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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 4, 2017 15:16:46 GMT -6
How are you guys handling this stuff? I'm populating metadata into Wavelab to export embedded in some tracks and wanted to make sure I had all the stuff needed for iTunes and whatnot. Looking at the iTunes requirements, I found that you need a UPC and ISRC code to upload. It looks like the ISRC code application is a one time $95 fee. The UPC codes are a different story. $250 for the first year and $50 annually, for only 10 codes. To jump up to 100 codes, it's $750 initial investment and $250 annually.
It looks like CD Baby and Tunecore both distribute to all the outlets and provide the UPC codes. It also looks like they populate all the metadata too. If that's the case, am I wasting my time even dealing with the metadata in Wavelab? How do you guys handle all this garbage?
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Post by stormymondays on Dec 4, 2017 15:40:44 GMT -6
Handle it through CD Baby or Distrokid. Distrokid is really cheap and quite good, but their support is slow.
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Post by mulmany on Dec 4, 2017 16:13:41 GMT -6
How are you guys handling this stuff? I'm populating metadata into Wavelab to export embedded in some tracks and wanted to make sure I had all the stuff needed for iTunes and whatnot. Looking at the iTunes requirements, I found that you need a UPC and ISRC code to upload. It looks like the ISRC code application is a one time $95 fee. The UPC codes are a different story. $250 for the first year and $50 annually, for only 10 codes. To jump up to 100 codes, it's $750 initial investment and $250 annually. It looks like CD Baby and Tunecore both distribute to all the outlets and provide the UPC codes. It also looks like they populate all the metadata too. If that's the case, am I wasting my time even dealing with the metadata in Wavelab? How do you guys handle all this garbage? Isrc is for the artist to take care of and the UPC code. If you look at the legal fine print it states that a third party cannot purchase for the artist. They specifically state that a mastering house may not do this, only registered distributors. |
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Post by wiz on Dec 4, 2017 17:01:50 GMT -6
Handle it through CD Baby or Distrokid. Distrokid is really cheap and quite good, but their support is slow. I have been through distrokid for years now. My experience with their support has been the opposite... cheers Wiz |
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Post by stormymondays on Dec 4, 2017 17:08:57 GMT -6
Maybe they are getting better. The owner bragged publicly many times about how everything was automated and there was no need for support. I had a few issues absolutely it took a very long time to sort them out. The poor overworked guy doing support was really nice though!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 2:28:28 GMT -6
The artist or label supplies me with the codes, and I put them in the DDP image file, with Sonoris DDP Creator. If there's a special request to embed metadata in WAVs, FLACs or MP3s, I'll do that too.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 5, 2017 6:27:20 GMT -6
The artist or label supplies me with the codes, and I put them in the DDP image file, with Sonoris DDP Creator. If there's a special request to embed metadata in WAVs, FLACs or MP3s, I'll do that too. So the only time you generally do Metadata is when you're doing a DDP? It seems like all the digital distro sites don't want it in there and add their own before delivery to the outlets. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 7:16:11 GMT -6
Yes, all the meta-data goes into the DDP image file, if I receive it, and I don't add it anywhere else, unless specifically requested.
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