Approvals

This guide is for artists, managers, A&R and anyone who signs off a mix or master. An approval in VYNLT is recorded with who decided, when, the stage and the checksum of the exact file they heard.

Approve or request changes

1. Open the song. On the Overview tab, the current version shows Approve and Request changes.
2. Choose Approve (add an optional note) or Request changes (say what needs to change).
3. Choose Approve or Send to confirm.

Everyone on the project is told. Versions waiting for you also appear in your Inbox (called Approvals in the Studio view), where Approve and Changes let you decide straight away.

Ask for an approval

1. Open the song and choose the Approvals tab.
2. Choose Ask for approval.
3. Under Who approves, tick the people. Pick the Stage (Mix, Master or Final), and if you like a Due (optional) date and a Note.
4. Choose Send request.

You can withdraw a request from the same tab.

Approval stages

A project can have its own stages and rules, such as two approvals at the master stage. Open the project's More (⋯) menu and choose Approval stages & automations. Named and multi-party approvals depend on your plan.

What you'll see

• The song header shows APPROVED · MIX 11 once a version is approved.
• The Approvals tab lists each decision with the SHA-256 checksum of the exact file approved, and ALL STAGES APPROVED when every stage is done.
• If the file changed after it was approved, the decision says so.
• In your Inbox, OVERDUE marks requests past their due date, and A newer version is current warns you before you approve an older one.

Common problems

• "Nobody else on this project can approve. Invite a manager first." Approving needs the Manager role or higher. Invite someone with that role.
• I approved the wrong version. Ask for approval again on the right version. Every decision stays in the history.