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What First100 can verify, what it cannot, and how creators and listeners are treated.

Is First100 free?

The current community panel is free. Paid memberships, credit purchases, cash earnings, withdrawals, paid critiques and partner access remain disabled.

Are Signal Credits money?

No. Signal Credits are noncash participation units used for community evaluations. They cannot be redeemed for cash or treated as future earnings. A signed-in account receives one founding grant of 300 SC.

Does First100 host my song?

The blind panel accepts private audio uploads. Recordings are available only to their owner and authorized listening assignments. The separate Suno Quick Signal flow uses a public Suno link and does not copy or rehost Suno audio.

Is listening blind?

The uploaded-audio panel hides artist, title, artwork and existing results from the assignment API and player before review submission. Suno Quick Signal is source-visible and does not contribute to blind-panel scores.

What does the listening evidence measure?

The panel compares forward audio progress with elapsed server time. Hidden, muted, paused, accelerated, skipped and stale intervals do not qualify. This validates playback behavior; it cannot prove what someone heard through physical speakers.

How do listeners earn credits?

An assigned listener who submits the survey after 60 qualifying seconds earns 5 SC. Reaching 95% completion earns 10 SC total. Early exits stay in the funnel and earn no credits. Positive and negative reviews earn the same credit.

What does a campaign cost?

The current campaign tiers reserve 300 SC for 25 evaluations, 1,200 SC for 100, or 3,600 SC for 300. One active campaign per creator applies. Credits do not buy a better score.

Can I choose who hears my song?

No. The platform assigns eligible listeners. Self-review, blocked relationships, recent reciprocal reviews and recent credit-transfer partners are excluded.

Can I use a Suno link?

Use Suno Quick Signal for a public source-visible listening response. Blind campaigns require an audio upload and the creator’s rights and voice-authorization declarations.

What do the review thresholds mean?

0–24 valid reviews are Collecting, 25–99 are Provisional, 100–299 are Human Tested, and 300 or more are High Confidence. These are sample-size labels, not promises of commercial success.

Can a score become public by accident?

Public rankings and uploaded-audio passports require creator opt-in, passing integrity and at least 100 valid reviews. Private previews are available to the owner. Scores and snapshots belong to one immutable recording version.

Does the listening player record my microphone?

No. The blind player measures playback activity and accepts survey answers and an optional written note. It does not record the listener’s microphone.

Want the exact math?

The live blind-panel methodology explains listening evidence, score weights, sample thresholds and privacy.

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