Fill out your metadata

Learn how to edit and fill out your metadata to industry standards
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Lesson Summary

  1. Accessing Metadata: Hover over the info icon to preview and edit track metadata.
  2. Adding Track Art: Include track art, a logo, or a photo to make the track more visually appealing.
  3. Filling Out Title Field: Ensure Title contains versions, featured artists, remixes, and explicit details.
  4. Artist and Composer Fields: Use the artist field for the main recording artist and the composer field for songwriters.
  5. Contact Information: Include an email address in the Comments field.
  6. Entering Lyrics: Add lyrics to make tracks more accessible and easier to find in searches.
  7. Metadata Sharing: Shared tracks keep their metadata and lyrics across DISCO accounts.
  8. File Format Limitations: Only MP3s and AIFFs retain metadata upon download, not WAV files.
  9. Additional Info: Store useful internal information like writer splits, tags, and notes.
  10. Internal Use: Recognize that this additional information aids in search and organization but does not travel with the files.