Apple WaveBurner 1.5 - Manual (Page 40)

40 Chapter 4 Working With Tracks
Adding ISRC Codes
The International Standard Recording Code, or ISRC, serves as a unique registration
code for phonograph and audio-visual recordings. The ISRC standard was established in
1986 by the ISO (International Standards Organization) in ISO document No. 3901. The
IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) was designated as the
international registration agency in 1989. The IFPI recommends that members include
the ISRC in the subcode as a “fingerprint” for all digital recordings. In 1992, all member
companies received their “first owner” codes.
The ISRC is permanently stored in the subcode of a recording. When the recording is
altered or edited, a new ISRC has to be used. An ISRC can only be allocated once. The
first owner can integrate ISRCs into an existing coding system, as long as doing so
requires no more than five digits (designation code). A complete ISRC contains 12
characters, such as that shown below:
DE-K22-05-256-12
 Country code (compliant with ISO 3166, in this case, Germany)
 First owner code (record company, in this case, Polydor)
 Year of recording code (2 digits)
 Designation code (5 digits)
The ISRC is used by radio stations to archive recordings. Royalty collection societies
such as GEMA or MCPS/PRS also use the code to automatically generate transmission
logs, thus simplifying licensing accounting. For commercial recordings, the ISRC should
only consist of the code provided by the record label. If the record label company has
not been issued a first owner code, you should contact the IFPI.
To add an ISRC code:
m Click the track’s ISRC field, then type the ISRC code in the field.
Note: You can only input numbers. The ISRC field does not allow spaces or hyphens.
The CD Track Info Window
The CD Track Info window is the best place to view and edit track information,
including copy protection and pre-emphasis flags.
To show the Track Info window, do one of the following:
m Select the track in the Track list, then choose Disc > CD Track Info (or press
Command-T).
m Click the track start marker for the track, then choose Disc > Track Info (or press
Command-T).
m Double-click the track start marker for the track.