1 min. version: Exact to the second?

Envato Authors AudioJungle
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Hi everyone!

This is my first post here, so I’d like to take this opportunity to salute each and every one of you!

When you make, say, a 1-minute version of a track, do you strive to keep it at 60 seconds sharp or is there some leeway of give or take a few seconds? Between the all-important reverse cymbal opening and the reverb tails at the ending, my 1-minute edits tend to settle somewhere around 64 seconds, depending on tempo. I will indicate the exact duration of each version in their respective track descriptions, but it’s tempting to name them “1 minute version” and I don’t want to annoy anyone down the line. Is it OK to say, for example: “1 minute version (1:04)”?

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Hi FullScaleAudio. I do the same as what you showed in your example. I think that is fine when you clearly state the exact length in parentheses. To date, I haven’t received any negative feedback from this approach.

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Absolutely - I have some time dependent tracks (countdowns) that have very specific hit points at 60, 30, 10 seconds. As long as the audio syncs up to a video timeline at these audio cues then no problem. Tails can bleed post 1 minute allowing the buyer to cut / crop the audio to suit their needs.

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Thank you guys, much appreciated. It’s good to know that I’m on the right track.