Turn your samples into a mailing list.
Soundotter is the platform that lets artists grow a real mailing list by gating sample downloads behind a subscription. No middlemen. No feed. Just you and the producers who need your sounds.
New leads
jules.k
j****@gmail.com
producer.onyx
o****@gmail.com
m.rivers
m****@outlook.com
deepstate
d****@bass.io
Captured via your sample submerge_174_c#m.wav
Built for artists
Own your audience. Escape the algorithm.
Soundotter gives you back what social platforms took: a direct line to the people who actually use your sound.
Your list, your data
Every subscriber is yours forever. Export anytime, take it with you, message them on your terms. We don't lock you in - that's the point.
Direct reach, every time
Email lands in inboxes - not in a feed an algorithm rewrote overnight. 100% of your subscribers hear you when you press send.
No middlemen
No royalty splits with sample marketplaces. No platforms sitting between you and the producers using your sounds. Just you and them.
For artists
- Build an owned mailing list of producers who actually use your sounds.
- Upload individual samples to a public library - discoverable by every producer on Soundotter.
- Own your audience. No algorithm sitting between you and your fans.
For producers
- Browse a cross-artist library - search samples by genre, BPM, key, mood.
- Discover the artists behind the sounds you love.
- Subscribe to an artist once - download anything they've uploaded, free, forever.
How it works
For artists
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Upload your samples
Add WAVs one at a time. Tag them with BPM, key, genre - they appear in the public library.
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Set up your gate
Producers can preview anything in the library, but they have to subscribe to your list to download. One signup unlocks all your samples.
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Grow your list
Every download is a verified producer who actually uses your sound.
For producers
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Browse the library
Search across every artist on Soundotter - by genre, BPM, key, mood.
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Subscribe to download
Found something good? Subscribe to that artist with your email and unlock their full catalogue - free.
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Make music
Use the samples in your tracks. Discover the artists making them along the way.
The credit system
You only pay for leads you keep.
Capture unlimited downloads on any plan. Then choose which leads to unlock with credits - included in every plan, or top up as you grow. No more paying for an audience that didn't engage.
247 leads captured
12 unlocked this month
| jules.k | + Capture |
| producer.onyx | Captured |
| m.rivers | Captured |
| deepstate | + Capture |
The economics
How much is an email subscriber worth?
Email is the highest-ROI marketing channel ever measured. Every brand, label, and creator is fighting to grow their list - because the list is the asset, and the platform is rented ground.
Currency USD
$36
Returned for every $1 spent on email
Email marketing has the highest measured ROI of any channel - DMA, Litmus, and McKinsey all put the return at roughly $36 per $1 spent. Once you own the list, every send compounds.
$1 – $5
Average cost per lead on Meta or Google
Paid social and search charge $1 – $5 per email captured - and that's before CPMs creep up, the algorithm changes overnight, or Q4 reach gets buried under bigger spenders. You're renting an audience that vanishes the moment you stop paying.
From $0.10
Cost per lead on Soundotter
We undercut traditional CPLs by 10–25× because producers come to your samples - not because you outbid someone for a placement. Predictable, stable, and the audience stays yours.
Soundotter isn't competing on cost. We're rewriting the math: pay pennies to capture leads who chose to be there, then keep them - forever.
Built with artists and brands who get it.
"It's a no-brainer for sample pack brands. Email marketing has the best return on investment as a marketing channel. Soundotter is the easiest way to start building a warm mailing list to grow your brand."
KAN Samples
[Sample Pack Brand · London]
"As an emerging artist, it's quite sad to learn how reliant on social media the industry is. Soundotter gives you a way to connect directly with producers who vibe with your sound - and that's way more valuable than a random follower count."
Archangel
[Drum & Bass Artist · Lisbon]
Questions
- Is Soundotter free for producers?
- Yes. Producers browse the library and download samples for free - they pay with attention by subscribing to the artists whose samples they want. The artists pay for the platform; producers get the sounds.
- When does Soundotter launch?
- Soon. The waitlist gets first access - Early signups jump to the front of the queue and get 500 free credits at launch.
- How is this different from Splice or Tracklib?
- Splice and Tracklib are subscription sample libraries - producers pay them, they pay royalties to artists. Soundotter is free for producers; the trade is a direct subscribe to the artist's mailing list. Artists end up with an owned audience, not a royalty statement.
- What happens to my data as a producer?
- When you download from an artist, your email is added to that artist's mailing list - that's the whole exchange. We don't sell or rent your data, and you can unsubscribe from any artist at any time.
- Is there an application process for artists?
- At launch, we're onboarding artists in waves. Join the waitlist and we'll reach out - priority for early signups.
- How does the credit system work?
- Every plan includes monthly credits. Captured leads stay captured forever - but you spend a credit to unlock a lead's full contact info and add them to your list. Capture unlimited; pay for the ones that matter.
Turn your samples into a mailing list.
Early signups get priority access at launch.