April 19, 2026 · 11 min read

Switching from DISCO to DropCue: The Full Migration Guide (2026)

Switching from DISCO to DropCue: The Full Migration Guide

DropCue covers the same workflow DISCO does at roughly half the price, with a more modern interface. If you have been on DISCO.ac for a year or more, the idea of switching feels daunting. Your catalog is there. Your client playlists are there. Your team knows the interface. Your contacts have your DISCO links saved.

The good news: migrating to [DropCue](/what-is-dropcue) is easier than you think, and most of the "this is going to be a nightmare" assumptions turn out to be wrong. This guide walks through exactly what moves over, what needs to be rebuilt, and how to do the whole thing in an afternoon.

Why People Actually Switch

We have talked to hundreds of composers, sync agents, and publishers who switched from DISCO to DropCue. The reasons cluster into three groups.

1. Pricing. DISCO's higher tiers add up fast, especially once you factor in analytics add-ons. DropCue includes analytics on every paid plan and starts at $5/mo.

2. Feature gaps. Playlist sections, timestamped comments pinned to the waveform, auto-grouped ALT mixes, AI lyrics transcription — these are standard on DropCue and either missing or behind add-ons on DISCO.

3. Interface friction. Teams find DropCue faster to learn. Fewer clicks to ship a playlist, cleaner presentation for the supervisors receiving it.

If one of those describes your situation, the migration is worth doing. If none do, stay on DISCO — there is no point switching for the sake of switching.

What Transfers Over (and How)

Your audio files

Download your tracks from DISCO as WAV or MP3, then bulk upload to DropCue. DropCue accepts WAV, MP3, AIFF, and FLAC up to unlimited size per track on Pro. Drag and drop, or use the folder upload to preserve structure.

Time required: 10 to 30 minutes for a catalog of a few hundred tracks, depending on your internet speed. Large catalogs (1,000+ tracks) can take a few hours but run in the background while you do other work.

Your metadata

DropCue stores title, artist, composer, publisher, ISRC, PRO info, BPM, key, mood tags, instruments, genres, and custom notes. Most of what DISCO stores comes over cleanly.

Two options for metadata transfer:

Manual entry — fine if your catalog is under 50 tracks
Bulk CSV import — export metadata from DISCO as CSV, clean it in a spreadsheet, bulk-import into DropCue (Pro plan feature)

Your playlists

Playlists need to be rebuilt, but the process is fast. Drag tracks from your media library into a new playlist, add playlist sections (a DropCue-specific feature that groups tracks by mood or use case within the same playlist), set download permissions, and share.

Playlist sections are one of the features that makes supervisors prefer DropCue over DISCO — tracks grouped into "Dramatic," "Underscore," "Upbeat" are easier to scan than a flat list.

Your branding

DropCue supports logo, color, and custom domain on Pro plans. Upload your logo, pick your accent color, and optionally point your own subdomain (e.g. music.yourcompany.com) at your DropCue portfolio.

What Does Not Transfer (and Why It Is Fine)

Your DISCO share links

Old DISCO links will keep working on DISCO for as long as you keep that account. Supervisors who saved those links will not be affected.

The clean way to handle this: keep your DISCO account active for 60 days after your DropCue switch. Send new playlists from DropCue. When a supervisor opens an old DISCO link, follow up with a note: "Good news — we have moved to a new system. Here is the updated playlist with better analytics and search." Include the new DropCue link.

Within 60 days, most of your active supervisor relationships will be using the DropCue link. Cancel DISCO.

Existing DISCO analytics history

Your historical play data on DISCO stays on DISCO. DropCue starts collecting fresh analytics from day one.

This is not a big loss — most sync teams look at analytics in 30 to 90 day windows, so within a quarter your DropCue analytics are richer than what DISCO had given you.

Step-by-Step Migration (Afternoon Plan)

Hour 1: Set up DropCue

1. Sign up at [dropcue.app](https://dropcue.app/signup) — 7 day free trial, no credit card 2. Upload logo, set brand colors 3. Create a test playlist with 5 tracks, invite yourself as a supervisor, click around to get familiar with the UI 4. Pick your plan: Starter ($5) for solo composers, Pro ($15) for teams and agencies with analytics needs

Hour 2: Bulk import catalog

1. Export your DISCO tracks (highest-quality format available) 2. Bulk upload to DropCue (3 concurrent uploads, progress shown per file) 3. Import metadata via CSV if you are moving more than 50 tracks 4. Spot-check 10 random tracks to confirm metadata came over correctly

Hour 3: Rebuild active playlists

1. List your 10 to 20 most-used playlists on DISCO 2. Recreate each in DropCue, using playlist sections to add structure DISCO did not support 3. Add download controls (WAV, MP3, AIFF toggles) 4. Test each playlist by opening the share link in an incognito window

Hour 4: Notify contacts and ship first pitch

1. Send a short email to your top 20 supervisor contacts letting them know you have moved to DropCue and future playlists will come from your new system 2. Ship your first real pitch from DropCue 3. Watch the analytics roll in — you will know exactly when each supervisor opens the playlist

Done. Most sync teams complete this in one afternoon. Larger agencies spread it over two or three days.

Common Migration Mistakes

Trying to migrate every old playlist. Do not. Just migrate your active catalog and the 10 to 20 playlists you send most often. Old playlists for closed projects do not need to move.

Not telling your supervisors. A quick "we moved to a new tool" email prevents confusion when your new pitches come from a different sender domain.

Keeping DISCO open forever. At some point, cancel. Either commit to DropCue or do not switch. Running both indefinitely is the worst of both worlds.

Rebuilding the exact DISCO workflow. DropCue has features DISCO does not (playlist sections, timestamped comments, AI lyrics transcription, music submission inbox). Use them. Do not just copy your DISCO setup and leave the new features untouched.

Switching from DISCO to DropCue: The Full Migration Guide (2026)