How to enter
-
1
Join free
Create a producer account and verify your email.
-
2
Upload your beats
Add finished beats you made or have the rights to, with cleared samples. No AI beats in battles.
-
3
Pick your battle
Choose Open for any style, or a genre battle where your beat has to be that genre.
-
4
Get matched
If a producer is waiting for the same kind of battle, it goes live right away. If not, yours waits in the pool.
-
5
Voters score both beats
Voters give each beat 1 to 10 on Mix, Arrangement and Creativity, after playing each one for at least 15 seconds.
-
6
Get your result
Staff review the battle, close it and post the result. Your record and rating update, and you see your scores by category.
Battles live now
The fastest way to understand an online beat battle is to hear one. Open a battle, play both beats and see which one you'd pick.
What you can win
Rank
Wins raise your rating and earn points on the monthly rankings. Beating a stronger producer counts for more.
Status
Climb the divisions from the Proving Grounds to Legend. All-time points never reset.
Cash battles
Staff put together staff cash battles and put up the prize. Producers who buy the same amount of Ad Points unlock member cash battles, and the winner receives 90% of the combined amount.
The Road to Legend
Season 1 of the RocBattle league carries $15,000+ in prizes, led by Invitationals for the first producers to reach Elite and Legend. See the league.
Your battle also sends listeners to your profile, where they can hear your other beats. Grammy-winning producer Rockwilder is the league's commissioner, and Rock Live brings beats and producers in front of him and his guests.
What it costs
Joining is free, and regular battles run on credits, not cash. Credits have no cash value. They exist so that everyone who wants votes also helps vote.
- 5 credits to enter a battle
- 1 credit for every counted vote you cast
- 5 credits to start each month
- 2 new battles a day, and 2 going at once
Cash battles cost no credits and don't count toward your battle limits.
Votes you can trust
The biggest problem with any online beat competition is the friend vote. Here is what RocBattle does about it:
- ✓Listen first. A vote isn't accepted until the voter has played each beat for at least 15 seconds.
- ✓One person, one account. Accounts on the same device or network can't battle each other or vote in each other's battles.
- ✓Staff review. Staff look at red flags before a battle closes, and a vote that breaks the rules can be thrown out.
- ✓Votes decide it, not points. The producer more voters picked wins, and points only break an exactly even vote. When staff vote, their votes together count for 30% of the result (60% in cash battles).
The full details are in the Official Battle Rules. New to all this? Start with What Is a Beat Battle?
Common questions
Do both producers have to be online at the same time?
No. You enter with a finished beat, and voters listen on their own time. If nobody is waiting for the same kind of battle, yours waits in the pool until a producer takes it. With no opponent after 3 days, it's removed and your credits come back.
Can I choose my opponent?
No. Battles start from the pool and you're matched with a random producer, so nobody can pick an easy win. Matching favors producers you haven't faced in the last 30 days.
How long does an online beat battle last?
There is no set clock. No battle ends with fewer than 3 votes, and RocBattle staff review each battle before closing it and posting the result.
Do I need a beat to vote?
No. You need a free account with a verified email address, then you can listen and vote in any live battle except your own. Producers earn 1 battle credit for every counted vote.
Is it free to battle?
Yes. The free Member plan gets 5 battles a month. Exclusive and Gold members get 20 a month, and it takes 6 battles in a month to be ranked. See the plans.
Do I need the blue check to win a cash prize?
No. You don't need to be Verified to battle, enter tournaments, or win and be paid cash prizes.
Got beats? Step into the ring.