DDEX Explained: The Metadata Standard Behind Music Distribution
What DDEX is, how your release reaches the stores as an ERN message, which of your details end up in it, and why careful input matters more than the technology.
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What DDEX is, how your release reaches the stores as an ERN message, which of your details end up in it, and why careful input matters more than the technology.
Which metadata a music release needs, how to enter titles, credits, ℗ and ©, genre, ISRC and UPC correctly, and which mistakes get releases rejected.
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