Crate sales
Every single, album, beat or client service a listener adds to the crate and checks out is a direct sale credited to the seller's Vault.
How artists earn from crate sales
Sounexis turns a listener's crate into real artist income. From the moment a song, beat or service is added to the crate and checked out, earnings are recorded, fraud-checked and made available for payout — with full transparency at every step.
Where the money comes from
Four revenue streams combine in your Vault. All are priced and validated server-side so what you see is what you earn.
Paid listening
Listeners pay for qualified, verified stream packages. That spend flows back to artists as per-stream royalties tied to real play counts.
Subscription share
Active subscriber plan revenue contributes to the artist pool, distributed in proportion to verified streams of each artist's catalog.
Service income
AI mastering, music video and other creator services sold through the crate generate income for the artists and producers who deliver them.
From crate to payout
The path a sale takes from a listener's crate to money in your account.
1 · Listener crates your work
A visitor browses your public release page and adds your song, beat or service to the Sounexis crate.
2 · Secure checkout
The listener pays through the embedded Sounexis gateway. Prices are re-read server-side from the trusted catalog — never from the client.
3 · Royalty recorded
Sounexis applies the platform fee and credits your Vault with a pending royalty, itemised by release in your earnings.
4 · Fraud-checked & cleared
Fraud protection and play validation confirm the sale is genuine before the royalty moves from pending to available.
5 · Payout to your account
Request a withdrawal with your bank details. Once approved, funds land in your wallet with a full payout history trail.
Licensing tiers
Each release you upload can be offered under one or more license tiers. Buyers select a tier at checkout, and the chosen tier determines how the sale is credited.
Personal use
Included with release
- ✓Streaming and personal listening for the buyer
- ✓No public redistribution or resale rights
- ✓Counts toward your verified stream royalties
Creator license
Set per release
- ✓Use in one creator project (video, podcast, set)
- ✓Attribution required in the end work
- ✓Non-exclusive, worldwide, time-bound per tier
Commercial license
Set per release
- ✓Use in monetised commercial projects
- ✓Sync-ready for ads, film, brand content
- ✓Broader territory and term defined at checkout
License scope, territory and term are defined per release and shown to the buyer before checkout. This page is a plain-language summary and is not legal advice — see the terms and copyright policy for the full agreement.
Vault, earnings & payouts
Your Vault is the secure home for everything you earn. Sales and validated streams appear as itemised rows, each marked pending or available. When you're ready, submit a payout request with your bank details — admin approval completes the hold and credits your wallet, tracked end to end on your payout history page.
Vault balance
Pending and available totals, per release.
Payout request
Submit bank details; admin approves the transfer.
Payout history
Every request, status and paid date in one trail.
- ✓Royalties itemised by release and dated
- ✓Pending vs available status on every line
- ✓Streams and views counted after a 30-second threshold
- ✓Bank details captured securely and masked in the UI
- ✓Full payout history with status and reference numbers
Built for artists, not intermediaries
Sounexis prices every crate item from a trusted, server-side catalog — the displayed price and the charged price can never drift. Fraud protection keeps royalties clean, and you keep ownership of your music while earning from every legitimate play and purchase.
Create your artist accountLicensing FAQ
How does an artist earn from a crate sale?
When a listener checks out a crate containing your release or beat, Sounexis records the sale, deducts the platform fee, and credits your Vault as a pending royalty. You see it itemised by release in your earnings and dashboard.
What is the platform fee?
Sounexis applies a transparent platform fee on each crate sale before crediting the seller royalty. The fee funds payments, fraud protection, global distribution and platform maintenance. Exact rates are shown at the point of sale.
How are streams counted and paid?
Playback is tracked once a listener passes a 30-second threshold. Validated streams feed your Vault breakdown and qualify for paid-listening and subscription revenue share. Fraud protection filters artificial plays before they count.
How and when do I get paid?
Earnings sit in your Vault until you submit a payout request with your bank details. An admin reviews and approves it, the hold completes, and the approved net amount is credited to your wallet — viewable on your payout history page.
Do I keep ownership of my music?
Yes. Uploading and licensing through Sounexis grants the platform the rights needed to distribute and sell your work as configured — it does not transfer ownership. See the copyright policy for full details.