Dynamic Clips
Attach reusable audio segments to your items without editing source files. Upload a clip once and place it on any number of items as a pre-roll, mid-roll, or post-roll. The original file is never modified, so you can add, swap, or remove clips at any time.
How It Works
- Upload a clip to your clip library (separate from the media library)
- Add that clip to one or more items at a specific position
- Fans hear the clips during playback, and they can skip if they choose
Managing Clips
Uploading Clips
From the dashboard, go to your media area and upload a clip:
- Title: A name for your reference (1-200 characters)
- Audio file: The clip to attach
- Duration: Detected automatically from the file
Clips count toward your tier’s total storage quota (see Pricing Tiers for limits).
Adding Clips to Items
- Open the item from your dashboard
- Go to the Dynamic Clips section
- Click “Add”
- Select the clip and choose a position:
| Position | When it plays | Offset required? |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-roll | Before the item starts | No |
| Mid-roll | At a specific timestamp | Yes (seconds) |
| Post-roll | After the item ends | No |
You can add the same clip to multiple items, and add multiple clips to a single item. Use the sort order to control the sequence when multiple clips share a position.
Removing Clips from Items
Removing a clip from an item detaches it; the clip stays in your library for reuse.
Deleting Clips
Deleting a clip from your library also removes it from all items. The file is deleted and storage quota is freed.
Ideas and Use Cases
- Announcements: Temporary pre-roll for tour dates, sales, or new releases. Remove when no longer relevant.
- Intros and outros: Upload once, attach to every episode or track. Update across your catalog by swapping one clip.
- Sponsorship reads: Mid-roll ads at natural break points. Swap sponsors without re-uploading episodes.
- Brand audio: Consistent jingles, stingers, or sonic branding across releases.
- Seasonal greetings: Holiday messages or event tie-ins that rotate in and out.
- Calls to action: Post-roll clips encouraging fans to join, follow, or check out related work.
- Creative experiments: Spoken-word intros over instrumental releases, commentary tracks, behind-the-scenes notes.
See Also
- Content & Items: Creating audio items
- Media Library: Storing images and video for embedding
- Items: Item management details