you should be a little more clear, but most labels dont want mp3. they'll more than likely want the wav file. but you gotta be a little more specific, as i dont know exactly what you want to know.

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Originally posted by Anz_ you should be a little more clear, but most labels dont want mp3. they'll more than likely want the wav file. but you gotta be a little more specific, as i dont know exactly what you want to know.

Yeah they do, they'll listen to it to see if its worthy of any interest and if theres any luck they'll ask for the wav. I usually send out a 320 mp3 to them though.

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thanks for correcting me i forgot about the 320 mp3.

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Generally, labels have email addresses for submissions on their contact pages. You should probably send them as 320 kbps mp3s. You don't need to master the track, although it may help if you do it well. I'm not sure on that last point because I've never submitted a track to a label.

Such action might get you noticed, or you might get tossed in the garbage bin before anyone important has ever heard your track. The latter is more common if this method is used.

Generally, if you really want to get noticed, you should look for friends and acquaintances that know people. The music industry is more about who you know than what you can make.

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yeah wav's are used for mastering the song, and are rather large. if labels were sent these their boxes would be ungodly full.

just be polite while not sucking up, be to the point ect. don't expect a response at all and even if you get one saying no think of it as better than no response. best of luck.

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I'd take the extra effort and send a CD.

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Originally posted by Allied Nations I'd take the extra effort and send a CD.

depends on the label, some don't want CDs but you're right, others do see it as a positive thing.

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Originally posted by psymon.d depends on the label, some don't want CDs but you're right, others do see it as a positive thing.

Most of the labels online I've seen don't even have an email address for "submission" and direct all submissions to an address.

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Most of them prefer e-mails and a link from what I've seen. One even said 'Don't send us CD's , we'll only lose it'.

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I read an interview with above and beyond and they said to do Cds. They said that it was easier for them to then go and spin it that night, whereas with mp3 theres an "extra step" (their words) in that you have to burn it.

By the by, WTF is "to mix and master?", what does that mean exactly? are you asking if you should mix it? Coz that might be a good idea! Mastering; just knock of everything under 30 HZ and slap a limiter on it, watch you limiter as the track plays and try and make sure it doesn't attenuate too often or too much. That is all.

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Originally posted by kitphillips I read an interview with above and beyond and they said to do Cds. They said that it was easier for them to then go and spin it that night, whereas with mp3 theres an "extra step" (their words) in that you have to burn it. By the by, WTF is "to mix and master?", what does that mean exactly? are you asking if you should mix it? Coz that might be a good idea! Mastering; just knock of everything under 30 HZ and slap a limiter on it, watch you limiter as the track plays and try and make sure it doesn't attenuate too often or too much. That is all.

That's basic mastering for sure, but at a certain level, you'll begin to realize that just doesn't cut it. If it did there wouldn't be masterig studios.

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