As of January 1, 2006, the statutory mechanical royalty rate is 9.1¢ for recordings of a song 5 minutes or less, and 1.75¢ per minute or fraction thereof for those over 5 minutes. This is then multiplied by the number of recordings you wish to make. For more information about the statutory mechanical royalty rate, click here.

You can use the calculator below to determine the mechanical royalties due per song for a certain number of recordings. Please note that there is a minimum number of licenses that can be obtained through HFA Songfile, and there is also an additional processing fee that is dependent upon the number of songs you are licensing in a single transaction. For more information on HFA Songfile licensing, click here.

Enter the length of your recording of the song you wish to license here: