# Upload Sounds to the Ambie Catalogue

Thank you for your interest! You'll find some information below about the catalogue. Hope to download your sounds from our Catalogue soon! Got other questions? Create a GitHub issue to ask your question 🙂

## What is the Ambie Catalogue?

Ambie Catalogue is an online service attached to Ambie White Noise app that lets community members upload nature or relaxation sounds for others to download.

## How to upload?

1. [Install Ambie](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ambie-white-noise/9p07xnm5chp0)
2. Launch Ambie
3. Click sign-in button at the top right corner of Ambie.
4. Follow the dialog instructions to sign in using your Microsoft Account.
5. Once signed in, click your profile picture and click `Upload sounds`
6. In the Upload Portal page, fill in the `New Sound` form on the right-hand side and press the upload button.
7. Your sound will be available for download after it's been reviewed.

# FAQ

## Is it free to upload?

It's free to upload for now, but there are limitations to size of the file and the number of sounds you can upload. These limitations are ways to reduce server cost. We may add a paid tier in the future that allows for more sounds or larger sizes. 

## What files are supported?

Currently support `.mp3` and `.wav` files. Please create a GitHub issue if you want to request support for other formats.

## What's the review criteria?

All sounds uploaded to Ambie Catalogue will be reviewed. Our criteria is as follows
- Uploaded content must be a sound, not a song. Generally, if the sound file contains lyrics being sung by a person, it's a song. These will be rejected. However, there is some flexibility here, so if you are unsure about your sound, please email us at ambie_app@outlook.com and we can chat more about it.
- Appropriate sounds only. All sounds must be "Rated E for Everyone" and "Safe For Work". Sounds uploaded as a joke or to troll will be rejected, and your Microsoft Account may be banned from uploading.
- Sounds should be of reasonable length, at least 2 minutes. Exceptions can be made for sounds that loop perfectly even when under 2 minutes. Examples include the "Walking on snow" sound, which loops well due to the silence between steps.
- Sounds should have 3 to 5 second fade-ins and fade-outs to allow for smooth looping.

We will update this criteria regularly in response to feedback and upon new learnings.

## My upload was rejected. Why?

Email us at ambie_app@outlook.com to discuss your review. We can work together to find a solution.

## My sound was uploaded by someone else. What do I do?

Email us at ambie_app@outlook.com and we can work on taking down the problem sound.
