Track Naming Conventions

Save time & money on your mixing quote, by delivering files that have short names, are clearly labelled, and are numerically ordered.

What impact will this have on your project?

This can act as a safeguard against potential problems that occur during the file hand-over stage, such as missing tracks, incorrectly labelled files or lengthy names that result in extra time before I can get the song back to you for revisions. 

By way of example:
A quick search of the included tracks might show that track number 6 is missing from the numerical sequence of delivered tracks. This ensures that track 6 can be flagged by the mix engineer and included before mixing starts, rather than waiting until after the project is mixed only to discover this oversight.

Here are some  examples I like to use regularly…

Examples:
01 K In.wav
02 K Out.wav
03 K Sub.wav
04 Sn T.wav
05 Sn B.wav
06 T1.wav
07 T2.wav
08 FT.wav
09 OH.wav
10 Rm M.wav
11 Rm St.wav
12 HH.wav
13 Ride.wav
14 Bs DI.wav
15 Bs Mic.wav
16 Gtr1-V
17 Gtr2-V
18 Gtr-Ch
19. Elec1-Ch
20. Elec2-Ch
21 Pno
22. Syn-H
23. Syn-L
24 LV
25 LV-D
26 BV1
27 BV2
28 SFX
Meanings:
Track 1 – Kick Inside Mic
Track 2 – Kick Outside Mic
Track 3 – Sub Kick
Track 4 – Snare Top
Track 5 – Snare Bottom
Track 6 – Rack Tom No.1
Track 7 – Rack Tom No.2
Track 8 – Floor Tom
Track 9 – Overheads (Stereo)
Track 10 – Drum Room (Mono)
Track 11 – Drum Room (Stereo)
Track 12 – Hi-Hats Spot Mic
Track 13 – Ride Cymbal Spot Mic
Track 14 – Bass Guitar DI
Track 15 – Bass Guitar Amplifier
Track 16 – Acoustic Guitar 1 (Verse)
Track 17 – Acoustic Guitar 2 (Verse)
Track 18 – Acoustic Guitar (Chorus)
Track 19 – Electric Guitar 1 (Chorus)
Track 20 – Electric Guitar 2 (Chorus)
Track 21 – Grand Piano
Track 22 – Synthesizer – High Register Part
Track 23 – Synthesizer – Low Register Part
Track 24 – Lead Vocals
Track 25 – Lead Vocals (Double)
Track 26 – Backing Vocal No.1
Track 27 – Backing Vocal No.2
Track 28 – Sound Effects (Stereo)