For independent musicians, bands and DJs

Music QR Code

A music QR code opens your track, album or playlist when someone scans it, from a gig poster, a sticker, a T-shirt, a CD sleeve or a business card. The code stores one link. Your next release has a new link, and a plain code keeps opening the old one. A code you can repoint lets merch you have already printed point to what you released this month.

Which one do you need

  • One release, one use: a free code does the job. SoundCloud's app has a QR code option in its Share menu.
  • Posters, stickers and merch that will outlast one release: $49 once per code, no renewal.
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How to make a QR code for your music

  1. 1

    Copy the link to your release

    On SoundCloud, click Share under the waveform to get the link. In a streaming app such as Spotify or Apple Music, use the Share option on the track, album or playlist and copy the link.

  2. 2

    Create a code that points to it

    Make a Website URL code and paste the link as the destination.

  3. 3

    Download and print

    Download the code as SVG or PNG. Put it on posters, stickers, shirts, sleeves or cards, and scan a proof with your own phone before the run.

  4. 4

    Repoint at your next release

    When a new single or album comes out, edit the destination. Posters and merch already out there follow.

Where a music code earns its place

Merch lasts longer than a release cycle. The code on it can stay useful if it is not tied to one track.

Gig posters and flyers

Point the poster at your latest release, then at the next show's page afterwards.

Stickers, shirts and CD sleeves

A sticker stays on a laptop for years. Repoint it to the song you want heard now.

Busking and open-mic cards

Hand out a card at the end of a set. Update the destination as you release more.

Band and DJ business cards

One scan to your newest mix or release instead of an old link.

Check the track is public before you print

SoundCloud says private tracks do not show up on your public profile, and a scheduled track stays private until its release date. Open the link signed out, in a private window, and play it. If it asks a stranger to sign in or says the track is unavailable, fix the track's visibility first.

Consider pointing it at your profile

A code that points at your artist profile or a page with all your links needs no repointing when a release ends. Pointing it at one track is good for a launch. A code you can repoint covers both: use the track now, the profile later.

Music QR code questions

Copy the track's link with the Share button, create a Website URL code with that link as the destination, then download and print it. Anyone who scans it opens the track.

Related: Instagram QR codes and YouTube QR codes and business card QR codes and pricing

Start with one code

Print one and test it. Your first code is covered by a 30-day refund if you have not put it into use.

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