Tip Room: get tipped at live shows with a QR code
A permanent link and QR code fans can scan to tip you instantly — no SoundBridge account, no app download, and no login required on their end.
What Tip Room is
Every creator has a personal Tip Room page at soundbridge.live/tip/yourusername. Anyone who opens that link (or scans its QR code) can send you a tip in seconds by card or PayPal — they don't need the SoundBridge app, an account, or to sign in. It's built for the moment someone at your show, in your studio, or at your merch table wants to support you right then, not later after they've downloaded an app.
This is different from tipping inside the app: Tip Room is specifically the no-login, scan-and-pay version, designed for in-person moments.
Finding your QR code
From your Dashboard Overview tab, click the Tip Room quick action — or go straight to soundbridge.live/tip/yourusername while logged in — then expand "Your QR code & how to use it". From there you can preview your QR code and download a printable version.
Your QR code is a static link with no session tokens or expiry — generate it once, and it works forever. Print it, save it, reuse it at every show.
Using it at a live show
Laptop
Open your Tip Room link in a browser and place your laptop where fans can see it — no extra setup needed.
Projector
Connect to a projector and display the QR code full-screen. Any smartphone camera can scan it from across a room.
Print the QR code as a card or poster for your merch table. It never expires or changes.
What a fan sees
- Your name and photo, with quick preset amounts (£1 / £5 / £10) or a custom amount
- Pay by card or PayPal, no account or app required
- A thank-you screen afterward with the option to join your SoundBridge community
How you get paid
Tip Room tips go through the same 85/15 split as every other tip on SoundBridge — you keep the same share, it's processed the same way, and it lands in the same place as your other earnings. See How payments work and Withdrawal process for how to move it from there.