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Join NativeDSD

Dear label or artist,

Thank you for your interest in the NativeDSD Music platform.

NativeDSD is a family-owned company, founded in 2013 and launched in 2014 (read more About us). Our vision is to make music available as Direct Stream Digital (DSD) downloads to listeners anywhere in the world, from DSD Edit Masters and Analog Master Tapes transferred to DSD, bringing the listener as close to the original performance as possible.

We started in 2013 with just 4 labels. Since then we have welcomed over 100 more, big and small, as well as several independent artists who release their music directly through us.

We set a high bar for the music we carry: every release starts from a genuine high-resolution source, which is why we only accept the formats listed below. A high-resolution file is a starting point, not a guarantee. Recording, engineering and mastering remain the label's craft; we ask that the master reaches us in its purest form, so that nothing is lost between your craft and our listeners.

Jared Sacks setting up microphones for a recording at the Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam
Jared Sacks at work at the Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam.
Photo: Wouter Jansen

Accepted Audio Formats

Accepted Recording Quality

Listed in order of preference. Please always send the master in the format it was edited and mastered in.

1
Pure DSDHighly preferred

Recorded and mastered in DSD64, DSD128 or DSD256, with no PCM processing at any stage. Mixing entirely in DSD, or through an analog desk and back to DSD, both qualify. What counts as Pure DSD?

Deliver: DSD edit master
2
DXD edit masterPreferred

Recorded in DSD or DXD, then edited, mixed or mastered in DXD (352.8 kHz).

Deliver: DXD 352.8 kHz edit master
3
High-res PCMAccepted

88.2 / 176.4 kHz, 96 / 192 kHz or 384 kHz.

Deliver: master at its original sample rate

Analog tape: a direct transfer to DSD counts as Pure DSD. Transfers to DXD or high-res PCM are also accepted.

Accepted Channel Configurations

Configuration
Details
Stereo
Stereo
2.0
Binaural
2.0, recorded with a dummy head
Surround
Multichannel
5.0Also 4.0, 5.1 or 6.0
Immersive
Discrete
10 or 12 channels (DXD)
Auro-3D
FLAC, 96 kHz
Dolby Atmos
TrueHD (.mkv)
Spatial mix
2.x, 7.x.x or other layoutsCreated in a DAW

Steps to get 'on board'

  1. Please review our standard agreement (you can request it via support@nativedsd.com).
  2. We will supply you a contract with your details as provided, to be signed online.
  3. After the agreement is signed we will supply your dashboard credentials so you can start making data deliveries and proceed with the release planning.
  4. For each new album, tracks and album information can be then submitted through our dashboard.
  5. We will maintain contact to discuss new releases and scheduling.

We advise to have a few albums lined up in sequence when your label launches at NativeDSD.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks!

Jonas, Jared and the NativeDSD Team