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# Uploading, downloading, and exporting songs

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To Upload & Download songs from the pedal, the pedal needs to be on, awake, and connected to WiFi.
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### Video walkthrough

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### **Downloading a song to your pedal:**

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### On any song, anywhere on the app, click the "Download" icon.

Click "download to my pedal" on the confirmation screen.&#x20;
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### Download will begin automatically

Download progress will be displayed on pedal, and song will open upon completion
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### Play the song

Press C footswitch to play downloaded song on your pedal
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### **Uploading a song from your pedal:**

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### Open app to "My Pedal"

When you're ready to upload, navigate to "My Pedal" app screen
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### Select song

Click upload icon for desired song
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### Fill out song details

Enter title, description, and any song detials you wish to include.
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### Select visibility

Select "Public" or Private" upload preference
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### Upload song

Pressing "upload" on the app will trigger the upload to begin on your pedal.
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### View or share

When completed, a message will appear on the "My Pedal" screen on the app. You can optionally choose to share or view the uploaded song. \
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Public songs will be added to the Feed, while private songs will only be visible to you, on your profile, and anyone you share the link with.
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### **Exporting the song archive**

Users may export a song as a downloadable archive, which can then be imported into a DAW or software application for editing and production.&#x20;

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All publics songs can be exported. Anyone with a link to a private song can export it.
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To export a song:

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### Click the export icon on the desired song

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### Download the .tar archive

Or copy the URL and send it to yourself so that you can download it on another device.
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### Decompress the archive

Uncompress archive on your local machine
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### Import into DAW or other application

The archive contains lossless WAV files, organized by track, one file per dub.
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