PREFLIGHT QC

Catch It Before the DSPs Do

Preflight QC is LabelGrid's pre-distribution quality-control addon. It checks every release against the quality and metadata standards DSPs actually enforce, credits work included, while problems are still cheap to fix. Nothing ships blind.

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A soft-3D quality-control shield bearing a bold white check stands in front of a leaning waveform sheet, with one small amber issue flag caught on its edge — Preflight QC clearing a master before it reaches the DSPs

SIX ANGLES ON EVERY RELEASE

What Preflight QC Looks At

Audio quality

Technical checks on every master, from format and loudness problems to defects that trigger DSP rejections.

Recognition and duplicates

Does this recording already exist somewhere it shouldn't? Recognition findings surface conflicts early.

Metadata and formatting

Titles, version tags and naming conventions matched against store style rules, so releases don't bounce for formatting.

Credits, rights and licenses

Writer and publisher data reviewed for completeness, together with contributors and any licensing declarations a release requires.

AI and content declarations

DSPs increasingly require explicit AI-usage declarations. Preflight checks yours are present and consistent.

Artist profiles and artwork

Artwork standards plus artist-profile mapping, the two most common causes of avoidable store disputes.

COMPLIANCE, BOTH WAYS

Whoever Holds the Deal, QC Is on You

Distributing on LabelGrid deals

Clean submissions move through review faster and come back less. Preflight cuts sendbacks by catching the fixable stuff before review even starts.

Distributing on your own deals

Your DSP agreements make content quality your obligation. Preflight gives you a documented QC pass on every release before it reaches the store.

IN YOUR PIPELINE, NOT IN YOUR WAY

How It Works

Preflight runs automatically when a release is ready, before review and before delivery. Results come back as a clear per-release report, through the API for integrated pipelines and in the platform for everyone else. White-label resellers can gate their own customers' submissions on a pass, so nothing enters your pipeline unchecked.

FROM UPLOAD TO ALL CLEAR

Three Steps, No Ceremony

1. Submit as usual

Nothing changes in your workflow. When a release is ready, Preflight picks it up on its own, before review and before delivery.

2. Read the report

One clear report per release, issue by issue, in plain language. API customers pull it as a pipeline step; everyone else reads it in the platform.

3. Fix or ship

Most findings take minutes to fix while the release is still yours. Clean ones sail on.

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BUILT FOR VOLUME

Who Uses Preflight QC

API customers

Run QC as a pipeline step. Submit a release, read the report, fix or ship. All of it programmatic.

White-label resellers

Vet what your customers submit before it can touch your reputation, your pipeline, or the DSP relationships your business runs on.

Distributors and label groups

Screen incoming catalogs and third-party content at intake, before problems become your problems.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Preflight QC?

Preflight QC is a pre-distribution quality-control addon for LabelGrid's API and white-label customers. It reviews each release across audio quality, recognition findings, metadata formatting, credits and rights work, AI declarations, and artwork before delivery.

Does Preflight QC replace LabelGrid's release review?

No. Review still runs as always. Preflight works earlier, catching fixable issues before review starts, which means fewer sendbacks and faster turnarounds.

How do I get the results?

Each release gets a per-release quality report. API customers read it programmatically as a pipeline step; platform users see it directly in the interface.

What does it cost?

Preflight QC is an addon for API and white-label plans, priced on request. Talk to us, tell us roughly how many releases you push a month, and we'll scope it.

Which releases should I run Preflight on?

All of them is the honest answer, and that's how the addon is designed to run: automatically, on every release, with no per-release fee surprise. Catalogs get in trouble through the one release nobody double-checked.

Why does QC matter if I have my own DSP deals?

Because the store agreements put quality on you. A documented QC pass on every release protects your standing when disputes come up.

Ship Clean Catalogs, Every Time

Preflight QC is available now for API and white-label customers. Tell us your volume and we'll set you up.

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