Too Lost offers independent artists a direct and powerful route to over 450 streaming services, but a successful release starts with a flawless upload.

This guide covers the essential steps for Too Lost’s upload process, the technical specs you need, and how to prepare your track for a professional release.

The Too Lost Upload Process: Step-by-Step

1. Get Your Assets Ready Before you start, have these three things:

• Your final mastered audio file (WAV or FLAC).
• Your square album artwork (3000×3000 pixels).
• All your metadata (artist name, song title, release date, and songwriter credits).

2. Create Your Release

• Basic Info: Enter your Release Title, Type (Single/EP/Album), and Primary Artist(s).
• Artwork: Upload your 3000×3000 pixel artwork.
• Release Date: Set this at least 2-4 weeks in the future to allow time for playlist pitching.
• Details: Add your Genre, Language.
• Stores & Extras: Your music goes to all 450+ partners by default. Be sure to select extras like YouTube Content ID and Facebook/Instagram delivery.
• Audio & Splits: Upload your audio file. This is where you can also add collaborators and set royalty splits.
• Review & Publish: Double-check all your information and submit.

Technical Criteria for Too Lost

Audio Requirements

• Format: WAV (highly recommended).
• Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
• Bit Depth: 24-bit or 16-bit.

Artwork Requirements

• Proportion: Square
• Size: 3000 x 3000 pixels (minimum)
• Format: JPG or PNG

How Masterchannel Perfects Your Track for Too Lost

Mastering is the final, critical step before distribution. Using Masterchannel before you upload to Too Lost ensures your music sounds professional and competitive.

Here’s how Masterchannel optimizes your music for a global release via Too Lost:

• Tailored for Streaming: Masterchannel’s AI-powered mastering is specifically designed with streaming platforms in mind. It optimizes your track’s loudness to the standards of services like Spotify and Apple Music, ensuring your song sounds consistently great everywhere without triggering their loudness normalization penalties.

• Preserving Quality, Enhancing Power: You can upload your high-resolution audio file (e.g., 24-bit, 44.1kHz WAV) to Masterchannel and receive a professionally mastered file back with the same specifications. For instance, if you provide a 24-bit file, Masterchannel will deliver a mastered 24-bit file, allowing you to upload the highest possible quality to Too Lost. This process enhances the clarity, punch, and overall impact of your track while preserving its technical integrity.

• Unleash Your Sonic Potential: The mastering process isn’t just about volume. Masterchannel analyzes and enhances the entire frequency spectrum, improves stereo width, and manages the dynamic range to make your music feel more alive and engaging for the listener.

• Confidence in Your Release: By mastering with Masterchannel, you can be confident that the file you’re delivering to Too Lost is the best it can possibly be. This professional touch ensures your music stands shoulder-to-shoulder with major label releases, giving your artistic vision the high-quality sound it deserves.

Before you hit “Publish,” give your music the professional polish it needs.