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It is important that before and after your mastering session that you keep your original masters in good condition. These recommendations apply to both digital and analog tape media. For more detailed information click on the following link: www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub54

Store tapes "tails" out. This means play the tape all the way to the end and do not rewind.

Do not fast forward your tapes to the end.

Electromagnetic fields are bad for your tapes, That means keep them away from things which typically contain powerful magnets ! If shipping your tapes, mark shipping containers with a warning that magnetically sensitive material is enclosed.

Do not expose your tapes to direct sunlight.

Do not drop your tapes.

Store your tapes standing on end.

For CDR and Magneto Optical media, protect the media from scratches, fingerprints, smoke and dust.

For those of you traveling with or shipping tapes, hand-held metal detectors are a threat to your tapes. If you are going to be "wanded" at an airport security checkpoint, ask to remove the tapes and have them hand inspected. The only airport scanners that are potentially dangerous to your tapes are the post-9/11 luggage scanners found in major US and European airports. They emit a strong enough magnetic field to partially erase tapes. When shipping tapes from or to overseas, always surround the tapes with 2" or more of nonmagnetic packing material. This amount of space should be enough to prevent any accidental erasure.

Always make a safety copy of your masters.

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Copyright

You should copyright all of your compositions.
All of the necessary forms are available online at www.loc.gov/copyright .
Fill out the form and ship it along with one copy of your recording, with the required fee (approximately $35.)

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Performing Rights

The following organizations collect royalties due to both you and your publisher (if applicable.) Performing rights organizations collect money from radio stations, television stations, motion picture organizations, retail businesses, internet publishers, and jukeboxes.
Click on the following links to learn more about the various organizations.

BMI
SESAC
ASCAP

Other organizations that protect, inform and assist artists:

RIAA
NARAS

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CD Text & Information

CD-TEXT is an extension of the Red Book Compact Disc specifications standard for audio CDs that was created to allow storage of information such as artist name, album title, track names and so on in the subcode of an audio CD. Most car CD players and many multidisc players now support CD-TEXT (such as your DVD player at home). Many computer-based media players, such as later versions of WinAmp, Realplayer, EAC, Nero and others support CD-TEXT as long as the CD-ROM drive in the computer also supports CD-TEXT.

Online databases are used to store CD information as well as other metadata including album art, lyrics and to provide this data to any device that has access to the database. some of these are Gracenote (used by iTunes) AMG (Lasso), Muze, freedb and MusicBrainz. The information supplied by online databases can easily be confused with similar data stored within MP3 or AAC (iTunes format) files. These files contain metadata in the header of the file (called ID3 tags for MP3's). This information is often supplemented using data from online databases within many applications.

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Dealing with online databases

Every database has a different procedure,

Below is a list based on the player in question:

iTunes - insert your CD, click on the first track and select 'file', then 'get info' and enter the track information (You can also click in the edit fields or, on a PC, hit [ctrl]+[I].) When you have entered all the track information go to 'advanced', 'submit CD track names', fill in the requested information and hit [OK].

Windows Media Player - You must send a copy of your CD to AMG. Visit the website below to see a list of supported players that you can use to submit CD information . the most Popular applications are Exact Audio Copy and Nero.

AMG(Macrovision)

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Registering with Windows and Itunes

iTunes - insert your CD, click on the first track and select 'file', then 'get info' and enter the track information or click in the edit fields or, on a PC, hit [ctrl]+[I].) After you have entered all the track information go to 'advanced', 'submit CD track names', fill in the requested information and hit [OK].

Windows Media Player - You must send a copy of your CD to AMG. Use
one the links below to get address information.

AMG(Macrrovision)
FreeDB
Gracenote
Muse

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Register for ISRC Codes

• Visit the Official RIAA Website

• Click on the Download Application link on the RIAA Website To get your codes.

• Fax it to the # listed the bottom of the form page. (202-775-7253)

• You will get your codes from the RIAA by email or fax.

You only apply one time for a code in your country. Your code stays with you forever, Keep your code and simply change the year identifier each new year.

You are responsible to record, store and maintain written or filed records of the code(s) that the RIAA gives you!
• You are responsible to know which songs/pieces of music you assign your individual codes to, as well as the sequence on any album or song collection you release!

• File or keep your codes in a secure place for reference.

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