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A MusicBrainz Recording is an abstract grouping of release tracks, and represents the audio in those tracks before it was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mastering mastered].
A MusicBrainz Recording is an abstract group of similar release tracks, and represents the audio in those tracks before it was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mastering mastered].


It is usually the case that a recording is equivalent to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music) mix] of a performance of a [[work]] by a particular [[artist]], and appears as a [[Track|track]] on [[Release|releases]] in one or more [[Release Group|release groups]].
A recording most commonly represents a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music) mix] of a recorded performance of a [[work]] by a particular [[artist]], and appears as a [[Track|track]] on [[Release|releases]] in one or more [[Release Group|release groups]].


==Examples==
==Examples==

Revision as of 20:32, 9 May 2013

This page is part of the same proposal as User:LordSputnik/Proposals/Style/Recording.


Proposal


A MusicBrainz Recording is an abstract group of similar release tracks, and represents the audio in those tracks before it was mastered.

A recording most commonly represents a mix of a recorded 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:

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

See MusicBrainz Identifier.

Disambiguation comment

See Disambiguation Comment.

Annotation

See Annotation.