Platinum Digital Recorded Music Industry Survey
We are gathering insight from producers, writers, engineers, and arrangers to better understand how you work — from tools and file types to credits, splits, and delivery habits. Your answers help shape tools that actually support real workflows, not just industry assumptions. Visit our site: Platinum.Digital
Where you primarily work from.
Select all roles you regularly take on.
Plug-ins/VSTs you use the most.
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list the main effects, instruments, or utilities you rely on regularly.
What's your go-to workflow for starting a track?
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Briefly describe how you typically begin a song or project - from idea to first bounce.
How do you typically collaborate with others?
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How you share, co-create, or exchange files with collaborators (past or present).
How do you typically collaborate with others?
Audio file formats you typically deliver.
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Check all the audio formats or types of files you usually send to clients, labtels, or collaborators.
Audio file formats you typically deliver.
How do you organize and label files for collaborators?
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Explain your file naming, folder setup, or delivery habits for others you work with.
Do you set spits up front or after the project is done?
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When do you usually discuss ownership split.
Do you set spits up front or after the project is done?
Do you register your works with a PRO?
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Do you register your works with a PRO?
Do you embed metadata into your audio files?
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Do you add identifying info (credits, contact, IPI numbers, etc.) into your audio files before sending or releasing?
Do you embed metadata into your audio files?
Would you use a tool that handles splits and or metadata before release?
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Would a tool that helps finalize splits and metadata early on be helpful in your process?
Would you use a tool that handles splits and or metadata before release?
Do you license your work for sync/commercial use?
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Have you participated in sync licensing, leasing beats, or commercial music deals?
Do you license your work for sync/commercial use?
Have you ever been paid for sync, TV, or film placement?
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Have you received compensation for your music being used in media or TV/film?
Have you ever been paid for sync, TV, or film placement?
Do you track publishing and master royalties separately?
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Do you actively keep tabs on both the publishing side and the master side of your royalties?
Do you track publishing and master royalties separately?
Would you be open to a tool that can help with this?
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Would you consider new tech that helps secure, validate, and log your rights and usage digitally?
Would you be open to a tool that can help with this?
What frustrates you the most about how the industry handles credits and splits?
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Speak freely — what’s broken, confusing, or missing when it comes to credit and getting paid?
What tools or services would make your life easier as a creator?
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Tell us what would actually help simplify your workflow, protect your work, or get you paid faster.
