# Quick start

> From sign-up to your first link and notes, in five steps.

Source: https://docs.wavdrop.link/quick-start

WAVDROP turns a music file into a link. Your client opens it in any browser and presses play. They don't need an account, and they don't have to ask for access.

Here's the whole loop, start to finish.

## 1. Create your account

Sign up at [app.wavdrop.link](https://app.wavdrop.link/auth/sign-up). While WAVDROP is in beta, sign-up may ask for an invite code.

## 2. Create a project

A project holds the songs you're sending one client: a single, an EP, an album.

1. Click **New project**.
2. Type the client or artist name. Pick an existing client from the list, or keep typing to create a new one.
3. Name the project and save.

## 3. Upload your files

Drag files onto the project, or click to browse. WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, M4A and AAC all work. See [Uploading files](https://docs.wavdrop.link/uploading) for size limits.

If a file looks like a new mix of a song that's already there, WAVDROP asks whether to stack it as a new version or keep it separate.

## 4. Send the link

Every project has one share link, shown on the project page. Click **Copy** and send it however you like: text, email, DM.

Click **Client view** first if you want to see exactly what your client will see.

## 5. Get notes back

Your client presses play and leaves notes on the exact second they're talking about. You see them on the project page and in **Notes**, where you can reply or mark them done.

> [!TIP]
> Want to control who gets in? Add a password, limit the link to your client's email, or make it expire. See [Passwords and email access](https://docs.wavdrop.link/protect-links).

## Next steps

- [How WAVDROP is organized](https://docs.wavdrop.link/basics): the few ideas the rest of the docs build on.
- [Share links](https://docs.wavdrop.link/share-links): song links, turning links off, and expiry.
- [What your client sees](https://docs.wavdrop.link/client-view): so you can walk them through it.