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Whilst the cost of living is high, RouteNote remains FREE. Mechanical licenses are usually pretty cheap too!
We’d recommend using Affordable Song Licensing to obtain your mechanical license. Once you’re onto the site, click on Sent here by a distributor.
The price of the license will depend on how many digital downloads you think you’ll get and on the length of the audio.
Please note, throughout this article you’ll see the word ‘copies’. This is referring to the amount of digital downloads you think you’ll get.
Here’s a graph below for the Statutory mechanical licensing rates as of 2023
| SONG LENGTH | ROYALTY RATE |
| 0:01 – 5:00 | $0.12 x number of copies |
| 5:01 – 6:00 | $0.1386 x number of copies |
| 6:01 – 7:00 | $0.1617 x number of copies |
| 7:01 – 8:00 | $0.1848 x number of copies |
| 8:01 – 9:00 | $0.2079 x number of copies |
| 9:01 – 10:00 | $0.231 x number of copies |
With Affordable Song Licensing, you can select a minimum of 25 copies.
So for example, a 3-minute song with 25 copies may cost you around $18. 200 copies may cost you around $44.
And a 6-minute song with 25 copies may cost you roundabout $19. 200 copies may cost you about $48.
Once you’ve purchased your license, attach it to an email and send it over to moderation@routenote.com, along with the UPC of your release.
If you have any further queries, feel free to get in touch with us!
See also:
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