Music Delivery Guide
2026 Deliverables Protocol
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File Format & Quality

Audio Specifications

All audio files must be delivered in the following format:

48 kHz / 24-bit WAV Final Master
Deliver all files at final release level. All versions and stems must sound exactly like the main track, with your full mastering chain applied.

Project Code

For the Project Code, contact us at or@ainsof.io


Track Codes are based on the track order:

trk01 , trk02 , trk03 ...
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Folder Structure

📁 Album Folder

Project Code _ Album Name
Example:  AIN-ART 001_For The Fight (Driving Hip Hop)

📂 Track Folders

Inside the Album folder, each track should have its own folder:

Project Code _ Track Code _ Track Name _ Key _ BPM _ Time Sig
Example:  AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Em_90_4_4
Complete Folder Hierarchy
📁 AIN-ART 001_For The Fight (Driving Hip Hop)
📂 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Em_90_4_4
📂 AIN-ART 001_trk02_Levitate_F#_150_4_4
📂 AIN-ART 001_trk03_Pull Up Boom_160_Em_4_4

In each track folder

📂 Full Mix & Alts
📂 Stems
📂 Cut Downs
🎵 Full Mix & Alts
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_FullMix.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Music Bed.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_No Percussion.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_No Vocals.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Underscore.wav
🎧 Stems
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Atmos.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Drums.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_FX.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Hits & Braams.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Pulses.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Synths.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Vocal - Backing.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Vocals - Lead.wav
✂ Cut Downs
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_15.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_30.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_40.wav
🎶 AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_60.wav
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Full Mix & Alts

File Naming

Project Code _ Track Code _ Track Name _ Version
Example:  AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_FullMix.wav
🎵
Required

Full Mix

Main version of the track — the complete, final mix.

🔇
Required

No Percussion

Version of the track without drums and percussion.

🎹
Required

No Melody

No main melodies and main elements of the track.

🎤
If Applicable

No Vocals

If the track has vocals, include an instrumental version.

🌏
Possible Extra

Music Bed

Version including only the pads, atmospheres, drones, and FX.

🔊
Possible Extra

Underscore

Without the main melody or lead melodies — a stripped-down, supportive version of the track.

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Stems

File Naming

Project Code _ Track Code _ Track Name _ Stem Type
Example:  AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_Drums.wav

Required Stems

Grouped stems depending on the track & genre. We need the flexibility to create versions and play with the tracks. Include stems like:

High + Low Drums
High + Low Percussion
High + Low Synths
Strings
Brass
Woodwinds
FX & Risers
Hits
Guitars
Choir
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals

+ Any stem that is relevant to the track.

Make sure that if you put all the stems together on a separate project, the track sounds exactly like the full mix.
If the track has Side-Chain, please include the stems with the Side-Chain embedded.
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Cut Downs

File Naming

Project Code _ Track Code _ Track Name _ Duration
Example:  AIN-ART 001_trk01_Come Get It_30.wav

Required Durations

For each track, include cut downs of the following durations:

15s
seconds
30s
seconds
40s
seconds
60s
seconds
Ensure the final hit lands 1–2 seconds before the end, with a tail that resolves naturally — not too long or too short.

Questions?

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