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.
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.
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
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.