DSIV Cue Sheet Starter

Use this worksheet when a client, broadcaster, distributor, festival, film, TV project, game, app, or other production asks you to report where a DSIV track appears.

When to use this

Prepare a cue sheet when a production partner asks for music reporting, when a project may be broadcast or distributed, or when writer, publisher, performing rights organization (PRO), master, timing, and license information needs to travel with the final delivery. Start the sheet from the locked final edit so every timing entry matches what audiences will actually hear.

Project details

Project title:
Episode, campaign, client, or version:
Production company, artist, creator, or brand:
Contact email:
Release platform or network:
Territory:
Release or air date:
Order, invoice, or license reference:

Cue row

Scene or placement:
Track title:
Track version or edit:
Artist:
Writer or composer:
Publisher:
PRO:
Master owner or contact:
Usage type:
Duration used:
Time in:
Time out:
License or order reference:
Notes:

Cue row detail

Create one Cue row for each separate placement unless the receiving company gives different instructions. Use the exact delivered track title and version. Identify whether the cue is background, featured, opening title, end title, bumper, trailer, promo, or another requested usage type. Record the first audible frame, final audible frame, and total duration from the approved master.

Reporting metadata

Confirm these fields from the delivered DSIV files, purchase record, or a written DSIV reply:

- Track title and version.
- Artist and writer or composer.
- Publisher and PRO, when applicable.
- Master owner or licensing contact.
- Order, invoice, or license reference.
- Territory, platform, network, production company, and air or release date.

Where metadata should live

Keep reporting metadata in the cue sheet, production delivery folder, license packet, invoice record, and final project archive. Public product pages may summarize the available information, but use the private delivered file or written confirmation when submitting formal reporting data.

Use your license docs or license packet as the source for rights and reporting details. Keep the completed cue sheet, invoice, and post-purchase delivery files together with the final production master.

PRO and cue information supports reporting after a track is selected. It is available in the delivery and licensing materials, but it is not presented as a main shopping detail or main product feature.

Common usage types

- Background music under dialogue.
- Featured music or montage.
- Opening title, end title, bumper, ident, intro, or outro.
- Trailer, teaser, recap, or social cutdown.
- Live visual, sponsored content, paid ad, game, app, or installation.

Timing tips

- Write duration as minutes and seconds, such as 00:18.
- Use timestamps from the final edit rather than the rough cut.
- Add a separate row for each placement unless the recipient requests a combined row.
- Note any alternate version, cutdown, instrumental, loop, or stem.

When to use a cue sheet

A cue sheet is useful when:
- A client, broadcaster, distributor, music supervisor, network, festival, game studio, or app team asks for reporting.
- Your project has several placements, edits, versions, or territories.
- Writer, publisher, master owner, PRO, or order details need to travel with the production files.
- The project may later be broadcast, screened, syndicated, licensed, or delivered to another company.

What to keep together

- Final cue sheet.
- DSIV order receipt or invoice.
- Product and license page links.
- Delivered license and usage notes.
- Final project export or viewing link.
- Written approvals or corrections from DSIV.

Metadata request

Who is requesting the cue details:
Required format:
Deadline:
Final edit available: yes / no
Timing source:
Order or invoice reference:
Writer or publisher confirmation needed:
Need confirmation from DSIV: yes / no

Simple cue sheet table

Project title | Scene/placement | Track title | Version/edit | Artist | Writer/composer | Publisher | PRO | Master owner/contact | Usage type | Duration | Time in | Time out | Territory | Platform/network | License/order reference | Notes

Cue decision

Do you have a locked final edit?
- Yes: measure each cue from the locked file.
- No: prepare the project and music details, then complete timings after picture lock.

Did the production company provide a template?
- Yes: use its required columns and naming rules.
- No: use the Simple cue sheet table above or the downloadable CSV starter.

Is any writer, publisher, PRO, master, or license field uncertain?
- Yes: contact DSIV before submitting the sheet.
- No: deliver the sheet with the final production records.

Metadata handoff

Before delivery, check spelling, timestamps, duration math, territory, platform, and order references. Send the cue sheet in the requested format, keep an unchanged copy, and note the recipient and delivery date. If a correction is requested, preserve both the original and revised versions.

Keep your purchase files together

Store the DSIV audio, license notes, receipt, cue sheet, and any written approvals in one project folder. Do not publish private delivery files or personal order information. Share only the reporting fields needed by the client, broadcaster, distributor, or music supervisor.

Copy/paste cue row

Project title:
Scene or placement:
Track title and version:
Artist:
Writer or composer:
Publisher:
PRO:
Master owner or contact:
Usage type:
Time in:
Time out:
Duration:
Territory and platform:
License or order reference:
Notes:

Questions for DSIV

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Important

Use the writer, publisher, PRO, and master details supplied with your purchase or confirmed by DSIV. Contact DSIV before submitting a final cue sheet if any information is missing or uncertain.