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The Lattice

How the lattice works

Operating manual for the live surfaces. Nothing here is a token roadmap.

Songs

Artists publish from Studio. The cap is ten songs. After publish, the catalog is public. Until someone publishes, Songs stays empty on purpose.

Studio

ORBs

Listeners buy a Stripe pack — $1, $10, $15, or $25. ORBs credit only after Stripe confirms the charge. Then allocate them to a song. ORBs are internal participation units. They are not a coin and they are not tradeable.

Wallet

Milestones

500 ORBs on one song is Recognition: 200 positions. 10,000 ORBs is Festival Qualification: 4,000 positions. The artist holds 40% at position 1. Contributors share 60%. Both marks are written as immutable lineage in the database.

Counsel and QLT

Foundation Counsel is founding membership. QLT seasons are later. Neither is required to publish a song or allocate ORBs.

Foundation Counsel

Disclaimers

  • ORBs are internal participation units used to allocate to a song. They are not currency, not a security, not an NFT, and they cannot be traded or withdrawn as cash.
  • Wallet packs are Stripe checkout for those units. A pack credits only after Stripe marks the session paid. Starting checkout does not add ORBs.
  • The free 1 ORB and 1 upload last until January 1, 2027. They attach to a signed-in account once. Typing a phrase cannot grant them. It is a limited promo, not a sale.
  • The donate address is an Ethereum (ETH) wallet. Sending ETH or ERC-20 tokens is voluntary and is not a purchase of ORBs, Counsel seats, Festival access, or any token.
  • Foundation Counsel is founding membership on Polygon. OpenSea links are for existing items. This site does not sell those NFTs and does not promise price, access, or governance outcomes.
  • Festival Qualification writes lineage and prepares a mint record. Festival access stays inactive until an administrator registers and verifies a hand-minted NFT.
  • Emails and signup notes are used to run this site. Do not submit data you do not want stored.
  • Nothing on The Lattice is investment, legal, or tax advice. Use of the site is at your own risk.