About Audionals
Understanding the core concepts behind on-chain music creation.
What is the Audionals Protocol?
Audionals leverages the unique properties of the Bitcoin blockchain and protocols like Ordinals to create a new paradigm for music production, ownership, and distribution. It’s more than just storing audio; it’s about building the entire creative process on-chain, from audio tracks to virtual instruments, presets, and audio-processing tools inscribed as tradable Blockchain Virtual Studio Tools (BVSTs).
Immutable Sound & Process
Audionals represent not just the final audio track, but potentially the individual components, effects settings, and sequencing data inscribed onto Bitcoin satoshis. This creates a permanent, verifiable record of the creative work.
True On-Chain Creation
Unlike NFTs merely pointing to off-chain files, Audionals aims to bring the tools and the data of music creation directly onto the Bitcoin ledger, ensuring unparalleled permanence and censorship resistance.
Provable Ownership & Attribution
Using Bitcoin's ledger, ownership of musical components (samples, loops, stems) and the final composition is cryptographically secured and transferable, enabling transparent and automated rights management and attribution.
Key Benefits Revisited
True Ownership
Creators maintain sovereign control over their musical assets and compositions directly in their Bitcoin wallets.
On-Chain Production
Utilize decentralized tools like the Audional Sequencer to build music with blockchain-native elements.
Transparent Attribution
Automatically track and acknowledge contributions from collaborators and source material on the immutable ledger.
Global Collaboration
Facilitates borderless collaboration by allowing artists worldwide to contribute to and build upon on-chain musical components.
New Monetisation Models
Unlock fractional ownership of tracks and licensing of on-chain assets, from samples and synths to presets and processing tools.
Unmatched Permanence
Musical creations secured by the power and longevity of the Bitcoin network, preserved for the future.
Our Vision
We believe the future of music is decentralized, transparent, and creator-centric. Audionals aims to empower musicians by providing the tools and infrastructure to create, own, and share their work directly on the world's most secure blockchain, fostering a more equitable and innovative music ecosystem.
Meet Our Team
Jim Crane
Founder & Lead Developer
Jim is the visionary founder of Audionals and a relentless champion of blockchain innovation in music. Backed by over 15 years of hands-on experience in audio engineering and software development, he’s spearheading the on-chain music revolution. A former music producer fueled by firsthand encounters with an industry in disrepair, Jim turns adversity into action—proving that one person’s grit can ignite transformative change.
Mike Cohen
Technical Architect
Mike brings extensive experience in blockchain development. He's responsible for updating the technical architecture of the Audionals protocol and ensuring seamless integration and interoperability between all types of audional elements in the on-chain environment for seamless web3 music production at a fraction of the cost of inscribing new audio.