Questions.

When a producer posts a job, they pay the full amount up front on Stripe Checkout (card, Apple Pay, and other methods Stripe enables). Funds sit on the platform until you pick someone.

If you cancel an open job, or if the job closes with no pick, you get a full refund.

When you pick a musician after the deadline (or we auto-pick your favorite after 48 hours), they are paid from the funds you paid at checkout, minus the platform fee.

Offers are open, so you choose the budget. If you're not sure what is fair or expected, our pricing calculator suggests a range based on three things:

1. Instrument type: some parts cost more to record well
2. Recording duration: longer parts usually need a higher offer
3. Project deadline: tighter windows nudge the suggested range up

The highlighted band is a typical beginner-to-pro range for that combination. You can stay inside it, go lower (though you may get fewer takes), or go higher if the project warrants it.

The minimum amount you can offer is $25. Type any amount at or above the minimum.

Pick how many days submissions stay open. The job can’t be picked early - musicians get that full window. After the deadline, you have about 48 hours to pick a musician (you can favorite takes beforehand). If you have a favorite and don’t pick in time, we auto-pick that favorite. If you have no favorite, the job cancels and you’re refunded.

Need more time? Before the deadline passes, you can extend an open job by 1 to 14 days at a time from your jobs page. We email musicians who play that part (and anyone who already submitted) so they know. Anyone who already submitted can keep updating their takes until the new deadline, and your 48 hours to pick starts after the new deadline.

You can cancel an open job anytime before it is picked. That refunds you in full.

While the job is open, use Favorite on one submission (all takes in that submission). Favoriting another replaces the previous favorite - only one can be saved at a time, so auto-pick stays clean.

After the deadline, submissions close and you have 48 hours to Pick a musician. That pays them and unlocks masters. Payment was already collected when you posted.

Make sure you have compared every take in each submission before you make the pick.

Every job can include two references: the Part (the isolated demo to retrack) and the Bed (the rest of the track without that part). The player’s Part / Bed / Both toggle is how you hear them clearly.

Part soloes the demo so musicians can lock pitch, feel, and phrasing. Bed plays the arrangement without the guide. Both stacks them so you hear how the part sits in the song.

Producers use the same idea when reviewing takes: they can hear a submission alone, against the bed, or both, so that they can hear how it sounds in context before picking a musician.

Start with Both so you hear the take against the bed, then jump to Part or Bed when something feels off. Check pitch, timing, tone, and whether it serves the song rather than only sounding impressive soloed.

Compare a few finalists back to back at similar volumes. Prefer the take you would keep in a real mix, not only the flashiest performance.

If a note came with the submission, use it as supporting context, not a substitute for listening in the player.

Browse the open jobs, choose one that fits your instrument, listen using the Part / Bed / Both toggle, then submit your recording from the job page. You can submit one time per job, and you can upload up to two takes per submission. Submitting is always free.

Upload up to two audio takes as WAV or MP3 (WAV preferred). You can attach a note too. You can come back to your submission and replace your files later if you need a better export before the job is picked or closes.

Before you can submit to a job, you need to set up payouts in Settings so we know where to send money if you are selected.

After you win, payout goes to the method you set up: Stripe Express where it is supported, or PayPal / Wise where Stripe payouts are not available (or if you prefer those).

Stripe payouts can move automatically once your Connect account is ready. PayPal and Wise are paid manually to the email and name you saved; those services may take their own small transfer or currency fees.

Set this up and edit it in Settings > Payouts. If possible, use the same email and name you are using for RetrackThis for your PayPal or Wise account. This will make automatic payments easier.

Yes. RetrackThis takes 10% of the job price when a take is picked. The rest goes to the winning musician.

Producers see the full offer amount authorized on their card. The fee comes out of that amount at pick time; it is not an extra charge on top for the producer.

MP3 is fine for producers uploading Part and Bed references. WAV is recommended and preferred for musicians uploading and submitting takes.

For listening on the site, RetrackThis automatically creates an MP3 version of the musician's submissions for lighter streaming previews. Once the job is picked at the deadline, the master files become available for download.

On one end, this is for producers, composers and songwriters who need a real recorded part to replace their demos or scratch tracks. On the other end, this is for session musicians and instrumentalists who want clear, paid briefs with references and competitive payouts.

Currently, jobs are scoped to a single part of a song, not a multi-track session. That keeps briefs tight and turns around faster for both sides.

1. Write the brief, upload Part (and Bed if you have it), set a price and deadline.
2. Pay up front on checkout. Until you pay, the job stays a private draft.
3. While it’s open, musicians submit. Favorite the take you like best - you can switch.
4. After the deadline, you have 48 hours to pick. If you already favorited someone and don’t click, we’ll pick that favorite. If you have no favorite, the job cancels and you’re refunded.
5. You can cancel an open job anytime before a pick for a refund.

Jobs don’t close early - musicians get the full window you posted. More detail in the payment and deadlines answers above.

1. Create an account and set up payouts in Settings (Stripe, or PayPal / Wise).
2. Browse open jobs. Listen with Part / Bed / Both, then submit for free.
3. One submission per job (up to two takes). You can replace files while the job is open.
4. Your submission stays Pending until the job ends.
5. If you win, it shows Picked, you get paid, and masters unlock. If someone else wins: Not selected. If the job is cancelled: Job cancelled.

Submitting never costs money. Only picked takes are paid. See payouts for how money reaches you.

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