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Hello all,
Still getting my sea legs with Taxi. I'm curious to know if anyone has suggestions on an optimal track length when a listing calls for a song. This is not for instrumental cues, but for full songs with lyrics. Is it a best practice to match the track lengths of the reference tracks?

Thanks in advance!

- Roman

Usually the listing asks for 3 to 4 minutes for songs. I sent in some tracks that matched the ref tracks length (5+ minutes) and was advised to have cut-downs under 4 minutes for future submissions. If there's no length mentioned in the listing, a longer song may not hurt, but be sure not to pad the song (esp the beginning) with too much fluff. No 45-second intros! If you have a song that you can tighten up to 3..4 minutes for the submission, then later the library may want to hear the "album version".

Not sure - but this might be helpful:
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3-4 mins give or take...keep the intro short

rediris wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:13 pm

Hello all,
Still getting my sea legs with Taxi. I'm curious to know if anyone has suggestions on an optimal track length when a listing calls for a song. This is not for instrumental cues, but for full songs with lyrics. Is it a best practice to match the track lengths of the reference tracks?

Thanks in advance!

- Roman

I would say yes, the reference track is always the best indication, unless it is a song from the 70s that is 5 min.+ long - in that case I'd cut it down to a standard 3:20.
Cheers,
Matt

OK, thanks for all the helpful pointers!