Commercial Licensing & SLAs

Aureal Watermark is available under a dual-license model. Personal evaluation, academic research, and non-monetized music production are 100% free under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 license.

Any commercial music release, record label promo distribution pool, audio marketplace, or synthetic speech platform requires a commercial production license.
[ SOLO CREATOR ]
Indie Studio
$249 / perpetual
For individual producers, beatmakers, and mixing engineers releasing commercial music.
  • Commercial release rights on personal catalogue
  • Universal CLI (aureal-watermark.cjs)
  • Offline Web Studio with Web Worker
  • 16 & 24-bit WAV master export
  • Perpetual seat + v0.x updates
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[ MARKETPLACE API ]
Audio Platform
$2,900+ / year
For beat marketplaces, stem distribution platforms, and stock audio libraries.
  • Headless Node.js backend integration rights
  • Commercial automated export hook SLA
  • Dual-band heavy compression resilience
  • Tier 1: Up to 50k tracks/mo ($2,900/yr)
  • Tier 2: Unlimited catalogue volume ($5,900/yr)
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[ AI REGULATION ]
Voice AI & Speech
$0.01 / min or $12.5k/yr
For TTS, AI voice cloning, and synthetic media platforms needing regulatory compliance.
  • EU AI Act Article 50 compliance grant
  • C2PA Content Credentials persistence
  • Low-latency audio-layer watermarking (<1s)
  • Psychoacoustic masking (≤ -60 dBFS muting)
  • Dedicated engineering support & custom keys
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Technical Capability Matrix
Comparison of technical rights, DSP components, and operational tooling across licenses.
Feature / Capability Non-Commercial (Free) Solo Creator ($249) Label & A&R ($499) B2B Platform ($2.9k+)
Usage Scope Personal / Academic Solo Commercial Label & Artist Pool SaaS & Headless Backend
Universal CLI (aureal-watermark.cjs) YES YES YES YES
Offline Web Studio (studio.html) YES YES YES YES
Commercial Streaming / Paid Sale Rights NO YES YES YES
Batch Promo Distributor (batch_distribute.js) NO (Evaluation only) NO YES YES
Forensic Leak Auditor (audit_leak.js) NO (Evaluation only) NO YES YES
2-Bit Soft-Decision Error Recovery YES YES YES YES
Headroom Limiter (≤ 0.995 True-Peak) YES YES YES YES
Dynamic Silence Muting (≤ -60 dBFS) YES YES YES YES
Automated Backend Integration SLA NO NO NO YES
Legal Indemnification & Compliance Warranty NO YES YES YES

AIR-GAPPED & ZERO-TELEMETRY

Aureal Watermark executes 100% locally on your machine or private servers. It makes zero outbound network requests, collects no analytics, and does not require account logins or DRM license servers. It is fully compliant with high-security mastering facilities and air-gapped studio workflows.

PROCUREMENT & PAYMENT METHODS

Commercial licenses are fulfilled directly with a signed digital certificate and tax invoice. We support corporate purchase orders (PO), SEPA / ACH wire transfers, and credit card payments. Multi-seat discounts and enterprise custom SLAs are available upon inquiry.