Music Sync and Supervision

All-in

Total license fee for both the master and publishing rights.

Brief

Writing that describes the music needs for a specific project.

Bumper

Music used to transition to another scene.

Cue-sheets

Documents that let PROS track the use of music in visual media so composers/publishers can be fairly paid.

Exclusivity

Whether a music company has the sole right to license your music for sync or if they share that right with other music libraries.

Metadata

Collection of data that pertains to a song file.

Most favored nations (MFN)

A request to get the same fee on both the publishing and masters side.

One-stop

When the publishing and master rights have 100% copyright/master ownership and are held or represented by only one party.

Sync History

If/When songs have previously been licensed by other parties.

Sync Deal terms

Terms that define specific ways a piece of music can be used and licensed.

Clearance

The process of obtaining rights to a piece of music from the copyright owners.

Master fee

Fee paid out to masters rights holders, the people who own the rights to the original sound recording.

Publishing fee

Fee paid to the publishing rights holders, those who own rights to the written music.

File types

Various audio file formats such as MP3 for the catalog and WAV for final placements.

Song Versions

Different mixes of a song including instrumentals, stems removed, lead lines removed, and samples removed.