Every song has its own link
Songs live on their artist's profile at /u/<username>, in the Tracks list on the Music tab. Each song in that list has its own link, so you can send a fan straight to one song instead of to the whole profile.
A song link looks like this:
https://aetherwavestudio.com/u/<username>?track=<id>
Use it the way you would use a Spotify or Apple Music link: in your bio, in a post, in a press kit, or next to your other streaming links as Listen on AetherWave.
How to copy a song link
- Open the profile and go to the Music tab.
- Find the song in Tracks. On a long list, use the search box or Show all.
- Press the link button on the song's row (the chain icon, to the right of play). The link is copied, and a message confirms it.
You can also open the song's details window (below) and press Copy link there. While that window is open, the address bar shows the song's link too, so copying the page address works as well.
Anyone can copy a link to any song on a public profile, not only the owner.
What happens when someone opens it
The profile opens on the Music tab with the song details window already showing that song. Behind it, the song is highlighted in the track list, and if it was below the first ten tracks, the full list is opened for it.
The song does not start playing by itself. Browsers do not allow sound until the visitor taps, so the listener presses play.
If the song has since been removed from the profile, the page says "That song is no longer on this profile" and shows the profile as usual.
The song details window
Tap a song's artwork or title in the track list to open it. It shows:
- the song's artwork, title and artist
- the date it was added, its length and its play count (and likes, when it has any)
- its genre tags
- a play button with a seek bar, so you can jump around the song
- Copy link
Plays from this window count the same as plays from the track list.
To close it, press the X, press Esc, or tap outside the window. The track list keeps playing if a song is playing.
Good to know
- The artist line shows the profile's name. Songs do not yet store their own artist, so a song by one of your bands still shows your profile name in the window.
- Link previews show the profile. When you paste a song link into Instagram, X, Discord or a text message, the preview card is the profile's, not the song's. The link still opens on the song.
- The song has to be in the profile's Tracks list. A link only opens a song that the profile shows to visitors; delete the song and its link stops working.