PBS moved to Soundmouse!
As of October 1, 2023 PBS changed its cue management system from RapidCue to Soundmouse. The instructions below ONLY apply to PBS distributed content. All other content will continue to go through RapidCue for music cue sheets until further notice.
What is Soundmouse?
The Soundmouse platform is a music cue sheet service used by broadcasters, studios and composers globally to manage their music cue sheet requirements. Soundmouse uses technology to automatically recognize the music playing in productions by matching to existing recordings in Soundmouse's database.
I am a composer working with GBH and would like to upload my music to Soundmouse. How do I do that?
Here are the specs for uploading music:
| For each track as follows: | Publisher information for each track as follows: | The audio for each track – each track in a separate file, as follows: |
|---|---|---|
| The title of each track, e.g., “WIOW EP121A CUE #17,” “Molly of Denali Theme Cue #1,” “ARTHUR Theme instrumental Cue #57” | If GBH is the publisher, that publishing company and its PRO affiliation as directed by GBH | Each audio file in one of the following, high quality formats: .WAV, .FLAC or .MP3 file format (16 bit acceptable, but 24 bit is preferred), 44.1Khz, 48 Khzand upwards is acceptable |
| The composer(s) and the composer’s(s’) share | If GBH and the composer(s) co-own the publishing rights, that publishing company and its PRO as directed by GBH and the composer’s publishing company and PRO, each in the shares set forth elsewhere in this agreement ** | The name of the file, e.g., “WIOW EP121A CUE #17,” “Molly of Denali Theme Cue #1,” “ARTHUR Theme instrumental Cue #57” |
| Each composer’s performing rights society (PRO) affiliation | If there is no publisher write “unpublished” in this field | The audio file for each track must contain only music, it cannot contain voice over or other non-musical background sound. It must contain any singing contained in the track |
| Each composer’s CAE/IPI (i.e., membership number at composer’s PRO) | Audio files of tracks may be delivered by episode or by groups of episodes | |
Each TRACK’SPRO work ID / Tunecode, if available. This is highly recommended | When supplying metadata through the SoundMouse mapping template we recommend including a Library Label Name, as directed in the template. See the SoundMouse guides referenced below. | |
Each TRACK’S ISWC (International Standard Work Code), if available. This is highly recommended. |
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