{"id":590,"date":"2013-02-12T16:16:53","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T00:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/label-engine.com\/blog\/?p=590"},"modified":"2014-06-25T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T22:31:26","slug":"adding-tracks-editing-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/adding-tracks-editing-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding tracks \/ editing tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Once you have set up a release and you are ready to upload tracks from the \u2018Edit Release\u2019 page, scroll to the bottom of the \u2018Add Tracks\u2019 section and enter in each of the tracks to be included on the release. You can add additional tracks afterwards, but if you need to include more than five then select upload via FTP from the \u2018upload method\u2019 drop-down box.<\/p>\n

To upload via ftp please check the FTP Instructions.<\/a> Wav files must be 16-bit 44100Khz, if your files are not this specification they will not be accepted.<\/p>\n

You may also choose to upload tracks later or select tracks previously uploaded from ‘Upload Method’ drop down box as well.<\/p>\n

Make sure for each track you have entered in the title,mix title (enter ‘Original Mix’ if you are unsure), and upload the track.<\/p>\n

You may upload wav, flac or aiff files through their browser (mp3s are not acceptable for distro), they MUST be 16 bit stereo 44100KHz or else they will be rejected.<\/p>\n

Once you’re ready click ‘Add tracks’. As your tracks upload a completion meter will appear. Make sure to keep the window open until the tracks fully upload.<\/p>\n

When the tracks are uploaded, you can change their order and edit each one using the menu at the top of the page. Label Engine also has a built in player to demo your tracks once they are uploaded.<\/p>\n

Edit track details<\/h3>\n

Each Track MUST be edited before it can be submitted for distribution.<\/p>\n

From Edit Release page click the ‘edit’ link to the right of the track. This page is where you can edit all the information about your track.<\/p>\n

Make sure to enter in the title, mix title (enter ‘Original Mix’ if you are unsure), and genre. If you use your own ISRC codes, enter it in, otherwise leave the ISRC as \u2018Auto\u2019 and we will generate one for you.<\/p>\n

Enter the publishing and copyright details of the track (Enter in your label name if you are unsure).<\/p>\n

Tick the ‘Album Only’ box if the Track should only be sold to customers that purchase the entire Release – this option may not be implemented on some stores.<\/p>\n

Tick the ‘Explicit Content’ box if the Track contains any swearing. Failure to do this may result in your distribution access for some stores being revoked.<\/p>\n

Enter the Tracks ISWC* code if you have one, otherwise leave this field blank.<\/p>\n

*The International Standard Musical Work Code<\/a><\/p>\n

Edit track artists and remixers<\/h3>\n

At the bottom of the edit Track page is the Artist form. The Track Artist is determined automatically from the Artists you add to this form. The form also allows you to enter Royalty Allocations which will save you time when it comes to doing your accounting.<\/p>\n

Add each Artist, remixer, or company to the form by clicking ‘Add Artist’, ‘Add Remixer’, or ‘Add Company’ links. Featured Artists such as vocalists should be added in the same way as other Artists. Select the name of the Artist from the drop-down box if you have created them previously, or select ‘Create New Artist’.<\/p>\n

Make sure to enter an alias for each artist – this is the artist name as it should be displayed on the track. If you would not like the name of an artist displayed on the track, from the Alias drop down just select the ‘Artist hidden’ option.<\/p>\n

Next select the role of each artist that had a part in the production of the track. From the Songwriter drop down select role for the artist. For each Artist that you have selected a role, you must enter in their full real name at the bottom of the page. This is for accounting purposes. If the Artist is a group, you must enter in the full names of each member of the group.<\/p>\n

This information is provided to the Vendors to determine publishing Royalties. At least one Artist must have a role selected.<\/p>\n

Now enter each artists royalties percentage. If you are unsure just enter 0% and enter the information later. If you want the artist’s royalties to be assigned to an account you can select it from the ‘Release Account’ drop-down menu. If there is no drop down simply click the ‘[x]’ under the Release Account number.<\/p>\n

If you wish for different Allocations to be used based on the Vendor or Territory, these can be entered by editing the Track in the Accounts section.<\/p>\n

Once all the information is filled out click the ‘save changes’ button.<\/p>\n

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