User Guide
Browsing/ searching and Listening
- Click on different regions of map (continent, country, region) to see who has tracks from there.
- Navigate map with mouse wheel or navigation buttons...
zoom in/ out
directional
re-center map
- Click on track to play, or narrow search by choosing genres currently in that region located below the map.
- Click on track to play, or narrow search by User Name by utilizing search box above tracks list.
- Listen to others in different regions
- With the " " button, check out their profile where comments are. Also add to your library "My Mix".
- Currenty playing track may be liked and disliked.
Joining
- Click on the map where YOU are from.
- Fill in a User Name, password, and e-mail.
- Click "Join" button.
Your Profile Photo
- The Displayed picture to others is a square, if not square the height will be centered.
- Accepted file types are... jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, tiff.
- No unacceptable pictures please, you know what we mean.
Uploading audio tracks
- Underground Sounds is for uploading ORGINAL WORKS. The only covers permitted are for compositions already in the public domain (classicals, jazz standards, etc.)
- Click "Upload New Track" button, fill out fields and choose file.
- Each track may have up to 3 genres. So much audio these days is more than one genre. A notable example is the music by world famous guitarist Carlos Santana. Rock, Latin, Hip Hop all in one song.
- If the track is something you recorded just "on the fly", like in your car or something like that... this is what the genre "Raw Recordings" represents.
- Accepted audio file types... mp3, m4a, mp4, aac, mp2, ogg, wav, aiff, flac, amr, 3ga.
- If you do not wish to have a track that has been uploaded available to be listened to, change the tracks status to "Inactive".
Paid for plays of your tracks
- If your total plays for the month earn $10.00 or more, in your profile you'll need to enter a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) address for us to send you your earnings.
- You may also choose to be paid through PayPal to your e-mail address on your profile, simply select "PayPal" where you would "Select Coin", and make sure you have a PayPal account with your e-mail address.
- You may change the address you wish your earnings to be sent to, we will only send them to the most recent address you entered at time of sending.
- Click here for our CryptoCurrency Explaination.
- Payouts are in Bitcoin Cash (BCH) because of it's speed, reliability and very low transaction fees.
- We may offer other cryptocurrency options in the future if one becomes comparable with these 3 qualities.
- Transaction fees using Bitcoin Cash (BCH) are paid for by Underground Sounds, and NOT deducted from User's Earnings.
Tip another artist directly
- Underneath the play buttons, a BCH Tip Address may be noticed.
- Any User who chooses Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as their payout method, their address will be displayed here so anyone may tip them directly.
- Tipping does not go through Underground Sounds, nor does Underground Sounds have any control or accounting over it. Tipping is directly from you to them.
Get your wallet
Spend your Bitcoin Cash
- Purse.io allows for Amazon purchases
- Bitpay.com is a Mastercard funded with your Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
- JM Bullion buy Gold, Silver, Platinum, Copper
- World maps of locations where crypto is accepted
Exchange your Bitcoin Cash
- Kraken
- Crypto.com
- Binance.US For USA located people
- Binance for other countries
- Or you can save your Bitcoin Cash for the future.