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This short-form survey contains 6 questions that examine assumptions about how music is delivered today, what information is preserved or lost during distribution, and how creators, toolmakers, and platforms perceive value, attribution, and structure in digital music. For a more detailed and accurate representation of the data, we encourage you to take the full survey.

Name *

Company *

Title *

Email address *

1. When a song is delivered as an audio file, what other elements do you believe it preserves beyond the sound itself? * *

A. Basic technical details (format, sample rate, bit depth)
B. Some production context (credits, notes, or metadata)
C. Most of the creative and production decisions
D. I’m not sure

2. After delivery, where do you think most production information about how a song was made actually lives, if it still exists at all? * *

A. In organized, accessible systems connected to the released music
B. Scattered across personal drives, old sessions, emails, or servers
C. Mostly lost once the final audio is delivered
D. I’m not sure

3. In the last 10 years, could you name specific Billboard Top 100 songs that used your product? * *

Yes
No
Not sure

4. Do you have access to data showing where and how often your product contributes to released music? * *

Yes
No
Not Sure

5. Can an AI produced audio file tell you what specific compression, EQ, or other signal processing shaped the sound? * *

A. Yes, clearly
B. Sometimes, with analysis
C. No, that information isn’t present
D. I’m not sure

6. Do you think the industry needs new protocols to support how music is actually distributed in the digital infrastructure? * *

A. Yes, urgently
B. Yes, but not immediately
C. No, current systems are sufficient
D. I’m not sure

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