[Spec] #AUDIO as alternative to #MP3 to specify audio file

[achimmihca]

Suggestion

Historically, the #MP3 header field is used to specify the audio file.

However, mp3 files are not the only supported audio format.

Thus, one could argue that #AUDIO would be a better name for the field.

But this could only be done as an alternative to #MP3 to not break compatibility with the thousands of existing txt files.

So there is no clear winner:

• On the one hand, #MP3 is a misleading name for the header field.
• On the other hand, two header fields with the same purpose might also be confusing.

What do you think?

Use case

For newbies and tutorials, it might be more intuitive to use and show #AUDIO instead of #MP3.
But it is only a minor issue.

Extra info/examples/attachments

No response

[bohning]

I would favor the support for #AUDIO (in addition to #MP3 for backwards compatibility). If USDX and others implement support, they could convert #MP3 to #AUDIO on save. The Syncer could convert it as well, but ideally usdb would support it as well so that it’s adoption spreads.

(related: why not use #VOCALS and #INSTRUMENTAL instead of the longer #VOCALAUDIO and #INSTRUMENTALAUDIO?)

[rakuri255]

#VOCALS makes no sense to me. It's just #AUDIO, #MUSIC, #AUDIOFILE.
For Karaoke #INSTRUMENTAL, #KARAOKE or #KARAOKEAUDIO would be nice

[achimmihca]

#VOCALS makes no sense to me

This discussion has its own issue: #20

Please use this issue here only for "#AUDIO as alternative to #MP3".

[marwin89]

Thanks for your discussion. So we have a consens here. ✅

I've put #AUDIO to the Overview Version spreadsheet mentioned in #31 .

[Baklap4]

Lets write a conclusion as the completed message so it doesnt get lost in translation :)

[marwin89]

SUMMARY / FINAL RESULTS 🏁

So here are the final results for this issue.

We add this tag in version 1.1.0:

#AUDIO: Artist - Title of the song.mp3

We deprecate this tag in version 1.1.0:

#MP3: Artist - Title of the song.mp3

#MP3-Tag will be removed in version 2.0.0 (probably in 1-2 years).

The description in the spec (website) is:

#AUDIO
Definies the audio file that contains the whole music in one (consisting of VOCALS (the singers voice(s)) and INSTRUMENTAL(S). This is the new tag for the deprecated #MP3 tag.