> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.beatpass.ca/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Editing Your Content

> Learn how to edit your tracks and collections after uploading them to BeatPass. Update metadata, replace audio, and manage your catalog.

After a beat or collection is live, BeatPass still lets you return and update the content. This guide covers the current producer-side editing behavior.

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## Editing a Track

To edit a beat:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the track editor">
    Find the beat in your producer workspace and open its edit form.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Change the fields you need">
    Update metadata, cover art, licensing, or audio as needed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the changes">
    BeatPass applies the update once the form validations pass.
  </Step>
</Steps>

All five track sections open by default on the edit page so you can scan the saved setup without repeatedly expanding panels. Collapse any section you do not need.

## Track Fields You Can Usually Edit

| Area                   | Current Examples                                                     |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Basic details**      | Track name, description, credited artists, collection                |
| **Discovery metadata** | Tags, genres                                                         |
| **Music properties**   | Key, scale, BPM                                                      |
| **Protection**         | Sample-safe status, AI use declaration, and audio fingerprint status |
| **Artwork**            | Custom cover art or AI preset choice                                 |
| **Licensing**          | Model, exclusive price, exclusive config, subject to sale locks      |
| **Audio**              | Replace the uploaded audio file before an exclusive sale             |

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## Replacing Audio

If you need to update the audio file:

1. Open the track's edit form
2. Click **Replace audio** in the floating action bar
3. Wait for BeatPass to process the new upload
4. Save once the track is ready

Replacing audio triggers a new fingerprint workflow for the updated file.

<Warning>
  **Replace audio** is unavailable after an exclusive certificate is issued. Only cover art can be changed on a sold beat.
</Warning>

## Declaring AI Use on Older Tracks

If a beat was uploaded before AI declarations were added, choose **Human-made** or **AI-assisted** in **Protection & Verification** before saving the producer edit. An AI-assisted declaration also requires the tool name, usage details, and commercial-rights confirmation.

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## Editing a Collection

Collections can also be edited after creation.

The current collection tools support changes to:

* Name
* Cover art
* Release date
* Artists
* Genres
* Tags
* Description
* Track order

You can also upload new beats into the collection or add existing tracks from your catalog.

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## Collection Track Management

Inside a collection, BeatPass currently supports:

* **Upload beats**
* **Add existing tracks**
* **Edit** a specific track
* **Remove** a track from the collection
* **Reorder** tracks

<Note>
  Removing a beat from a collection changes the grouping. It does not automatically mean the beat stops existing as a track in your catalog.
</Note>

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## Licensing Locks You Should Expect

Some edits become limited after an exclusive sale.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Sold beats">
    Once a beat is sold exclusively, BeatPass locks the audio, metadata, licensing model, status, price, and sold terms. Only cover art remains editable. This protects the buyer's certificate.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Standard licensing after a sale">
    BeatPass stops future standard licensing for beats that are sold exclusively, so you should not expect sold beats to behave like open catalog tracks.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## If Changes Do Not Appear Immediately

If your edit saves but you do not see it everywhere right away:

1. Refresh the page
2. Wait a short moment for cached views to update
3. Re-open the track or collection to confirm the saved values

If the problem persists, use the troubleshooting guides or contact support.

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## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Upload Page" icon="cloud-arrow-up" href="/help/uploading/upload-page">
    Return to the main upload workflow.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Audio Fingerprinting" icon="fingerprint" href="/help/uploading/audio-fingerprinting">
    Understand what happens when you replace audio.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>