DDEX 4 Composites

PartyList and Party Composites

The <PartyList> and Party composites contain data about the parties (individuals, groups, companies, etc.) involved in a music release. This includes artists, labels, and other contributors.

The PartyList and Party composites are used by both Resource and Release composites.

See the elements below:

PartyList: A container for multiple Party composites.
Party: Contains details about a single party, including their name, ID, and role.
PartyReference IDs: Must start with the letter "P", used by other composites to link Party composites.
Party names: Name party, can be provided in different languages.
Party IDs: Can include proprietary IDs and ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier).

Sample XML:

<PartyList>

<Party>

<PartyReference>PJoeBozo</PartyReference>

<PartyName>

<FullName>Joe Bozo</FullName>

<FullNameIndexed>Bozo, Joe</FullNameIndexed>

</PartyName>

<PartyId>

<ProprietaryId Namespace="PADPIDA2013020802I">1234</ProprietaryId>

</PartyId>

<PartyId>

<ISNI>4567</ISNI>

</PartyId>

</Party>

</PartyList>

Don’t forget to:

Include a Party composite for each party involved in the release.
Assign a unique PartyReference ID to each party.
Provide party names to be used for display.
Include any relevant party IDs.

TrackRelease Composite

The <TrackRelease> composite is used to communicate metadata about individual tracks.

See the elements below:

ReleaseReference: A unique identifier for the track release, starting with the letter "R".
ReleaseId: Contains proprietary IDs for the track.
DisplayTitleText: The full title of the track, including any subtitles.
DisplayTitle: A compost that separates elements of the display title components (title, subtitle) and language variations.
ReleaseResourceReference: Links the TrackRelease to its corresponding Resource composite.
ReleaseLabelReference: Points to the label party in the PartyList composite.
Genre: Specifies the genre of the track.

Sample XML:

<TrackRelease>

<ReleaseReference>R1</ReleaseReference>

<ReleaseId>

<ProprietaryId Namespace="PADPIDA2013042401U">1234</ProprietaryId>

</ReleaseId>

<DisplayTitleText>Track 1 display title (subtitle)</DisplayTitleText>

<DisplayTitle ApplicableTerritoryCode="Worldwide" IsDefault="true">

<TitleText>Track 1 display title</TitleText>

<SubTitle>subtitle</SubTitle>

</DisplayTitle>

<ReleaseResourceReference>A1</ReleaseResourceReference>

<ReleaseLabelReference ApplicableTerritoryCode="Worldwide">PACMELabel</ReleaseLabelReference>

<Genre ApplicableTerritoryCode="Worldwide">

<GenreText>Pop</GenreText>

</Genre>

</TrackRelease>

Don’t forget to:

Create a TrackRelease composite for each track in the release.
Assign a unique ReleaseReference ID to each track release.
Link the TrackRelease to its corresponding Resource composite.
Specify the label and genre information.

SoundRecordingEdition Composite

The <SoundRecordingEdition> composite enables sending 1 or more resource files for a single resource e.g. different audio encoding, etc.

See the elements below:

ResourceId: Contains identifiers for the sound recording, such as ISRC.
PLine: Provides copyright information for the sound recording.
RecordingMode: Specifies the recording mode (e.g., Stereo, ImmersiveAudio, SurroundSound, etc).
TechnicalDetails: Contains technical details about the audio file, including codec, channels, sampling rate, and duration.
DeliveryFile: Contains details about the delivered audio file, including its format and location.
IsClip: Indicates whether the sound recording is a clip or a full track.

Sample XML:

<SoundRecordingEdition>

<ResourceId>

<ISRC>PLI360999999</ISRC>

</ResourceId>

<PLine IsDefault="true">

<Year>2008</Year>

<PLineCompany>Magic Records</PLineCompany>

<PLineText>℗ 2008 Magic Records</PLineText>

</PLine>

<RecordingMode>Stereo</RecordingMode>

<TechnicalDetails>

<TechnicalResourceDetailsReference>T6</TechnicalResourceDetailsReference>

<DeliveryFile>

<Type>AudioFile</Type>

<AudioCodecType>MP3</AudioCodecType>

<NumberOfChannels>2</NumberOfChannels>

<SamplingRate UnitOfMeasure="kHz">44.1</SamplingRate>

<BitsPerSample>16</BitsPerSample>

<Duration>PT0H3M15.013S</Duration>

<File>

<URI>t1.mp3</URI>

</File>

</DeliveryFile>

<IsClip>false</IsClip>

</TechnicalDetails>

</SoundRecordingEdition>

Don’t forget to:

Include a SoundRecordingEdition composite for each version of the sound recording.
Provide copyright information in the PLine.
Specify the recording mode.
Include detailed technical information about the audio file.
Use the DeliveryFile composite to provide file-specific details.

DeliveryFile Composite

The <DeliveryFile> composite provides detailed information about the audio file being delivered.

See the elements below:

Type: Specifies the type of file (e.g., AudioFile).
AudioCodecType: The codec used for the audio file (e.g., MP3, FLAC).
BitRate: The bitrate of the audio file.
NumberOfChannels: The number of audio channels.
SamplingRate: The sampling rate of the audio file.
BitsPerSample: The number of bits per sample.
Duration: The duration of the audio file.
File: Contains the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) of the audio file.

Sample XML:

<DeliveryFile>

<Type>AudioFile</Type>

<AudioCodecType>MP3</AudioCodecType>

<BitRate UnitOfMeasure="kbps">128</BitRate>

<NumberOfChannels>2</NumberOfChannels>

<SamplingRate UnitOfMeasure="kHz">44.1</SamplingRate>

<BitsPerSample>16</BitsPerSample>

<Duration>PT0H0M30.000S</Duration>

<File>

<URI>resources/t6.mp3</URI>

</File>

</DeliveryFile>

Don’t forget to:

Include a DeliveryFile composite for each audio file delivered.
Specify the appropriate file type and codec.
Provide technical details about the audio file.
Include the URI / File path where the file can be retrieved.

ClipDetails Composite

The <ClipDetails> composite provides information about clips, which are short excerpts of a track.

See the elements below:

TechnicalResourceDetailsReference: A reference to the technical details of the clip.
ClipType: Specifies the type of clip (e.g., StandaloneClip, PreviewClip).
Timing: Contains information about the start point and duration of the clip.
ExpressionType: Indicates whether the clip is “Informative” or “Instructive”.
DeliveryFile: Contains details about the delivered clip file (Similar to the DeliveryFile composite for full tracks).

Sample XML:

<ClipDetails>

<TechnicalResourceDetailsReference>T2C</TechnicalResourceDetailsReference>

<ClipType>StandaloneClip</ClipType>

<Timing>

<StartPoint>48</StartPoint>

<DurationUsed>PT0H1M00.000S</DurationUsed>

</Timing>

<ExpressionType>Informative</ExpressionType>

<DeliveryFile>

<Type>AudioFile</Type>

<AudioCodecType>MP3</AudioCodecType>

<BitRate UnitOfMeasure="kbps">128</BitRate>

<NumberOfChannels>2</NumberOfChannels>

<SamplingRate UnitOfMeasure="kHz">44.1</SamplingRate>

<BitsPerSample>16</BitsPerSample>

<Duration>PT0H1M00.000S</Duration>

<File>

<URI>resources/shortsSyncClip.mp3</URI>

</File>

</DeliveryFile>

</ClipDetails>

Don’t forget to:

Include a ClipDetails composite for each clip associated with a track.
Specify the appropriate clip type and timing information.
Provide technical details about the clip file using the DeliveryFile composite.
Set the ExpressionType to “Instructive” to inform the receiving party that a clip should be created from the host track using the start time and duration nodes.
Set the ExpressionType to “Informative” to inform the receiving party that the audio file is a clip created from the host track using the start time and duration nodes.

ClipRelease Composite

The <ClipRelease> composite is a new release type that enables content partners to provide clips that do not share metadata with the source track.

See the elements below:

ReleaseReference: A unique identifier for the clip release, starting with the letter "R".
ReleaseId: Contains proprietary IDs for the clip release.
DisplayTitleText: The full title of the clip release.
DisplayTitle: Allows for the breakdown of title components and language variations.
ReleaseResourceReference: Links the ClipRelease to its corresponding Resource composite.
ReleaseLabelReference: Points to the label party in the PartyList composite.
Genre: Specifies the genre of the clip release.

Sample XML:

<ClipRelease>

<ReleaseReference>R7</ReleaseReference>

<ReleaseId>

<ProprietaryId Namespace="PADPIDA2013042401U">1234</ProprietaryId>

</ReleaseId>

<DisplayTitleText>Clip 1 display title</DisplayTitleText>

<DisplayTitle ApplicableTerritoryCode="Worldwide" IsDefault="true">

<TitleText>Clip 1 from track 1 display title</TitleText>

</DisplayTitle>

<ReleaseResourceReference>A2</ReleaseResourceReference>

<ReleaseLabelReference>PACMELabel</ReleaseLabelReference>

<Genre>

<GenreText>Pop</GenreText>

</Genre>

</ClipRelease>

Don’t forget to:

Create a ClipRelease composite for each clip that has different metadata from the source track.
Assign a unique ReleaseReference ID to each clip release.
Provide accurate and complete title information.
Link the ClipRelease to its corresponding Resource composite.
Specify the label and genre information.
Include RelatedRelease composites in both the source track and the clip release to indicate their relationship.

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DDEX 4 Composites

PartyList and Party Composites

TrackRelease Composite

SoundRecordingEdition Composite

DeliveryFile Composite

ClipDetails Composite

ClipRelease Composite

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