DISCO to DropCue: Full Migration Guide (2026)
Switching from DISCO to DropCue: The Fast-Track Migration Plan
DropCue covers the same workflow DISCO does with every feature included at a fraction of the cost, with a more modern interface. If you've 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. And every time you think about migrating, your brain decides this is a problem for next quarter.
Good news: migrating to 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 is the afternoon-shaped version of the playbook. What moves over, what gets rebuilt, and the four-hour plan to do the whole thing in one sitting.
Disclosure: I'm the founder of DropCue. I've tried to be honest about the parts that aren't trivial. If you want the longer, eight-step thorough version, see the comprehensive migration guide. This one is for people who want it done by dinner.
Before you start: the bonus-month switch offer
The biggest objection we hear from people thinking about switching is timing. They renewed DISCO for the year three months ago. Switching now means writing off nine months of paid-up DISCO. So they wait. And wait. And keep paying for DISCO for the whole year while quietly resenting it.
The offer that fixes this. Sign up for an annual DropCue plan, send us your DISCO receipt, and we add your remaining DISCO months to the end of your DropCue subscription. Free. Up to 6 months.
The math: you pay for a year of DropCue today. You have nine months left on DISCO. Your DropCue renewal moves nine months forward. You get 21 months of DropCue for the price of 12. The DISCO months you already paid for are no longer wasted.
Start your switch with the bonus-month offer →
You don't need to upload the receipt before paying — you have 30 days from your DropCue signup to send it in. We verify and adjust your renewal date within a day.
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 — 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, what they played, and how long they listened
Done. Most sync teams complete this in one afternoon. Larger agencies spread it over two or three days. Either way, you're done before your DISCO subscription renews.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I migrate from DISCO in one day?
Yes for most catalogs. The four-hour plan above works for solo composers and small sync teams up to about 1,000 tracks. Larger agencies (5,000+ tracks) typically spread the migration over two or three afternoons.
Will my old DISCO links still work after I switch?
Yes, until you cancel your DISCO subscription. The recommended path is to keep DISCO open for 30 to 60 days while your active supervisors gradually shift to DropCue links, then cancel. You don't pay for both at once for any longer than necessary.
How does DropCue's pricing compare to DISCO?
DropCue Starter is $5/month (annual) for 500 tracks. Pro plans start at $12/month (annual) for 1,000 tracks and scale up to $69/month for 20,000 tracks. Every plan includes analytics, branded share links, password protection, and document attachments. DISCO charges separately for Discovery Suite and Watermarking on top of base plans, so the real working DISCO cost is $50 to $70 a month for what DropCue includes at $12 to $20.
What if I want to keep using DISCO's Discovery Suite for marketplace exposure?
You can. Some people run DropCue for active pitching and keep a minimal DISCO subscription for the Discovery Suite marketplace. That's fine if the marketplace is actually generating placements for you. Most working composers find that direct relationship pitching (DropCue's strength) outperforms marketplace exposure once they have the analytics to follow up properly.
Are there features DropCue has that DISCO doesn't?
Yes. Playlist sections (mood/scene-based grouping inside one playlist), timestamped comments pinned to the audio waveform, AI lyrics transcription, music submission inbox for received pitches, custom subdomain branding, and a one-time Lifetime plan ($599 for 50 spots, capped). DISCO has none of those, or charges extra for the closest equivalents.
What does the migration cost?
Nothing extra. The 7-day free trial on DropCue is enough time to complete the whole migration and ship your first real pitch. If you decide it's working, you pick a plan when the trial ends. If you don't, you cancel with no charges.
Related Reading
Related: DropCue vs DISCO: honest feature comparison | Best DISCO alternatives in 2026 | The full eight-step migration playbook | What is DropCue?
