Does that program embed ISRCs? What am I missing? Both Meta and Metadatics pages don't mention ISRC codes - how can this be?See attached, and I had to remove some info for privacy but Meta will display and add ISRC codes.but as mentioned, there are two main places that people downstream (and their apps) look for ISRC codes.ID3v2 and AXML. That website doesn't contain the words 'ISRC' or 'Code'. A few requests for MP3s and 24 bit WAV each year. 16-44 WAVs for approval and then whatever formats they request. I don't foresee a lot of file tagging in my near future so a standalone tagger should do the trick!Īlso, I don't by default deliver nearly as many different formats as some MEs do. That would slow me down way too much at first.

I'm so dug in with PT that, even though I'm full time mastering now, the idea of learning a new DAW has zero appeal to me. I was doing both recording and mastering for most of my career and I started with Digidesign Sound Designer 2 in 1993 and PT in 1994 when it was just a 4 track 16 bit DAW. I use Pro Tools because that's how my business evolved. It's a little embarrassing to be asking about it this late in the game, but here I am! This new client has a publicist who wants tagged WAVs and MP3s so I'm finally going to do it. There have been no complaints, most clients are repeaters and business has been great. Even major labels have not asked me for tagged tracks, just CD Text. Unless you master about 3 albums a month, I can't imagine wanting to do the tagging in a 3rd party app for all the files/formats for every project.Īssembling the the master in a mastering DAW that can essentially tag the rendered/exported files with the info it already has inside the DAW for any and all files saves times, and promotes accuracy and consistency.To be totally honest, and this may sound crazy, in 26 years of mastering this is the first time I'm tagging files! All my clients have been letting their aggregators and distributors handle the metadata.

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