. Credits come in one-time packs, there is no recurring charge, and credits never expire. See pricing for the packs.

Checkout runs through Paddle, our merchant of record, which handles payment security and sales tax. Unused credits can be refunded within 14 days of purchase - the full policy is here.

Distriqa is in private beta while we onboard labels personally. Tell us about your label - the catalogue size and which distributor you deliver to - and we set up your account and free trial. A real person replies.