FAQ for Musicians and Music Producers

At PlusMetrica / SliceThePie, we take the security and confidentiality of your music seriously. Below are the questions we hear most often about how we protect your tracks.

We use advanced security measures to ensure your music cannot be accessed, downloaded, or shared outside our platform.

No downloads: Tracks are streamed using HLS encryption, which helps prevent file downloads, even with developer tools.

Temporary playback links: Every song has a unique signed link that expires within minutes, which helps prevent unauthorised sharing.

No replays or rewinds: Reviewers can listen only once and cannot rewind or replay a track.

No. The review process is completely anonymous.

Reviewers never see the artist name, track title, or any metadata.

The only thing they receive is the audio itself, so they have no way to identify who created the track.

This ensures that feedback is unbiased and based solely on the music itself.

Each reviewer can listen only to the first 3 minutes of your track.

They cannot rewind or replay the song.

They cannot listen beyond the allowed time.

This ensures your full song is never exposed or leaked.

No, the system randomly assigns songs to reviewers based on a priority queue.

Reviewers cannot select specific songs to review.

Songs are not sorted by genre, artist, or popularity.

The next track is always unknown to the reviewer, so they never know what they will hear next.

This eliminates bias and ensures every track receives fair and fresh feedback.

We use multiple security layers to prevent unauthorised recording.

Audio encryption: Songs are streamed using AES-128 HLS encryption, which means they cannot be extracted from the source.

Blocked developer tools: Attempting to inspect or extract files results in an expired session.

Cloudflare security: Protects against bots, automated scraping, and unauthorised access.

No one can access your song outside our platform.

Your track is stored securely in an encrypted cloud storage system (Amazon S3).

Tracks are never publicly accessible.

Only our internal system can serve the track for playback under strict security conditions.

After processing, only the first 3-minute preview is available for review, so your full song is never exposed.

Only you, as the uploader, and our secure system have access to the full track.

Reviewers never hear the full song, only a limited 3-minute preview.

Our staff does not review your song manually; the system handles everything automatically.

Your track remains private at all times.

We take multiple steps to ensure your song stays protected.

Watermarked playback: Songs are streamed in a way that makes unauthorised recording traceable.

Session-based playback: A song can be played only once per reviewer.

Geo- and IP-based restrictions: These help prevent unauthorised access from external sources.

Your track remains securely stored for analysis and reporting.

The review data is compiled and sent only to you.

No reviewer has ongoing access to the song after they complete their review.

If you choose to remove your track, we can permanently delete it from our servers.

You remain in full control of your track at all times.

We understand how important your music is, and we are committed to keeping it safe. If you have any questions about security, please contact us at [email protected].

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