ISRC

[jb3]

I downloaded one of our AAC files posted on iTunes.
I was told all AAC’s on iTunes carry an ISRC if posted there.
I tried all of my programs to read the embedded ISRC, then downloaded Jaikoz to check the ISRC.
I loaded the file into Jaikoz-now where do I look in Jaikoz to find the embedded ISRC? I looked on the main page in Edit selection. I tried ID3 edit and the top line for the file is a ‘black line’. No information.
So okay. What am I missing here? How do I get to the ISRC (or determine that there was none embedded)?

As a side note, who reads the ISRC’s and does Soundscan really use these for their counts? My client is all worried that the ISRC’s aren’t properly placed and he will not get his ASCAP points…

Thanks for the assist.

JB, (Balance Engineer, So. Orange County CA)

[paultaylor]

Hi, I wasnt aware that the ISRC is stored in AAC files, for this reason ISRC is currently only supported for MP3s files, the ID3 Edit tab which does contain an ISRC field is only for Mp3s files using ID3 tags. That is the reason the line is black for your iTunes files.

Having looked into this further it does appear that the ISRC is the preferred way of tracking sales/royaties but I dont know if/how the ISRC is
stored in AAC files. You could send me a file if you like and I could take a look.

[jb3]

Thank you Paul.

Absolutely. ISRC is fast becoming the standard tracking element for digital rights management tracking. More info can be found here: www.ifpi.org/isrc. It is part of the tagging standard for a number of digital media standards beyond mp3, and therefore very important to be able to read and/or assign.

Please advise where to upload or send an AAC which should contain a known ISRC (I have the ISRC code for the song, and need to confirm its presence within that file).

Thank you for your assistance.

…JB

[paultaylor]

Hi you can either send an email to at support at jthink.net or make it available using a site like megafileupload.com

[paultaylor]

Hi mistake in earlier post , actually I do support ISRC for all fields it is not displayed by default but is available from teh column control in the Top right hand corner or from the Preferences/Tables/Columns.

But maybe Itunes uses a different field to what I use, I use the same as Picard as defined athttp://wiki.musicbrainz.org/PicardTagMapping?action=show&redirect=PicardQt%2FTagMapping

[jb3]

I found your reference on Musicrbrains’ Wiki, and that looks right. I also found the selection to display the embedded ISRC code for mp4(a?)'s in Jaikoz. But when I look at the test file’s embedded info in Jaikoz, it is still not reporting what should be the known embedded ISRC.

I am waiting for a new album to release on iTunes shortly (which has been uploaded using Apple’s iTunes Producer via direct link) for which I know the ISRC was embedded using Producer. Then I will pull a sample from that album to determine if the ISRC is visible in Jaikoz. (But I don’t think this is the defining test for Jaikoz vs Apple and the metadata.)

…so, thank you Paul, and standby.

…J

[nickc]

Please could you tell me the outcome of this…

im also trying to find out why the isrc’s are not appearing in the designated isrc section? ive tested this by adding commercial isrcs into jaikov but they dont seem to show?

does that mean that the isrc has not been encoded properly in the first place?

cheers,

nickc

[paultaylor]

I dont know, what tool do you use to encode the ISRC and is it encoded into the audio info somehow rather than the metadata