Understanding User Roles

Learn how free accounts, paid subscribers, and approved producers use BeatPass.

BeatPass supports three main account states:

• Free account (Explorer plan)
• Paid subscriber (Classic, Plus, or Pro plan)
• Approved producer

You can hold more than one state at the same time — for example, a producer who also has a paid subscription.

Free Accounts (Explorer)

Every new account starts on the free Explorer plan.

With a free account, you can:

• Stream the full catalog
• Like tracks and collections
• Create playlists
• Follow producers and other users
• Post comments
• Browse your listening history
• Create one beat request per month (one token)
• Apply to the Producer Program

Downloads and license certificates require a paid plan. Free accounts cannot download beats.

Paid Subscribers

Paid plans add licensed download access and additional features on top of the free account.

Subscribers can:

• Download eligible beats under BeatPass’s standard licensing
• Access license certificates in Your library → Licenses
• Keep the licenses they obtained while subscribed
• Create more beat requests per month based on plan tier

Available Plans

Plan	Beat Request Tokens	Downloads
Classic ($29 CAD/month)	1 per month	Yes
Plus ($45 CAD/month)	3 per month	Yes
Pro ($59 CAD/month)	5 per month	Yes

No yearly billing is available. See Plans & Pricing for the full feature comparison.

Approved Producers

Approved producers receive a public producer profile plus access to producer-only tools. You become a producer by applying through the Producer Program.

Producer access includes:

• Uploading tracks and collections
• Editing your producer profile
• Backstage access (the Producer Dashboard)
• Performance analytics and progress tracking
• Stripe Connect onboarding for payouts

Producer Dashboard

Click your profile avatar, then select Backstage to open the Producer Dashboard.

Section	What it does
Dashboard	Your producer overview
Finances	Earnings, payouts, and Stripe Connect
Activity	Performance analytics
Progress	XP, levels, and achievements
Leaderboards	Producer rankings
My Beats	Manage your track catalog
My Collections	Organize your albums and collections

Producer Downloads

Producers can always download their own tracks. To download beats from other producers, you need an active paid subscription — producer status alone does not include download access to the broader catalog.

Comparison

Capability	Explorer (Free)	Paid Subscriber	Approved Producer
Stream the catalog	Yes	Yes	Yes
Like tracks and collections	Yes	Yes	Yes
Create playlists	Yes	Yes	Yes
Follow producers and users	Yes	Yes	Yes
Beat request tokens/month	1	1–5 (by plan)	Based on subscription
Download licensed beats	No	Yes	Own tracks only (unless subscribed)
License certificates	No	Yes	When downloads are available
Upload tracks	No	No	Yes
Producer profile	No	No	Yes
Producer Dashboard	No	No	Yes
Finances and analytics	No	No	Yes

Upgrading

From Free to Paid Subscriber

Click your profile avatar, then select Billing to choose a plan. You can also visit the Plans & Pricing page to compare options.

From User to Producer

Use the Producer Program to apply, claim an existing artist page, or request verification. The review process takes one to three days.

Need Help?

If you have questions or need assistance, contact the support team at [e-mail] or visit the Contact Support page.