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Features Explained: Protected Links

Secure Audio Sharing

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Create. Secure. Promote. Discover.

Byta’s Protected Links offer you unparalleled levels of security. Recipients must have a Free or Paid plan, allowing you to easily track streams and downloads. Links are quick to create and simple to share. Just paste your Protected Link into emails, Facebook Messenger, or any messaging services you use. Your link is complete with rich album artwork previews.

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Benefits

Share Watermarked Music

Share Watermarked Music

Track secure streams or downloads with the flexibility to add watermarking*.

Control Your Music

Control Your Music

Privately share tracks, albums and playlists while controlling restrictions.

Share Anywhere

Share Anywhere

Paste in emails, Facebook Messenger, or any messaging services you use.

How It Works

Share Watermarked Music

Share Watermarked Music

Easy to track streams and downloads. Recipients sign up to a Free or Paid Byta plan and you always know who has streamed or downloaded your music. When added security is required for pre‑release downloads, choose one‑click watermarking*.
Control Your Music

Control Your Music

Protected Links allow you to set security restrictions. Choose to privately share streams and/or limit downloads of tracks, albums and playlists in the file format you and your recipients need. You can also control the expiry date of your link.
Share Anywhere

Share Anywhere

After creating your Protected Link, private audio sharing is easy. Simply paste your link into emails, Facebook Messenger, or any other type of messaging service you use. Your Link is complete with rich album artwork previews.
Learn more about Byta’s plans and features
Byta Quote We’ve tried out a lot of services before that offer pre-listening and preview links and were left feeling unsatisfied. When it was time for us to share a link of our Deezer Originals projects to the media, we went with Byta. Unlike other services, Byta offers an easy-to-use functionality that matches its sleek design.
DEEZER

Create a Protected Link

Create a Protected Link
  • 1 Upload Audio Files

    Quickly upload your audio files, then edit and update embedded file metadata.

  • 2 Customise Share

    Select file format, set expiry date and choose stream, download and security options.

  • 3 Customise Your Link

    Choose to customise your URL, making it easier to identify, such as adding artist and release name.

  • 4 Share Your Link

    Paste your link into any type of messaging service or into a personal email.

Have more questions about how Protected Links work?
Read more on our Support Center or get in touch.

Protected Links: a higher level of security when privately sharing audio files and streams

For years the music industry has relied on “Music Promotion” or “Watermark Promotion Services” for private audio sharing of pre‑release music to internal and external partners. Watermark Promotion Services have never offered features as fast, flexible or secure as Byta does with Protected Links.

When working with audio files, Generic File Services like Dropbox, WeTransfer or Box contribute to disorganized desktops, missing information in iTunes/music libraries and hard drives filled with poorly labeled music files. Music sharing can quickly become chaotic and time consuming.

Share music links in the format that your recipients need, lossy or lossless. Byta supports FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WAV, AAC and MP3 file formats. Choose to upload your lossless audio file and then share in the format required.

Byta is unrivalled in taking advantage of audio files' unique properties. You can use Byta as a metadata editor, as it can read and write audio file metadata, including ID3 tags and WAV tags. Byta converts file formats on the fly and delivers fast yet secure streaming when you need to share music.

Protected Links are fast, simple, and more secure than private SoundCloud links. Ideal when coordinating your pre‑release music promotion.

Byta’s Protected Links offer you a highly secure and simple alternative to using WeTransfer or any other type of link when you need private music streaming.

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*Watermark Music

Watermarking is the process of embedding undetectable information into an audio file in a way that is difficult to remove. If recorded, the information will be carried in the copy, enabling you to track your audio files back to their original recipient.

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