ISRC codes and how to Embed them

[brandon]

I understand that the PRS and other societies require recordings to be embedded with the members ISRC code. Is this something that can be done in Sonar and if so could someone advise how?

Thank you.

 

[Bass Guitar]

I do believe that this is a feature of a wave editor like Wave Lab. Not sure if Audacity can. Sound Forge? Gold Wave? 

[Helios.G]

This is something you should be getting from your distributor (distrokid, cdbaby, etc), or your PRO (performance rights organization) or you can get them on your own at the official isrc site (https://isrc.ifpi.org/en/get-isrc)... That said, the easiest path is with your distributor, good luck.

[brandon]

Am surprised Cake/Sonar cant do this as on the face of it it seems something quite simple. Has anyone on here ever done it before? 

[Helios.G]

Edit: N/A

Edited Thursday at 08:39 PM by Helios.G

[Wayne Severson]

Here is a simple IRSC Editor, it's free.

Sonoris ISRC Editor (free) download Windows version

I tried to place a link, but it won't stick? Just search google

Edited Thursday at 07:54 PM by Wayne Severson

[Glenn Stanton]

first you need the ISRC code. then you need to export the WAV as a Broadcast WAV (which has header space allocated for information), and then as Wayne suggested (and i was also about to) use an editor like WaveLab or a free product like https://www.sonorissoftware.com/product/isrc-editor/ to add t he IRSC (and likely other IDv3 metadata) into the Broadcast WAV file. easy peasy. it's the way the professionals do it as well.

Edited Thursday at 07:52 PM by Glenn Stanton

[brandon]

Thank you. Am surprised that Sonar doesnt allow this function to be performed within the programme if its as easy as it sounds. Does it allow UPCs to be added too and other trackable codes?

Edited 13 hours ago by brandon

[AB99]

28 minutes ago, brandon said:

Thank you. Am surprised that Sonar doesnt allow this function to be performed within the programme if its as easy as it sounds. Does it allow UPCs to be added too and other trackable codes?

And Cubase does not. Because it is not mastering software like Wavelab, even though the same company. 

[Bass Guitar]

2 hours ago, AB99 said:

And Cubase does not. Because it is not mastering software like Wavelab, even though the same company. 

Exactly. The more code you ask for in your application the more bugs you get. Keep it simple.
A professional engineer will be using the  correct software to master with. That is rarely going to be a DAW. 

And as @Helios.G said that is part of what you pay for when you upload your songs to a distributor. Possibly even Bandlab offers this as part of the membership fee. 
It is generally not something recording engineers would concern themselves with so not even on the radar of Daw development.