United Masters REVIEW and FIRST IMPRESSION / Distrokid compared to unitedmasters

Today I take a look at unitedmasters, a new digital distribution company. I found out about United Master while watch The Joe Budden Podcast with featured guest Steve Stoute. I did a quick review of united masters website and uploaded my instrumental EP (Baby Wipes & Lysol). I had somewhat of a difficult time uploading my tracks and artwork, but overall was a good experience. I enjoyed the interface and being able to strictly type a featured artist name, I also appreciate them acknowledging soundcloud. Is it better than Distrokid? only time will tell, I have more experience with Distrokid vs United Masters. I believe there is room for both Distrokid and unitedmasters, I will say the both of them are better than CD Baby and Tunecore.
United Masters REVIEW and FIRST IMPRESSION / Distrokid compared to unitedmasters
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0:00 Intro
0:11 What We're Here For
1:18 Browsing The Website
2:52 Uploading Music
5:14 User Interface
6:32 My Opinion
7:26 Outro
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[@alexmathewmendoza]

I found out about United Masters the same exact way, l liked the ideas that Steve Stoute was talking about. I currently use DistroKid and have for almost two years, United Masters seems interesting and definitely more artist-oriented, plus the interface looks a lot less utilitarian than DistroKid does, but I'll have to do some more research if I want to make a switch because DistroKid is pretty nice. Thanks for sharing this info!

[@yochillsmith]

Eventually I want to try the paid version and use all the resources unitedmasters has to offer

[@ThaBiGGDoGG]

These are the videos #DistroKid didn't want you to see!!! DistroKid Warning: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6fMnGB9ds-abac The Truth About DistroKid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHy0YqaPhaypjJo DistroKid Sucks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGKqfHyImLOdiJY

[@atrhsdfl867]

@@ThaBiGGDoGG YO you can't sample anything you want! dudes are making sample packs and midi packs, YOU CAN'T USE THEM! YOU WILL GET A COPYRIGHT SMACK!

[@ThaBiGGDoGG]

@@atrhsdfl867 I don't use sample packs...

[@atrhsdfl867]

@@ThaBiGGDoGG did you use any midi files or samples? from videos etc? can I hear the track is it out?

[@SvenDzahov]

Great video bro. Notes the audio for the vox is panned far left and its weird lol. I think it was recorded in mono or something while the instrumental is in stereo. Throw the talking in stereo and pan central. I had to take off my right esr bud because its kinda awkward. But, I don’t believe in criticism without positivity as well. So super informational and basically covered everything we would be looking for without the super analytical stuff that is just fluff

[@Blukemet]

Great vid! Checking back in to see how the drop/launch went for your project.

[@marksweeney5329]

Chillllll - good walk-through. Thanks man.

[@SoulPapiii]

this was straight to the point real good im still considering whats up on united masters

[@yochillsmith]

Appreciate it 🙏🏾

[@rivetapp]

Hey I loved this comment, choosing the right distribution service is something I’ve been thinking about a lot. I’m doing some research on how musicians weight the pros and cons of services tailored to help them. I’d love to buy you some lunch over a phone call to talk more about this!

[@rivetapp]

Love this video! Thinking about which service to use for musicians is really interesting.

[@fiber40]

Thanks bro keeping it short and sweet

[@yochillsmith]

Best way to deliver information

[@Jdmsavv]

Respect for this video 💯💫

[@yochillsmith]

Salute

[@1205Beast]

You dropped the follow-up video pertaining to this subject yet? Trying to see how well the results are compared to Distrokid

[@brucehathcockmusic]

Hey brother thank,you so much f9r posting this.

[@yochillsmith]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@Dexune]

damn that switchup feel real good on my left ear

[@Kris_jellybeard]

no follow up video... interested in the submission to playlists etc in the interface, and marketing tools (videos for IG, TokTol etc?) anytthing extra to promote?

[@Rizzlyricist]

I've only released 1 track through DK. I plan on not releasing anymore through them because of the annual add-ons. Also, another gripe is that they don't get you in all stores without paying extra (which adds up to your already annual subscription and other perks). One of those stores that I noticed that they don't really get you in on a basic level is Napster. I'm sticking to CD Baby, because United Masters tend to steal the exact latter monicker they go by.

[@yochillsmith]

It's been years since I've used CD Baby. That was the first disruption service I've ever used.

[@Rizzlyricist]

@@yochillsmith For real? how did they treat you?

[@yochillsmith]

@@Rizzlyricist it was an ok experience, but this is around 10 years ago, then I went to Tunecore and now I'm pretty with distrokid.

[@Rizzlyricist]

@@yochillsmith Ahhh, got ya. I started with DK. TuneCore is cool, but they charge annually. I also believe if you somehow fail to pay they will drop your music off of all platforms. The one thing I like with DK though is that they have the Legacy option. As far as CD Baby? I'm more hip to the one-time payment method they have going on for themselves. Either way, we're doing what we love 🔥

[@yochillsmith]

@@Rizzlyricist Absolutely , def respect that.

[@izdirty9117]

Thanks for the 💎💎

[@themix3350]

Cool broski 👑

[@yochillsmith]

Appreciate it

[@MOREBEATSTV]

I’m more interested in the features. The upload time is not a big deal.

[@yochillsmith]

Upload time could be an issue for people, me included

[@rivetapp]

Hey I loved this comment, choosing the right distribution service is something I’ve been thinking about a lot. I’m doing some research on how musicians weight the pros and cons of services tailored to help them. I’d love to buy you some lunch over a phone call to talk more about this!

[@bambatacandt7921]

Bro i though you were Royce Da 5'9 for a sec lol. Dope video too!

[@yochillsmith]

Yeah I've heard that before lol, Royce is that nigga though.

[@redjet8244]

My left earbud enjoyed this video

[@aaronstovall1627]

Great video! Who do you use for your booking agent?

[@yochillsmith]

I use myself 🙂

[@iAMKAMARi]

@chill smith do they have a way for you to upload your lyrics?

[@K.Sovereignson]

Distrokid charges you for add-ons that are standard for other distributors

[@PaulJoseph]

I came here to hear that groovin' 2 bar rhythm track - since it's the only thing you can hear!

[@yochillsmith]

Thanks for watching anyway

[@patonne24]

Does anyone knows which Spotify promotions are good for investing.

[@KillAZYN]

Distrokid wiped my whole catalog clean with no explaination, due to editorial discretion. This can literally happen to anyone.

[@yochillsmith]

Oh wow! did you try to contact them?

[@patonne24]

How the fk can that happen ?

[@ervobeats]

same with unitedmasters

[@ccujohh]

same thing just happened today with me, do you have a new distributor?

[@trippieres3959]

Lol same no response

[@Karlhto]

hi so did u get youtube content id for the releases?

[@yochillsmith]

I did some digging, I was not given a KZbin ID

[@Karlhto]

@@yochillsmith it happened to me too with a release I did on the trial. Seems like it doesn’t work on United masters

[@yochillsmith]

@@Karlhto Thats unfortunate :/

[@Karlhto]

@@yochillsmith try orfium for content id. It works under 2 hours. If u click on orfium maximum monetization and upload your song there it registers to content id. Then after two hours u upload to KZbin and it works

[@yochillsmith]

@@Karlhto Wow, good looks!! thanks

[@neverknownsofmetronome9184]

What about ISRC codes that go with each track?

[@flowsy5294]

UnitedMasters will issue an ISRC for each of your sound recordings if you do not have one.

[@DKanee]

cant find splits section on this website, i have splits with artist but cant find it lmao

[@EmmxnSxvxgeonyt]

Will I be able to drop music only on KZbin with United masters

[@mudnocchio]

No, United masters has the same amount of stores as distrokid except distrokid has a feature where every new music service or website used for streaming they’ll include your posted songs to those platforms which is why most prefer Distrokid because it appears that your name is buzzing but in reality those third party sites aren’t American nor they play your video/song. Those “added to new stores” notifications are simply backlinks to your video which may be restricted content in some countries via KZbin

[@tahree-amir]

Yes you can

[@leonpressley6882]

I like CDbaby they upload your music once you send it over they check it to see if it's properly produced and recorded then they upload it I like them yea you gotta pay them but at least you know they handling your music properly that's important to me and I get my checks it's nor much but I do music not to live off of I do it for the love of making it inspiration so that's the difference...im ok with CD baby plus all my music Is uploaded to all the internet spots to be distributed pandora spotify as many as you want or all of them once you send over your music you put in where you want it to be uploaded by or sold your still in control they just give you the choices where you want it be on ...

[@georgetsampas]

About Distrokid. If you do something wrong because you don't know it and get rejected by the stores they give you a general warning and then kick you out without be specific why this happening, they don't guide you and they don't trying to fix the problem! They beggan well and now is the worst..

[@buddywireless9371]

They have completely rejected my release for Apple Music and will not allow me to rectify or resubmit, which is super wack and they have ABSOLUTELY NO HUMAN on tech support I am switching service because they are just losing quality

[@Progressionmusic1]

Should a producer use both because the rapper can have either?

[@yochillsmith]

Since united masters is new I would wait to see how big it grows, most people I work with use distrokid so setting up splits have been easy.

[@Progressionmusic1]

@@yochillsmith is there a way the can add my distro kid info to United masters?

[@yochillsmith]

@@Progressionmusic1 This guy has a great video explaining the steps kzbin.info/www/bejne/kImxZpyQm7KYfLc

[@Progressionmusic1]

@@yochillsmith thanks bro

[@DonnyG19]

Do you know where to upload the lyrics for the song and how to sync them???

[@yochillsmith]

I didn't notice anything that allowed me too, possibly because I'm using the free version and my EP doesn't contain lyrics.

[@Kejasr]

@@yochillsmith no no THEY DONT HAVE THAT. Thats why im going to join distrokid

[@yochillsmith]

@@Kejasr oh! Noted ✅

[@BxNcVsper777]

I use musicmatch

[@thegoatvillegas9059]

hey how did you adjust your file size from 32 to 16 bit?

[@yochillsmith]

I did it in my DAW

[@newstar350gt]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@MrJayBeatstv]

my right ear jealous

[@djsusan00]

Distrokid can be a pain sometimes with the user interface, but id rather pay the $20 a year and keep 100%

[@yochillsmith]

Same

[@cade_barnes]

If I had the rack I’d probably go with cd baby but I’m fosho not about to start giving my art away just to get it on a dsp - and distrokid works fine for now

[@clikappl]

Id rather pay 15 mor an put my music into business just saying , u guys using distrokid is the way to go u connect your music to your channel and evertime u upload u can upload to all your social media bam its on spotify , amazon , tiktok, youtube, Apple Music, intagram-facebook, snapchat u litterly dont need mor to get your music heard and go outside and sing for the public and make some money

[@clikappl]

Remember U dont need to be famous, just make some money and live the way u want it to be, god sent u u can do what ever u want good or bad thats why u have a choice

[@SMOVV__]

United masters gives you 100% for an extra 5$

[@eLLBdotmusic]

Black-owned as in Black executives in position to make decisions OR Black-owned as in black face over marketing and promotion but no one black (not to be confused with people of color or 1st/2nd generation immigrants) in decision making ie exe positions? The opening of this video threw me off a little. LOL Let me keep watching...

[@newstar350gt]

Probably black face

[@damimr.damentionadeoye2064]

Nah it’s actually black owned

[@Ciel069]

Why does it matter

[@demodeiowa]

Do they do master split payouts?

[@Ddotsun]

Yep

[@freebby]

UnitedMasters released a song that uses my beat without permission and has been ignoring my request to remove it for a half of year.

[@theyisnothere]

Damm

[@LoonEamp]

Thanks, not gonna try United masters lol

[@yochillsmith]

I don't blame you

[@lunarpleasant]

Where is the follow up video?

[@RoashanVEVO]

Man your voice is only heard in left!

[@yochillsmith]

Mybad

[@CrystalReneeMusic]

Thank you hun

[@yochillsmith]

Of course 😁

[@MusicProducerGameDeveloper]

i.m more of a producer so i hope they show love too us trying too get my beats sync with playstation

[@rionvalet]

Is that the T8Vs?

[@yochillsmith]

It is

[@SlickPQTheGodfather]

U ever did the video #2

[@theyisnothere]

I use United Masters Select 😅

[@newstar350gt]

I'll probably stick with distrokid yo

[@ThaBiGGDoGG]

These are the videos #DistroKid didn't want you to see!!! DistroKid Warning: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6fMnGB9ds-abac The Truth About DistroKid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHy0YqaPhaypjJo DistroKid Sucks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGKqfHyImLOdiJY

[@KwandrizzleGhost]

Unitedmastered straight DistroKid you can only get it if you have an iPhone

[@treal2221]

16 is Standard for streaming services boss! You should of known that before you uploaded 32 bits. J/s Rookie Mistake 🎶💯

[@yochillsmith]

Distrokid allows you to upload 32-bit home slice 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@LILCHAIN24]

Can we get an update

[@yochillsmith]

Got one coming

[@itslucasduh]

bit depth does not equal how loud your track is lol

[@itslucasduh]

16 bit 44.1 khz is what most streaming platforms playback at btw

[@yochillsmith]

Thank you for clearly that up, I'll edit that.

[@TiggerDaGreat]

Can you interview me and do you need Beatz

[@yochillsmith]

Yeah, shot me an email [e-mail]

[@TiggerDaGreat]

Email me [e-mail]

[@curlyhairguru]

my right ear feels a little left out

[@yochillsmith]

👀👂🏽

[@dinerkids8615]

Lol

[@johnviera3884]

Yeah bro but it’s 32 bit

[@winstonmoneyjones]

Yoo can you interview me brody

[@elijahworden219]

Man distro just causes more issues each time I use it at the same time I don’t want to leave them

[@yochillsmith]

One of my problems with Distrokid is the lack of responses to my emails.

[@meachbeatsproductionsmbp2460]

Otw

[@meachbeatsproductionsmbp2460]

Come here

[@meachbeatsproductionsmbp2460]

Just passed u

[@rivetapp]

Hey I loved this comment, choosing the right distribution service is something I’ve been thinking about a lot. I’m doing some research on how musicians weight the pros and cons of services tailored to help them. I’d love to buy you some lunch over a phone call to talk more about this!

[@jimmyramirez7377]

Everywhere I find on KZbin , they always shit on Distrokid

[@yochillsmith]

Really? Their costumer service is extremely slow but besides that I have no problems with Distrokid.

[@dinerkids8615]

Distrokid for me

[@yochillsmith]

Understandable.

[@ThaBiGGDoGG]

These are the videos #DistroKid didn't want you to see!!! DistroKid Warning: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6fMnGB9ds-abac The Truth About DistroKid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHy0YqaPhaypjJo DistroKid Sucks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGKqfHyImLOdiJY

[@eternalvision6078]

Cdbaby pro

[@v10-ACR-E]

It let's you upload in a matter of 7-8 days lol distro kid on the other hand is paid and it's a month until the release

[@yochillsmith]

Yeah, I really like that about unitedmasters

[@calvindee1008]

Why play the music I'm trying to listen to you

[@cursedsavagee]

Both apps sounds like shit but fuck it

[@noslipups3657]

I’m not gonna say united masters is the worst distribution company out there but there’s definitely way better distribution companies you can go to

[@NeuriMercedes]

Stay away from UnitedMasters

[@kitchmacc]

UnitedMasters is 👎🏿

[@chillsmith1242]

Good to know

[@yochillsmith]

Will keep you updated