Type: noun
Pronunciation: /aww-rig-e-nal-com-po-si-tion/
Also spelled or known as: Original-composition
Related: Composition
What does Original Composition mean?
An original composition is a composition made, written, and created from scratch.
Example sentence: “We sampled the original composition a couple of times.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /ro-yal-tee/
Plural: Royalties
What does Royalty mean?
Royalty is income earned from the sales of the record or song.
Royalty synonym: Point
Example sentence: “I just entered the royalty details.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /koal-ab-ah-rate-or/
Related: Collaborate, Collab, Collabed, Collabing
Plural: Collaborators
What does Collaborator mean?
A collaborator is someone in a collab. An artist who worked or is working with another artist to create a work.
Example sentence: “Joe Trufant is my favorite collaborator.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /awth-or/
Plural: Authors
Related: Authorship
What does Author mean?
An author is the creator of a work that can be copyrighted.
Author synonyms: Composer, Writer, Singer
Example sentence: “Who is the author of this?”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /ad-vans/
What does Advance mean?
An advance is a record deal is money paid to an artist or songwriter before the recording or release of a song or recorded work.
Example sentence: “His advance was $50k.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /dis-tro/
Related: Distribution
What does Distro mean?
Distro (also known as distribution) is the process of distributing your music to stores and streaming platforms (DSP’s). Distribution can be done by a label, distribution company, or independently.
Distro Synonyms: Distribution
Example sentence: “We just signed a new distro deal.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /brayks/
Related: Breakdown, Breakbeat, Break, Breakbeats
Also spelled or known as: The breaks
Singular: Break, Breakbeat
What does Breaks mean?
Breaks are simplified sections of a track(s). The break is typically where the track is simplified to just drums and/or percussions. Some breaks don’t include drums, just percussions or simple sounds.
Breaks Synonyms: Breakbeats
Example sentence: “The kids were dancing to the breaks.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /sound-baink/
Also spelled or known as: Sound Bank, Sound-Bank
What does Soundbank mean?
A Soundbank (also known as a “Bank”) is a group of presets that can be loaded onto a synth.
Soundbank Synonyms: Bank
Example sentence: “I’ll have to look in my soundbank.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /mash-up/
Also spelled or known as: Mash-up, Mash up
What does Mashup mean?
A mashup is a combination of two or more tracks blended together to create a new track. A mashup usually has similar tempos and elements.
Example sentence: “I’m making a 2023 mashup.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /leed/
What does Lead mean?
The lead is a synth or sound used to carry the main melody in a track.