Track information is more than admin. It affects how easily your music can be found, how quickly it can be cleared, who gets contacted, and how professional your files appear when they are shared.

DISCO makes it easy to edit and manage track information, but the real value comes from using that information well. Clean, consistent metadata helps your team stay organized and gives recipients the context they need to work with your music faster.

In this article, you’ll learn how to edit track info in DISCO, what each track info tab is for, which metadata fields matter most, and how to check what will write to downloaded files.

Open and edit track info

There are a few ways to open Track Info in DISCO.

To preview a track’s information, hover over the Track Info icon on any track.

To open the full Track Info editor, you can:

• select View full track info from the track preview
• choose Edit track information from the track menu
• open View full track info from the Track pane

Edit multiple tracks

You can also update multiple tracks at once.

To do this:

• open the playlist menu and select Edit all track metadata
• or select multiple tracks using Shift or Command, then click the pen icon

The Track Info editor will display Edit X tracks. If selected tracks contain different data in the same field, that field will show as Mixed.

Be careful when editing in bulk. Metadata edits cannot be undone, and using Edit All may overwrite existing metadata.

Understand the Track Info tabs

The Track Info editor includes several tabs, each with a different purpose.

Metadata

This tab contains the core metadata fields that write to MP3 and AIFF files when tracks are downloaded or shared.

This is where you edit information like title, artist, genre, artwork, year, ISRC, comments, and other standard metadata fields.

Lyrics

Lyrics have their own tab and are also part of track metadata.

Adding lyrics can improve search results and make tracks more useful for sync, A&R, and creative review workflows.

Writers

Use the Writers tab to add songwriter names, split percentages, publishers, and PRO information.

This data is mainly for internal use, but it can also support downstream workflows around rights, ownership, and administration.

Writers are stored in the contact database and linked through this tab.

Custom

Custom Fields allow your team to store additional track information beyond standard metadata.

These fields are set up to match your workflow and may be used for things like ownership status, agreement dates, internal codes, or other business-specific details.

Custom Fields are available on certain plans.

Tags

Track tags are native to DISCO and are used for internal search and for DISCO Catalogs.

They help describe a track in ways that go beyond standard metadata, such as mood, energy, instrumentation, scene use, or creative feel.

Track tags do not travel between DISCOs as standalone tags, but they can be written into the Comments field of downloaded tracks if enabled in Business Settings.

Notes

There are two types of notes in DISCO:

• Internal notes, which are visible only to your team
• Client notes, which are visible on shared playlists

Notes help add context around a track and can also help return results in search.

Start with the most important metadata fields

If you are starting from scratch, some fields matter more than others.

A strong minimum standard is:

• Title
• Artist
• Comments
• Artwork
• Lyrics

These fields do a lot of heavy lifting when tracks are being searched, pitched, reviewed, or downloaded.

Keep titles clean and useful

The Title field should clearly identify the song.

Keep titles clean and avoid unnecessary clutter. Important version details can be included when needed, but the field should still be easy to scan and understand.

For example, it is useful to distinguish between a main version, instrumental, clean version, or underscore, but less useful to overload the title with excessive notes or formatting.

Use artist names consistently

The Artist field should be filled in clearly and consistently.

Inconsistent naming creates confusion in search results and makes catalogs harder to browse. If one artist is named three different ways across your catalog, those tracks become harder to find and group together.

Use Comments for practical information

The Comments field is one of the most useful metadata fields in music workflows.

It is a good place to include important practical details such as:

• contact information
• ownership or control information
• writer split summaries
• one-stop status
• clearance notes
• internal reference details when appropriate

This is often the field that helps someone quickly work out who controls a track and how to move forward.

Add lyrics whenever possible

Lyrics are highly valuable metadata.

They improve discoverability in search, help people understand the emotional and thematic content of a song, and are especially useful in sync and creative workflows where people are searching for songs with certain themes, keywords, or phrases.

Even partial lyrics are often more helpful than none.

Include artwork for a more professional presentation

Artwork makes files feel more complete and professional when shared or downloaded.

It also helps recipients identify tracks more quickly in folders, downloads, and music players.

Use Genre carefully

Genre should describe the musical lane of the track as clearly as possible.

Try not to overload Genre with moods, themes, or marketing language. Those details are often better suited to tags, lyrics, notes, or custom fields.

A clear genre field makes filtering and browsing much easier across large catalogs.

Use tags to improve internal search

Tags are a powerful way to describe tracks beyond standard metadata.

They are especially helpful for things like:

• mood
• energy
• instrumentation
• vocal type
• sync use case
• scene or brief language

For example, tags like uplifting, dark, driving, female vocal, cinematic, or sports can make tracks much easier to find later.

The more consistently your team uses tags, the more useful search becomes.

Use custom fields for team-specific workflows

Custom Fields are best for information that matters to your team, but does not fit neatly into standard metadata.

Examples might include:

• deal expiry dates
• territory control
• one-stop status
• internal codes
• publishing status
• delivery status

This allows DISCO to support the way your business actually works, not just standard music file metadata.

Know what writes to downloaded files

Not every type of track information behaves the same way when files are downloaded.

DISCO supports ID3v2 metadata, which reliably writes to MP3 and AIFF files.

WAV files do not reliably carry ID3v2 metadata, so metadata behavior can be inconsistent in WAV downloads.

This is important to keep in mind when preparing files for sharing or delivery.

Preview what will and won’t write

You can use Track Info Preview to check exactly what data will and will not be present in a downloaded track.

To do this:

• open the Track Info editor
• open the Copy track info menu
• select Preview track info
• switch between the Will write and Won’t write tabs

This is a useful final check before sending files out.

Remember that metadata updates do not carry into other DISCOs where tracks have been saved..

Avoid common metadata mistakes

A few common issues can make tracks harder to find, harder to understand, or slower to clear:

• inconsistent capitalization
• cluttered or confusing titles
• missing artist names
• missing contact information
• empty lyrics fields
• unclear ownership details
• using Genre for moods or descriptions better handled by tags
• inconsistent tagging across the catalog

Small errors can create unnecessary friction, especially when teams are working quickly.

Wrap up

Good metadata helps your music get found, understood, cleared, and shared more efficiently.

DISCO gives you flexible tools to edit track info, organize data, and preview what will travel with your files. The more cleanly and consistently you manage track information, the more useful your catalog becomes for your team, your collaborators, and anyone receiving your music.