Beatport Specs

Beatport and the other DJ stores (Traxsource, Juno Download) are the strictest about audio quality - DJs play these files on club systems, so only full-quality masters are accepted.

Artwork

Cover art size3000×3000 px, square
FormatJPEG, RGB, highest quality
Text rulesNo social handles, URLs or store references

Audio

Delivery formatWAV 16-bit 44.1 kHz minimum (stereo)
MixesExtended mixes expected for club tracks; radio edits as additional versions
Consumer formatsWAV, AIFF and MP3 320 kbps sold to DJs

Loudness

NormalisationNone at the store level
Practical adviceClub masters are traditionally loud, but keep true peak below -1 dBTP for clean encoding

Worth knowing

  • Genre tagging matters enormously on Beatport - the wrong genre buries the release.
  • DJ stores expect clean metadata: no featuring artists in the title field, correct remixer credits.

Source: Beatport (via distributor delivery specs) · Last verified 2026-09-27

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