Telefunkin wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:31 am
Hi Erin,
Congrats on the forward. Its a good feeling to know that you submitted a broadcast quality track to an appropriate listing and it was assessed by industry professionals to be good enough to forward to professional library that ran the listing.
I wish you good luck for things to go further, but there's also the possibility that you might not hear anything else. There are many reasons why libraries might never get back to you (eg the opportunity has evaporated, the show has been cancelled, the library has already found enough of what they wanted, or they simply don't warm to your track).
Therefore, as suggested already, there is nothing else to be done with the track for now, but because you've not yet been offered a contract on it you remain free to continue submitting it for similarly appropriate listings. What you might want to do is work on improving the track if there were any suggestions in your feedback that you can act on, but keep the submitted version just in case that's exactly what the library wanted.
Staying optimistic and assuming the library are going to contact you its worth making sure that you have the rest of your ducks in a row, such as....
- knowing your IPI/CAE number (and the same for any co-writers),
- understanding what to expect from typical library contracts and the splits involved,
- knowing how to sign documents electronically (assuming you wish to sign whatever contract you are offered),
- having the ability to make alternative mixes and cut-down versions of your track to whatever standard the library want*.
*These are often wav or aiff, 48kHz 24bit, or 44.1kHz 24bit, or even 44.1kHz 16bit. You might be asked to provide alt versions like an underscore version, bass and drums mix, no drums mix, etc, and perhaps stems (eg drums stem, percussion stem, strings stem, guitars stem, etc), plus cut-down versions (eg 30s, 15s, 10s, and a couple of 'stings'). As you won't know 'exactly' what the library wants at this stage, there's no point wasting a ton of time making every possible combination of these files now. Just be ready to spring into action if they do get back to you and give them exactly what they ask for promptly. Its also likely that you'll be asked to complete some metadata for the track, but that can vary significantly in depth and entry method. They'll tell you.
Also, if there's any terminology that you don't understand it would be good to find out now. Its fine to seek clarification from a library on anything that they don't make clear, but don't rely on them to educate you on things they will assume you should know. One thing I've found can be a point of confusion though is the term 'stem'. My interpretation of a stem is grouped tracks of similar instruments such as strings, rhythm guitars, synth pads, etc., but some libraries actually want separate track for single instruments (although drums is still a grouped stem). Therefore, if they ask for stems make sure you know exactly what they're asking for.
There's also a chance that the library might ask if you've got any more tracks that would fit on the same playlist, and if you have it could be worth you while getting those ready too, just in case. If they don't ask you, then you could ask them if they're interested
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The thing I would NOT do is to register anything in your BMI account, as has been said MANY TIMES in these forums. What would you register when you don't have all the details yet, like who is the publisher? If the track goes to a music library, they will be the publisher, so they will also do the registration in their own PRO (and perhaps yours too). Therefore, you could needlessly complicate things for them by doing your own registration. There are exceptions, but at this stage I would forget about registering anything yourself.
and keep on writing new stuff. Good luck 