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It is usually the case that a recording is a mix of a performance of a [[work]] by a particular [[artist]], and appears as a track on [[Release|releases]] in one or more [[Release Group|release groups]]. |
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Revision as of 08:39, 18 April 2013
This page is part of the same proposal as User:LordSputnik/Proposals/Style/Recording.
Proposal
Overview
In MusicBrainz, a recording is either the result of mixing and/or editing one or more audio tracks, or unmixed and unedited recorded sound.
An audio track is recorded sound, captured from a studio or live performance or from other audio sources, including existing recordings.
Editing is defined as re-arranging audio tracks. This involves adding, removing, lengthening or shortening sections of audio tracks, or moving them relative to other sections.
Mixing is the process by which audio tracks are combined into one or more output audio channels. Mixing may apply a variety of audio processing techniques to audio tracks, such as equalization, panning, volume adjustment and compression.
Mastering is a process that is applied to the mixed and/or edited audio tracks, to prepare them for release. Since mastering is a process which can only happen after a recording is completed, it does not factor into the definition of recording.
It is usually the case that a recording is a mix of a performance of a work by a particular artist, and appears as a track on releases in one or more release groups.
Examples
These are all different Recordings:
- Studio recording: Into the Blue by Moby
- Remixed recording: Into the Blue (Beatmasters mix) by Moby
- Studio recording: Voulez-Vous by ABBA
- Live recording: Voulez-Vous by ABBA
Style Guidelines
Please see the guidelines for recordings.
Properties
Title
The title of the recording.
Artist
The artist(s) that the recording is primarily credited to.
Duration
An approximation to the length of the actual mix, calculated from the lengths of the tracks using the recording.
ISRC
The International Standard Recording Code assigned to the recording.
MBID
Disambiguation comment
Annotation
See Annotation.