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Home »Knowledge base

Welcome to the wikiloops helpdesk

Basic concepts

How does online music collaboration work on wikiloops?
Loops, tracks, remixes, templates, single tracks... A quick reference for track related terms
wikiloops music libraries architecture
All collaborations remain open for alternative remixes
Track ID Numbers on wikiloops

Browsing the backingtrack collection

The wikiloops track search tool
Keep browsing your search results without returning to the search page
Finding collaborations to join
Navigating remixes via "Musicians" and "Remixes" tabs
Following up one musicians tracks and following a team of collaborators

Audio controls & Player features

Auto-playback settings, "play all"-mode and how to loop a track segment
Part-markup-bar and chordsheet
Audio player controls and keyboard shortcuts

Bookmarking tracks and creating Playlists and Albums

Using temporary Bookmarks
The Watchlists special function
Create and manage playlists
Create a wikiloops Album

Downloading Tracks and Albums

Downloading the "mixed audio" or "HD singles" of a track
Album .zip-downloads with included cover artwork
Audio filtetypes & formats
Download tickets

Interact & Collaborate

"Thumbs up" if you like a jam
Following musicians on wikiloops
Adding links, images, video and emoticons in comments and messages
Joining the musical collaboration: Posting your first track
Keeping track of interactions with your newsfeed
Keeping track of my own interaction history
Sending private messages

Membership info & management

Free membership vs. upgraded membership info
Log In troubleshooting & Lost password recovery
Monitoring your account status
Purchasing a membership upgrade for someone else
Managing your private storage
Messaging and Email notification settings
Setting up your user profile
Setting up your showcase
Closing your wikiloops account

Private Collaborations in wikiloops Bands

Private Bands feature overview
Start a private band & invite people to your group
Joining a band you have been invited to, and subscribing to the bands news
Using private storage & Assigning storage to a band project
Using the band-internal FilePool to share audio files
Publishing tracks from within a private Band

Track management

Editing a track you uploaded
Ways to browse remixes of your tracks and Albums featuring you
Deleting a track you uploaded

Step-by-step collaboration guides

Creating a template track which others may join
Creating and uploading a remix + single track attachment
Using the part-markup-tool
Tips to increase your chance to get heard & remixed
Choosing a proper track title and adding tags

Copyright & Music licenses

Why are cover songs not allowed on wikiloops?
Reporting a copyright violation
Things to think about before granting a license: Which rights are you granting, and what does that mean?
The wikiloops public license explained for creatives
Use of tracks in a scenario which is not covered by the license - how to go about

Get in touch

Report a bug or technical problem
Where to find the Legal Note and official contact addresses?
Report inapropriate content & request moderator support

wikiloops online jamsessions are brought to you with friendly support by:

Chuck Stew from Germany

"I´m not a very good guitarist but this site is awesome. Will keep on supporting :-) Greetings from Germany :-)"

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