Background music for gyms — one subscription, no society line
A gym needs two things from music: energy that doesn't dip mid-set, and a player that doesn't stop when the router hiccups. It also, in most countries, needs a collecting-society license for repertoire music. The Oktava catalog is registered with no society — for it there is no society line, and the subscription is the whole bill.
Energy on the floor, silence never
Gym channels in Oktava are built around tempo: driving, consistent BPM for the weights floor, higher-energy rotations for peak evening hours, something steadier for the morning crowd. You can schedule the switch — calmer at 7 a.m., full push at 6 p.m. — and the transitions stay seamless, because a dead-air gap in a gym is louder than any track.
Reliability is the second half of the product. The player caches channels locally and keeps playing through an internet outage — music in a gym must not stop mid-session. And because the catalog sits in no society's repertoire, the named certificate and the playback log in your dashboard answer the licensing question before an inspector asks it.
How it works
Sign up, install the player on whatever drives your speakers — a tablet, a mini-PC, a phone — pick the channels and the daypart schedule. Certificate and playback log are issued in the dashboard immediately; cached channels carry you through connection drops.
What it costs
€15 per location per month or €150 a year on the base price list; your country's price is on the site. The trial is 7 days, no card required.
Questions, answered
What happens if the internet drops mid-workout?
The player keeps playing: channels are cached locally, so an outage doesn't silence the floor. When the connection returns, the player syncs the playback log automatically.
Do gyms really need a music license?
For repertoire music — yes, in most countries, and gyms are a known enforcement target. The Oktava catalog is in no society's repertoire, so playing it needs no society license; radio or streaming at the same venue would still be licensable.
Does it cover ticketed classes and events?
The license covers background playback. Ticketed events where music is the main content are outside its scope — that's stated in our terms, not hidden. For the gym floor and regular opening hours, it's exactly what the subscription is for.
This information is provided for general reference and is not legal advice.