FreeMix Changelog

All notable changes to FreeMix are documented in this file.

Format follows Keep a Changelog. Versioning follows Semantic Versioning, adapted for a platform product (see Versioning Convention below).

Versioning Convention

FreeMix version numbers track where the platform is in its life:

Version	Phase	Milestone
0.0.x	Alpha	Invite-only. Core upload, browse, remix, and licensing
0.5.0 – 0.9.x	Beta	Beta access, royalty cascade, payments, plans, stem separation
1.0.0	Launch	Out of beta. Open signups, selling live

From 1.0.0 on:

MAJOR (X.0.0): Breaking changes to the platform’s core model (identity, licensing, commerce)
MINOR (1.X.0): New features, new content types, new license tiers, significant UI additions
PATCH (1.0.X): Bug fixes, polish, and non-functional improvements

Beta releases 0.6.0 through 0.9.0 were built and tested in our pre-release environment. They reach everyone together in 1.0.0.

Earlier entries were originally published as 1.0.0 and 1.1.0. They have been renumbered 0.0.1 and 0.0.2 to fit this convention.

[1.0.0] — Launch

FreeMix is out of beta. Anyone can create an account, and selling is live.

Highlights

Open signups: No invite or beta application needed. Create a FreeMix account (yourname.freemix.fm) or sign in with Bluesky, then verify your email
Selling is live: Paid downloads, name-your-price, paid stem bundles, royalties that cascade up the remix tree, and automatic payouts to sellers
Everything from the beta: All features from 0.6.0 through 0.9.0 are now available to everyone. That includes the royalty cascade, plans, automatic stem separation, comments, order history, and the new track links

[0.9.0] — 2026-09-27

Beta 0.9.0: Launch readiness. New links, search, moderation, and a rebuilt marketing site.

Links & Identity

New track links: Tracks now live at /track/{handle}/{id} and embeds at /embed/{handle}/{id}. Two artists can never collide on the same link
Old links keep working: Links in the old format, links using a DID, and links using an old handle all redirect to the right place
Handle history: If you change your handle, links to your profile and tracks follow you
Handle verification: Handles are checked at sign-in, so a handle always points to the account that actually owns it

Search

Genre and tag search: Searching for an exact genre takes you to that genre’s page. Searching for a tag opens Browse filtered to that tag
Clickable tags: Tags on tracks link straight to Browse
Better results: A rarely used tag that happens to match your search no longer replaces your full results

Moderation

Consistent hiding: Content hidden by moderation is withheld everywhere: feeds, search, profiles, previews, share images, and Bluesky cross-posts
Owner and moderator preview: If one of your tracks or stems is hidden, you can still play it. Moderators can too, so they can review it

Bluesky

Cross-post artwork: Bluesky cross-posts show your track artwork again

Security & Reliability

Hardened media delivery: Audio and image delivery tightened so full-quality files only reach people entitled to them

Marketing Site & Docs

Rebuilt homepage: A living remix-tree hero, an in-browser stem mixer you can solo and mute, the six license tiers, how royalties cascade, who FreeMix is for, and a tour of discovery features
Expanded docs: New and updated documentation for payments, the royalty cascade, stems, plans, and licensing

Legal

FreeMix LLC: FreeMix is now operated by FreeMix LLC. Legal pages updated to match

[0.8.0] — 2026-08-31

Beta 0.8.0: Comments, email, orders, and generative art.

Comments

Track comments: Discuss and give feedback on tracks
Delete your comments: Remove your own comments at any time
Report comments: Flag comments that break the moderation policy for review

Email

Email management: Add, verify, and remove email addresses, and choose a primary one, from your account
Bluesky sign-up email: Accounts that sign up with Bluesky are asked for an email address so we can send receipts and account notices

Buying

Receipt emails: Every purchase sends an order summary with a direct download link. The link works without signing in, is single-use, and expires after a short time. After that, your order page always has your files
Order history: A purchases page with per-order detail and re-download at any time
Tax before you pay: Sales tax is calculated for your location and shown in the total before you’re charged

Selling

Earnings table: Seller earnings are now a paginated per-sale table with transaction details, selling price, and date

Plans

Plus plan: A new plan between Pro and Studio
Best stems on every paid plan: Every paid plan uses the highest-quality 4-stem separation model

Account

One account section: Profile, email, plan, payouts, and orders now live together under Account, with a simpler user menu

Generative Art

New avatars: A redesigned faceted avatar for accounts without an uploaded image, with a Regenerate button
Cover art at upload: Generated cover art appears on the upload Details step. Regenerate cycles through variations and Reseed starts a new set
Stable covers: Renaming a track no longer changes its generated cover

UI

Type badges: Remix, Edit, Mashup, and Original badges across all track cards
Type-colored borders: Card borders now show the track’s type
Polish: Cleaner focus outlines on inputs, no layout jump while the activity feed loads, tighter card spacing, and inline counts

[0.7.0] — 2026-07-31

Beta 0.7.0: Payments, plans, automatic stem separation, and License Framework v0.11.

Buying

Checkout: Buy tracks and stem bundles with a card, including bank verification (3-D Secure) when your card requires it
Prices on cards: Track prices are shown everywhere you can buy
Owned tracks: Tracks you already own show as owned and can’t be bought twice
Name your price: Sellers can let buyers pay more than the listed price
Paid stem bundles: Stem bundles can be priced and sold
Download delivery: Choose your format at download. Stem access follows the track’s license, and free tracks with stems let you pick which stems to download

Selling

Payouts: Connect a payout account from your settings to receive earnings. Royalties accrue as sales happen and are paid out automatically
Onboarding prompts: Sellers are prompted to finish payout setup before their first sale

Plans

Free, Pro, and Studio plans: Subscribe from the new Plans page, upgrade in-app, and track your storage and stem-separation usage

Stem Separation

Automatic stems: Tracks can be split into four stems automatically on upload
Separation status: See when stems are processing, and stuck jobs recover on their own

License Framework v0.11

ShareAlike With Stems: A new option that requires derivatives to share their stems. Tracks show a pending state until the stems are ready
ShareAlike clarified: Clearer definition and upload copy
Mix rights included: DJ mix rights are now part of every tier, so the separate Mix modifier is retired
Consistent modifiers: Sample uploads take no modifiers, and stem uploads don’t use Credit. The same rules apply on every tier
FM:Stems fix: Auto-generated stems no longer block you from choosing FM:Stems
Licenses page refresh: Updated copy and badge styling on the web app, marketing site, and docs

Library

Deleted tab: See your own removed tracks and stems
Removed stems: Your Downloads now show when a stem you downloaded has been removed

Remix Tree

Node redesign: Fixed a layout regression and made nodes less dense
Correct counts: A derivative track no longer shows a remix count that belongs to its source

Moderation

Leaderboards: Hidden tracks no longer appear on the homepage leaderboards

[0.6.0] — 2026-06-30

Beta 0.6.0: The royalty cascade and a rebuilt upload flow.

Royalty Cascade

Cascade engine: When a derivative sells, royalties flow back up the remix tree to every contributing original, halving at each generation
Royalty limits: The maximum royalty you can set respects the whole chain of sources above you
Fractional rates: Royalty rates like 2.5% are supported
Earnings preview: See how a sale would be split before you publish

Upload Flow

Remix / Edit / Mashup: Choose a derivative type and sub-type, with a summary bar that keeps your choices visible
License screen rework: Clearer modifier labels, a grid layout, and a dedicated royalty and pricing section. The license panel stays in view as you scroll
Set a price: Price a track at upload and change it later from Edit Track Details
Royalty slider: Labeled endpoints, the value shown at the thumb, step marks, and the exact maximum always reachable
One legal choice, auto-selected: When a NonCommercial source leaves only one valid license, it’s picked for you
Safer navigation: Leaving mid-upload asks first, tags persist between steps, and Upload Another starts clean

Stems

Stems on derivatives: Remixes, edits, and mashups can include stems
Standalone stems: Stems are first-class records and stay available if their parent track is removed
Replace audio: Replace a stem’s or sample’s audio and keep its license, metadata, and link

Tracks & Search

Type at a glance: Remix, Edit, and Mashup pills in track headers and track lists
Remix source search: Exact titles now show up when picking a remix source
Consistent remix counts: Cards and track pages report the same remix count

Processing

Background processing: Audio analysis runs on a dedicated worker, which is faster and more reliable for large uploads

Licensing

NonCommercial enforced: NonCommercial terms are enforced when you publish, not only in the upload form

[0.5.1] — 2026-06-13

Beta 0.5.1: Fixes and announcements.

Announcement bar: Site-wide announcements on the app and marketing site
Sign-out: Signing out now returns you to the entry page
Bluesky cross-posts: More reliable share images
Browse: Fixed a rendering glitch in the genre filter
Invites: Claiming an invite no longer shows “already claimed” right after a successful sign-up

[0.5.0] — 2026-05-16

Beta 0.5.0: FreeMix enters beta.

Beta Access

Beta signup: Apply for beta access from the app or the marketing site. Alpha invite codes still work

Moderation

Moderation policy: Published on the web app, marketing site, and docs
Moderation actions: Tracks can be hidden and accounts suspended for policy violations

Fixes

Profiles on invite signup: Every new account now gets a profile
Profile saving: Fixed an error when saving profile changes

[0.0.4] — 2026-05-11

Alpha 0.0.4: Samples, loops, download formats, and management tools.

Samples & Stems

Samples: Upload sample collections, with drag-and-drop and support for very short (sub-second) samples
New types: Drum fill, drum hit, key stab, scratch, scratch loop, hit, and orchestra hit
Seamless loops: Sample-accurate, gap-free loop playback for Loop stems and samples
Manage your uploads: Edit and delete individual stems and samples, or delete a whole collection or stem group at once
Group descriptions: Descriptions for sample collections and stem groups
AIFF playback: AIFF stems now play in the browser

Downloads

Format preference: Choose FLAC, WAV, AIFF, or MP3 in your account and downloads are converted to match
Original format: Downloads otherwise serve the file as it was uploaded

Cards & Profiles

Actions everywhere: Download, like, and repost work on every card, including activity feed cards and every remix-tree node
Download counts: Shown in the activity feed
More from this artist: Track pages show more from the artist, with waveforms and a download action
Profile tabs: Tracks, Stems, and Samples tabs in the profile sidebar
Profile links: Recognizable icons for your profile links

Platform

Roadmap page: See what’s coming and vote on it
Upload reliability: Better retry handling and recovery for interrupted uploads
Bluesky sign-in: Persistent helper text for the handle format
Mobile: Fixed the mobile menu and search overflow
FM:DJ: Disables modifiers that don’t apply to it

Marketing Site

Quick Start video on the homepage
Who it’s for: A new “What You Can Do On FreeMix” section
Labels & DJs: Copy across the site, docs, and app now speaks to labels and DJs too
Refreshed hero, share images, and descriptions

[0.0.3] — 2026-04-26

Alpha 0.0.3: My Library, profiles, genres, and homepage.

Library & Profiles

My Library: Your uploads, downloads, and likes in one place, with a sidebar, filters, and search
Avatar upload: Upload an avatar from your profile editor
Your name in the menu: The header menu shows your display name and avatar
Artist name: Set the artist name when editing a track. It defaults to your display name
Reserved handles: Brand and platform names are protected from squatting

Discovery

More genres: New Disco, Reggae, Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Folk, and Punk sections and about 30 new genres
Homepage: A “How FreeMix Works” panel, a Most Remixed leaderboard, and links from every leaderboard
Mashup cards: Activity cards show every source of a mashup or multi-source sample
Remix tree: Wider nodes with waveforms

Remixing

Sub-type first: Choose Remix, Edit, or Mashup once at the top, and it applies to all sources

Fixes

Follows now persist
Likes, reposts, and follows no longer flash the wrong state when clicked
Feed waveforms no longer jump when you click into them
Uploads: Fixed session errors that could fail an upload, and silent storage failures are now caught
Branded sign-in: The FreeMix logo appears on the Bluesky consent screen

[0.0.2] — 2026-04-12

Alpha 0.0.2: Self-hosted identity, granular permissions, record verification, key detection, and UI polish.

ATProto & Identity

Namespace migration: Migrated all lexicons to fm.freemix.* per ATProto namespace authority rules
Granular permission sets: Replaced legacy transition:generic with a purpose-built permission set covering all FreeMix record types, with explicit scopes for Bluesky social primitives
Lexicon publishing: 8 lexicons published and verified via DNS TXT records
Self-hosted PDS: FreeMix PDS live with user handles as yourname.freemix.fm. Invite-only registration with full account creation flow

Record Verification & Integrity

CID snapshots: Every record’s content identifier is captured at creation time for tamper detection
Periodic verification: Automated checks detect if records have been modified or deleted on-PDS
Remote attestation: Independent attestation proofs created for all license grants, attributions, tracks, and stems — stored in a separate repo that content owners cannot delete

Audio Pipeline

Key detection: Musical key detection now live via WASM-powered audio analysis. Filters atonal/percussive content automatically. Full pipeline now covers fingerprint, BPM, key, waveform, and preview generation
Complete audio analysis: Every upload is analyzed for tempo, musical key, audio fingerprint, and generates a waveform visualization and preview MP3

Upload & Track Management

Add stems after upload: “Add Stems” button on Track Detail page lets track owners add stems to existing tracks (up to 12 per track)
Download All: One-click download of all stems as a ZIP file via server-side streaming
Cross-post idempotency: Sharing to Bluesky is now idempotent — prevents duplicate posts on double-click

License Framework

New tier: FM:Samples — 0% royalty tier for samples (building blocks for production). Samples are distinct from stems
Renamed: FM:Stems Only → FM:Stems for clarity
Tier ordering: Open > Remix > Stems/DJ > Samples > NonCommercial

Playback & UI

Playback progress: Time display now shows current progress (0:42 / 7:07) when a track is playing, across all card types and the track detail page
Activity feed waveforms: Upload, like, and repost activity cards now include interactive waveform visualizations with hover-to-play
Activity feed artwork: Track artwork positioned on right side of activity cards with hover-to-play
Independent playback: Playing a track from one location no longer triggers play state on the same track elsewhere on the page
Metadata icons: BPM (pulse), Key (note), and Duration (clock) icons for quick visual scanning across all track displays
Profile page: Horizontal compact track cards with cover art
Footer redesign: Clean 3-column layout with navigation and copyright
Login copy: Updated to reference both FreeMix and Bluesky accounts

Code Quality

Third code audit: 10-section comprehensive audit. Zero critical issues, consistent auth guards on all mutation routes, clean environment configuration, no dead code or unused dependencies
Zero any types: Strict TypeScript maintained across the entire codebase

Infrastructure

Dev/prod separation: Fully isolated development and production environments with separate databases, storage buckets, and visual indicators
Environment-aware audio URLs: Audio playback works correctly across all environments

Legal

NDA finalized for alpha testers
PRO blanket licenses: Determined non-blocking by legal counsel
License Framework v07: Updated with hosting provisions, reviewed by attorney

[0.0.1] — 2026-03-04

Alpha 0.0.1: Core platform functional. First successful demo.

Core Platform

ATProto OAuth 2.0 authentication with Bluesky identity
Track upload with metadata, license selection, cover art
Stem upload tied to parent tracks
Remix upload with source attribution (creates remix tree)
Audio processing pipeline: BPM, fingerprint, waveform, preview generation
Browse page with genre filters, sort, search
Track detail page with waveform player, stems, remix tree
Profile pages with activity feed
Global activity feed (uploads, downloads, remixes, stems)
Download tracking with mutual visibility model
Social features: likes, reposts, follows

License Framework

5 base tiers: Open, Remix, NonCommercial, Stems Only, DJ
Modifiers: Credit, ShareAlike, NoAI, Royalty (1-100%)
License cascade enforcement with comprehensive test coverage
~57 valid license combinations

Upload Infrastructure

Multipart upload for large files
Chunked downloads with retry logic
Pending file reuse for fast re-processing
Malware scanning on all uploads

Feed & UI

Stem waveforms on Track Detail
Download activity with mutual visibility
Remix activity cards with horizontal node layout
Stem activity cards with generative art and hover-to-play
Three-column responsive layout
Generative placeholder art system (deterministic from seed data)

Legal & Compliance

DMCA agent registered
Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, DMCA page live
18+ age requirement (licenses are binding contracts)