Audio | Listing Type

Audio listings allow users to upload and share audio files.

New Hub Listing

Create

Audio listings allow users to upload and share audio files.

To start the creation process:

  • Go to the MY LISTINGS page.

  • Click on the AUDIO icon to begin.

Mobile Users: Control volume while viewing an Audio listing using the physical buttons on the device.

Listing Type Modal

After clicking the AUDIO icon, the LISTING TYPE modal will appear. In this modal, you can choose from the following options:

  • New Hub Listing

  • New Version of an existing listing

  • Remix of another user's listing

To create a new listing, select NEW HUB LISTING and click NEXT to proceed.

This guide focuses on creating a New Hub Listing. For details on creating a New Version or a Remix, check the additional resources linked below. New Version or Remix.

Upload

After selecting the New Hub Listing option, you will be directed to the UPLOAD tab. Here, you are required to upload a supported audio file.

The File Upload and Scanning Tool will launch to help with this process (see the link below for detailed instructions).

MOTAR Secure File Upload & Scanning

Once the scan is completed successfully, you can close the modal, and the audio file will be listed.

Info

After the file is uploaded, the INFO tab will allow you to complete the following:

  • The Listing Name will auto-populate to match the name of the file that was uploaded. You can edit this name at this point to your preferred listing name.

  • Listing Description: Provide a brief description of the listing.

You can save your progress after uploading the file, naming the listing, and filling in the description. This allows you to come back and complete any remaining fields later.

A listing cannot be promoted from Sandbox to Production until all required fields have been completed.

Permissions

To set permissions for your listing:

  • Navigate to the PERMISSIONS tab.

  • Click the LAUNCH button to run the Permissions Wizard.

Full instructions on how to use the wizard can be found below:

How to Manage Listing Permissions

Once you've configured the permissions:

  • Click the SAVE button to apply all requested changes.

  • This will enable the option to adjust the Hub Visibility for your listing.

After saving permissions, you’ll see the Hub Visibility toggle in the top right corner of the listing’s edit page.

  • Sandbox Listings: Hub visibility is OFF by default (not publicly visible).

  • Production Listings: Hub visibility is ON by default (publicly visible).

Digital Thread

  • The current version of the listing

  • Any future versions or remixes created from it

The DIGITAL THREAD tab provides a centralized view of a listing’s entire digital lifecycle. It captures and displays:

When creating a new listing, this tab will initially show only that listing. As you or others create new versions or remixes, those will be added to this view automatically.

You can return to the Digital Thread tab at any time by choosing to EDIT the listing from the MY LISTINGS page.

From the Digital Thread tab, users can set a listing as Authoritative or Certified—but only after it has been promoted to Production.

For more guidance on how to authorize or certify a listing, click here.

See the following links for more information on Digital Thread and the Digital Thread Iconology.

All listings remain in Sandbox until they are promoted and approved for Production. This means their authoritative or certified status cannot be applied until that transition happens.

Publish

Once all required information for a listing is complete and the listing has been saved, the PUBLISH button becomes available.

Publishing a listing moves it from Sandbox to Production, making it officially available for wider access.

After publishing, users will no longer be able to change files on the UPLOAD tab. However, you can still update:

  • Description on the INFO tab

  • Listing permissions

To publish:

  • Click the PUBLISH button.

  • The Permissions for Production modal will open.

  • Choose between:

    • KEEP CURRENT permissions

    • SET NEW permissions

  • For this example, select KEEP CURRENT and then click NEXT.

Choosing SET NEW permissions will overwrite the existing permissions for the listing.

Need help setting new permissions?

Full instructions on how to run the Permissions Wizard can be found at the link below.

How to Manage Listing Permissions

The modal will close and the listing will be updated from Sandbox to Production.

Edit

To edit an existing listing:

  • Go to the MOTAR Studio – MY LISTINGS page.

  • Click the PENCIL icon in the ACTION column of the listing you want to edit.

You can make changes in the following tabs:

  • UPLOAD

  • INFO

  • PERMISSIONS

  • DIGITAL THREAD

Navigate between tabs by either:

  • Clicking the TAB TITLE

  • Clicking the NEXT button to move through the sections

If you need to update permissions:

  1. Go to the PERMISSIONS tab.

  2. Click the MODIFY button to launch the Permissions Wizard.

Full instructions on using the wizard can be found below.

How to Manage Listing Permissions

After making your desired edits:

  • Click the SAVE button to apply all changes and update the listing.

Delete

To delete a listing:

  • Go to the MY LISTINGS page in MOTAR Studio.

  • Click the PENCIL icon in the ACTION column for the listing you want to delete.

  • Navigate to the DIGITAL THREAD tab.

  • Click the TRASH CAN icon in the ACTION column.

A Delete Listing modal will appear.

To confirm:

  • Type the word DELETE in the text field.

  • This will activate the DELETE button.

  • Click the DELETE button to confirm the deletion.

Once deleted:

  • You’ll be returned to the DIGITAL THREAD tab.

  • The listing will now display as archived in:

    • The DIGITAL THREAD tab

    • The MY LISTINGS page

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