Following the announcement of its collaboration with the BPI and AIM, the Music Producers Guild (MPG) has created a dedicated online resource to help generate awareness about the Broadcast WAV file format.
The MPG has been involved in promoting Broadcast WAV as a means of embedding ISRC data into recordings and is working with AIM and the BPI to promote the use of Broadcast WAV as the music industry file standard.
‘We now have a dedicated online resource, as part of the MPG’s new website,’ says Alchemy Mastering's Barry Grint, who heads up the MPG's Mastering Group which has been pushing the Broadcast WAV initiative. ‘This provides all sorts of information about ISRC and Broadcast WAV, including a listing of all the software that complies with this initiative. Having everything available in one place is really great because it makes it much easier for mastering engineers, record companies and other recording professionals to research the issue and find out all they need to know to incorporate Broadcast Wav into their own operations.’
ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is uniquely allocated to every song recorded and then registered with royalty payment agencies, ensuring that recording artists and copyright holders are properly remunerated for their work when it is played on radio or TV. Digital audio workstation manufacturers Magix/Sequioa, Merging/Pyramix and Prism Sound/SADiE have all announced their support for the initiative by backing file exchange between their systems.
‘Our goal is to ensure that all music creators receive proper credit and proper payment for their work, and having an industry-standard technical solution that allows credit information to be included in the metadata is a major step forward in achieving this ambition,’ Grint says.
Broadcast WAV, the professional WAV format created by the European Broadcasting Union, can carry ISRC information and this is why MPG is so keen to see is adopted by as standard for music interchange in the production process. By establishing ISRC as the cornerstone of every aspect of digital asset management, from tracking and reporting through to royalty reporting and song identification, the entire music industry will benefit from a robust and secure system that will safeguard the incomes of all artists and copyright owners.
See also:
BPI and AIM onboard with ISRC
More: www.mpg.org.uk
