Vandall App
Fill in a track’s metadata
By the end your track will hold the details a distributor and a rights society ask for, and every agreement you create on it will be pre-filled from them.
Before you start
- A track with its audio uploaded. You can fill in the fields in any order.
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Open the Metadata tab
Open the track and choose the Metadata tab. The fields here describe the release, not individual files. What you enter is copied into agreements and the release page, and your label sees it in Vandall Business.
- You now see the release details, with anything already known filled in.
- 2
Set the genre
Tap Genre to see a list of common genres. You can also type any genre, and the search covers many more than the list shows. Use the name your distributor uses, not the closest match on the list.
- You now see your genre saved, even if it wasn’t on the list.
- Genre, language, Instrumental and Explicit lyrics are in the same panel. Set them all, then press Save once.
- 3
Add the ISRC
Type the ISRC your label or distributor issued for this recording. It identifies this exact recording. A different mix or a re-record needs its own code, so don’t reuse one.
- You now see the ISRC saved on the track.
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Paste the lyrics
Paste the lyrics into the Add lyrics box as they’re written, line breaks and all. In this box, pressing return starts a new line. In single-line fields, return saves what you’ve typed. Press Add lyrics when you’re done.
- You now see the lyrics laid out line by line, the way they’re sung.
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Credit the people on it
Use Credits to record who worked on the track and in which role, such as composer, producer or mixing engineer. Credits are grouped by role, so a missing songwriter is easy to spot. Further down, Accreditation info shows each person’s numbers, such as their IPI, taken from their own Settings. Nobody has to retype them.
- You now see every contributor listed under their role, with their accreditation numbers below.
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Add anything the form does not ask for
In Add custom field, type a Field name and a Value, then press Save. If the track belongs to a label, you’ll see the label’s field names suggested as you type. Pick one so everyone records the same thing under the same name.
- You now see your custom field listed with the standard ones.
What each field is for
- Release name and artist
- How the release is credited. They’re copied into agreements, so get them right before anyone signs.
- Genre
- A list of suggestions, not a fixed choice. You can type any genre, and the search covers far more than the list shows.
- ISRC
- Identifies one recording. Your label or distributor issues it, not Vandall. A new mix needs its own.
- Lyrics
- The only multi-line field. Return starts a new line here. In every other field, return saves.
- Credits
- Who contributed and in what role. Each person’s IPI or ISNI comes from their own Settings and shows under Accreditation info.
- Custom fields
- A name and a value for anything Vandall has no field for. On a label’s track, the label’s field names are suggested so everyone uses the same ones.
Ways people use this
Filling this in before the split sheet, not after
This information is copied into the split sheet. Fixing a misspelled artist name after people have signed means collecting every signature again, which costs everyone time for one typo.
A remix or an alternate mix
Give it its own ISRC. Reusing the original’s is one of the most common metadata mistakes, and it makes two different recordings look identical to distributors and rights societies.
Your label asks for something with no field
Add it as a custom field and pick the suggested name if one appears. Someone at the label has already chosen that name, and using it keeps the catalog consistent and searchable.
Tips
- There’s no UPC field. A UPC identifies a release, not a recording. If your label needs one, add it as a custom field.
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