🎵 Music & Sound Design · microtransactions

STEMS · Metered

A permissionless attribution layer for sound designers. Collaborators sign with Social Login to instantly 'pull' high-fidelity assets into their DAW. Payment is the unlock: no credit, no download. Facilitators automate royalty splits to all contributors via Base tx hashes the moment an asset is accessed. Every unlock is a single 0.01 USDC payment behind an HTTP 402 gate — you pay for what you actually use.

x402 track · paid unlockMetered 402 gate· pay-per-unlock
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

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The valuable microtransactions operation sits behind an HTTP 402 that states its price before anyone signs, so musicians pay per unlock instead of per month.

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Kernel
an HTTP 402 challenge in front of exactly one valuable operation — an export, a render, a full-resolution download — where each unlock is a single USDC payment bound to its settlement tx
Drives the UI as
a locked panel that states its price before you sign, plus an 'unlocks bought / used' counter beside the released payload
Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

METAMASK_PRIVATE_KEY
Deploys the QUIP verifier to your host chain. Fund on Sepolia via the Google Cloud faucet.
open ↗
SEPOLIA_RPC_URL
Host-chain HTTPS RPC endpoint. Any Sepolia provider works.
open ↗
ETHERSCAN_API_KEY
Required for npx hardhat verify after deploy.
open ↗

Add these in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

Paste into a fresh Lovable project. Make sure all five secrets above are set first. read the build strategy →

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Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
SAM
SOM

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.

microtransactions
Social Audio Credits
Tip and credit collaborators instantly with gasless onchain microtransactions via social login. Every action is signed with a fresh WOTS+ one-time key.
beat collaboration
BeatCommit · Metered
A real-time rhythmic session layer where every MIDI pattern, drum hit, or sample flip is committed as a cryptographically signed stem. Payments serve as the immutable proof-of-contribution, creating a financial trail of authorship that prevents ghost-producing and ensures royalty attribution at the primitive level. Every unlock is a single 0.01 USDC payment behind an HTTP 402 gate — you pay for what you actually use.
music education
Sonic Ledger · Metered
Students don't pay for a subscription they might not use; they pay for the exact knowledge they consume. Every successful completion triggers an immediate onchain credential, turning your learning history into a verifiable, micro-funded repertoire. Every unlock is a single 0.01 USDC payment behind an HTTP 402 gate — you pay for what you actually use.
dynamic audio
Resonance · Metered
Users don't just listen; they perform. Sign a 1-cent permit to evolve the synth patch, trigger a drum fill, or modulate the spatial reverb based on Base network congestion. Creators earn pure yield as fans remix their stems in real-time. Powering interactive soundtracks for the onchain metaverse where every beat drop is a settled transaction. Every unlock is a single 0.01 USDC payment behind an HTTP 402 gate — you pay for what you actually use.