Latin Pulse Music

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Run by musicians, Latin Pulse Music Inc. is a fair trade, internet-based, publishing and technology company that specializes in digital retail sales and promotion of Caribbean, Central, and South American (Latin) musical content. Our featured products include whole album downloads, videos, eBooks, sheet music and production tracks. We make latin media downloads 100% legal, fun, fast and easy.

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Digital Delivery	Latin Pulse Radio
Can't Hear Music?	Compatible Browsers
Technical Requirements	Audio and Sheet Music file formats
Fill your iPOD with Latin Pulse Music	Regarding production tracks (pTracks)
Who we are and what we do	Contact

DIGITAL DELIVERY
Once payment is processed every customer is directed to an individual, secure page where the products are made available for instant download. We do not ship physical items or CDs. All music is delivered in MP3-VBR (variable bit rate) format and Adobe PDF is used for the sheet music. More info regarding file formats can be found here.

LATIN PULSE RADIO
Tune in to LATIN PULSE RADIO! The LATIN PULSE RADIO player is a browser independent application that allows you to listen to a mix of our hottest tracks. Currently this service is made available 24-7 and FREE of charge. All tracks are broadcast in 20kBps/16kHz MONO, which is compatible with AM radio quality. Great for your headphones and computer speakers, this format provides enough fidelity for personal use. Plus it's an excellent way to get to know the artists. Enjoy!

COMPATIBLE BRWOSERS
WINDOWS - Internet Explorer v6, Firefox v1
MAC - Safari v1, Firefox v1

CAN'T HEAR MUSIC?
This site requires the free Macromedia Flash Plugin. To test your browser for Flash installation check here:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/triggerpages_mmcom/flash.html

For the latest installers and uninstallers (for browsers in both Win and Mac) check here:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/

If you are having problems with the Flash Player v8 run the uninstall for your browser
and then install Version 7 using these links:

Internet Explorer for Windows:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/7/r63/flashplayer7r63_winax.exe
FireFox, Netscape, Mozilla for Windows:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/7/r63/flashplayer7r63_win.exe
All browsers for Mac:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/7/r63/flashplayer7r63_mac.hqx

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
LatinPulseMusic.com provides full-album audio downloads, video downloads, eBooks, digital sheet music and production tracks. Single (individual) tracks are not available for purchase (we are not in the 'singles' business as we belive this adversly affects independent artists). Therefore use of this site requires a high-speed Internet connection (broadband) with a download speed of at least 500kbps.

How long does it take to download an album? To download an average song (6-8 MB) takes about 20 to 40 seconds with a broadband (T1, DSL, ISDN, cable modem) connection, so a full album will take anywhere from 5-7 minutes depending on the number of tracks. Please note that actual download time also varies depending on the length of the tracks, your system configuration, site traffic and network traffic.

ALBUM, AUDIO, VIDEO, eBOOKS & SHEET MUSIC FILE FORMATS

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An album download is a zip file containing MP3 files, one per song, AND a pdf file with full scans of all CD artwork, liner notes, credits, front and back covers (whatever was submitted with the album). We strongly believe that its important to make the CREDITS available for each album (wouldn't you want your name along with the MUSICIANS credited on your work of art?). These MP3-VBR (.mp3) audio downloads are delivered as zipped files (.zip) in order to ensure that your browser does not automatically try to open or play the tracks during download. All tracks are properly tagged with the track name, number, artist and album.

All audio tracks are encoded in audiophile quality MP3-VBR audio format. MP3-VBR (Variable Bit Rate MP3) format is compatible with all digital players (both hardware and software) including the iPOD. In a double-blind test subjects could NOT tell the difference between the MP3-VBR (with alt-present standard settings) versions and the native CD audio of the music they were most familiar with. Read the full article here. Every audio track loaded onto the site is ripped in native .wav format and thoroughly tested against the original master disc. The files are then encoded with a LAME 3.9 encoder with an "--alt-preset standard" setting for MPEG 1 Layer 3 (.mp3) variable-bit-rate encoding. This file format is known as MP3-VBR, which is currently the most stable and highest quality lossy audio compression scheme known today. This method allows the music itself to decide how much compression is to be used, meaning the dense musical passages of the song are not as compressed as the sections with the most silence. The term "variable" comes into play because bit rates of 128k, 160k, 192k, 224k, 256k and 320k are used during compression. This special type of mp3 files are compatible with virtually all hardware and software players that play standard (non-vbr) mp3s (to date LatinPulseMusic.com has found no exceptions). Some players, most notably the older Windows Media Players, will not display the length of the track correctly for an mp3 file of this type (the WinAmp and QuickTime players, for example, do not have this problem). In order to maximize cross-platform playback capability, LatinPulseMusic.com also reserves the right to offer and compress audio files at a fixed rate of 256k.

Sheet Music and eBook files ('Charts') are made available via our custom 'View to Print" system. Click here for a full description.

Video downloads are also delivered in zip files. Once unzipped these video files are optimized for computer playback and viewing on the following software players:
- WINDOWS: Windows Media Player, DivX Player, VLC Media Player
- MAC: OSXversions of Windows Media Player, DivX Player, VLC Media Player

FiILL YOUR iPOD with LATIN PULSE MUSIC
MP3-VBR files are fully compatible with the iPOD (iTunes 4.1 and later can also encode MP3s using VBR). All tracks are properly tagged with the track name, number, artist and album. Though not recommended, you can fit more music into your portable MP3 player by converting any track to a .wav file and compressing (encoding) at a lower bit-rate.

REGARDING PRODUCTION TRACKS (pTracks)
The beeps and spoilers are embeded as watermarks in the preview versions. All purchased pTracks are of the highest quality and free of these watermarks.

Production tracks are made available 100% royalty-free for non-broadcast uses such as music-on-hold, special event DVDs/videos (weddings, anniversaries, etc.), website mouse-over effects or themes, academic and educational lectures, complementary or give-away (free of charge) items, corporate presentations and corporate DVD or video training aids.

If you use our music in a BROADCAST medium, be it network or satellite television or radio, television or radio commercials, film/movies or movie trailers, and theatrical productions you are required by law to complete and return to us a report of use, specifically an "LPM CUE SHEET", within seven (7) days of your production air date. Each cue sheet shall contain the appropriate track and artist name, usage type and duration of use. This is a legal requirement and industry standard as it ensures that the necessary composer, publishing and production data will be reported to the appropriate performing arts society (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, etc). While there are no additional fees involved with this, it is important to note that it is completely illegal to broadcast any LPM music and not report.

APPLY TO LPM -submit your music for digital retail sales
Are you a latin music artist or label? Tired of those tip sheet services? Pay for a lead or get PAID! Electronically distribute your quality recordings directly to the customer via a robust, secure and easy-to-use technology platform available world-wide so you can promote, market, and profit from your songs. We make latin music downloads 100% legal, fun, fast and easy.

LATIN PULSE MUSIC Inc., a digital retail outlet of latin music, is currently accepting submissions from authorized representatives only. An authorized representative is defined as the person that holds the copyright, or has written permission to administer the copyright, of the songs/tracks to be considered. Only complete albums more than 40 minutes worth of music will be accepted. All submissions MUST include a signed distribution agreement.

Download the Digital Retail Agreement! (click here to download)

Brief outline of the Agreement:

NO SET-UP FEES. There is no cost to apply, really.

non-exclusive (your hard copies are also not bound)

you retain all ownership rights to your music

revenue is divided equally

to-the-minute accounting via merchant login

see your sales and page views instantly in real time

on-demand payments via merchant login

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
Run by musicians, Latin Pulse Music Inc. is a fair trade, internet-based publishing company that specializes in digital retail sales and promotion of Caribbean, Central, and South American (Latin) musical content. The company website, www.LatinPulseMusic.com, provides a digital retail outlet for artists and labels that hold and control the copyright(s) to their musical works. Every work is reviewed and must pass strict audio/video quality verification guidelines for inclusion in the site. The LatinPulseMusic.com technology platform makes these audio/video tracks available directly to the customer on-line where they can be instantly previewed, purchased and downloaded in a cost-effective and efficient manner world-wide. Our custom system also sells view and print access to sheet music and ebooks: an extremely innovative and secure solution. All revenues generated via this digital system are evenly split with the artists or their authorized representatives.

CONTACT
Email is the most effective way to send your inquiries, messages and feedback (LatinPulseMusic.com is an internet based business). Please select among the following departments:

For general and licensing inquiries:	Latin Pulse Music Inc.
info@latinpulsemusic.com	1945 N. Carson St.
	Carson City, NV 89701 - USA
For customer service and technical support:	*unsolicited mail will not be accepted at this address
support@latinpulsemusic.com	Telephone: 775-230-6501