Ditto Is a Big Scam.
i'd been using Amuse for the past year and overall, it's been great. support was always responsive, and my releases usually went live in under 24 hours.
but recently, releases started taking 2 or 3 days to go out, and support got slower. in their defense, this seemed to be related to summer vacations or whatever.
so, being the impatient person that i am, i decided to look for a new distributor, and the name that kept popping up everywhere was Ditto. their damn website comes up on google even when you search for other distributors. they are very clearly paying a lot for advertisement.
their official website has a page claiming their service beats Amuse. they say Amuse takes 7–14 days, which is complete bs in my experience, and claim Ditto can get your music out in 1–3 days. so i paid for the Starter plan.
turns out, if you want your release out in that timeframe, you gotta pay an extra $40 per track.
otherwise, the earliest release date you can choose is 10 days away lol.
the release page looks like fricking times square with all the shiny banners trying to get you to spend extra money on every release.
i know there are people here who've been using Ditto for years without any issues, and that's fair. but i'm not sure everyone realizes that other distributors can get your music out in less than a day without charging you so much.
so to any newer artists who might be falling for all the paid propaganda online:
do your research before paying. i personally wouldn't have made the move if i'd known about all this beforehand.
don't make my mistake, people. peace.