Welcome to Synchtank’s monthly release notes! Get ready for exclusive updates on system enhancements, bug fixes, and exciting new features. Don't forget to check back here every month for the latest news.
If you're not seeing any of these new features or would like a demo of a module to add to your Synchtank system, please reach out to Customer Support.
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June 2026
Core Platform
COMPOSITIONS:
Composition Copy
You can now copy Compositions to create new ones, saving rekeying of data - particularly for complex Composition Share information.
ALBUMS:
Auto-Track Publish when Publishing Album
When you publish an album to your front end, you will be prompted whether you want to include all the tracks from the album as well.
This saves publishing the tracks independently, or forgetting to publish them at all. Will also un-publish all tracks when the album is un-published.
ADMIN/BACK END DATES:
Date Format Selector
You can now select your preferred format for how dates are displayed in your Admin system and added to Reports:
ARTIST SELECTOR:
Disambiguation
When selecting Artists against Tracks or Albums, more information (nationality flag, date of birth, date of death) is now shown to help you disambiguate between Artists with similar or the same names.
DELIVERY MODULE:
These updates affect all customers with access to our Delivery Module, if you’d like more information please reach out to your Account Manager.
Delivery Setups Copy
Delivery Setups can now be copied, so complex Setups no longer need to be entered manually from scratch.
Non-Latin Character Transform
You can now add a transformation to any field mapping to transliterate accented and other non-Latin characters to their Latin equivalents, allowing you to continue to deliver metadata to endpoints that cannot accept non-Latin characters.
May 2026
Core Platform
MASTERS & ALBUMS:
Duplicate Detection
The Advanced Filters for Masters and Albums now include Duplicate Detection. These allow you to find where duplicates may have been entered in your system. On Masters, duplicates are detected by ISRC, audio filename or Title and Artist. On Albums, matches are found by UPCs or Title and Artist
ARTIST PORTAL:
Track - Contributors
Your artists and writers can now enter recording contributor details (musicians, producers, etc) when delivering tracks/recordings through the Artist Portal. This gives you metadata from the source and gets loaded straight into your system once approved, saving rekeying of information.
Track - Composition Shares - Writers and Publishers
Your artists and writers can now enter composition writer and publisher details when delivering through the Artist Portal. This gives you metadata from the source and gets loaded straight into your system once approved, saving rekeying of information.
DELIVERY MODULE:
These updates affect all customers with access to our Delivery Module, if you’d like more information please reach out to your Account Manager.
Delivery Mapping Copy
Delivery mappings can now be copied, so mappings no longer need to be entered manually from scratch
Audio File Embedded Metadata Mappings - AIFF now added
You can now create mappings to embed metadata from your system into audio files being delivered using our Delivery Module, giving you complete control over what gets embedded into those files for downstream use. In addition to mp3, WAV and FLAC, AIFF embedding is now available:
April 2026
Front-End
SEARCH:
Contributors included in Track Search
When you do a front end keyword search, you will now see that Contributors on Tracks will be included in the results. e.g. Producers, Musicians etc.
This allows you to search for parties involved in the recording other than the Artists.
Asset Platform:
CONTACTS:
Gender Field
You can now specify a gender for Contacts within the Admin System. The picklist is also configurable so you can make changes if you require.
ARTIST PORTAL:
New Fields - Track
You can now add Instrumental (Y/N), Language, Geotag and Geosubtag data to Tracks when delivering through the Artist Portal.
This allows your creative teams to have the ability to add more information to their Tracks when delivering to your main system.
These fields are also visible in the main admin approval workflow prior to adding to the main system, saving you time investigating and adding metadata.
New Fields - Album
You can now add Release Date, Record Labels, Catalog Number and (P) Line details to Albums when delivering through the Artist Portal, giving your creative teams the ability to add more information to their Albums when delivering to your main system.
These fields are also visible in the main admin approval workflow prior to adding to the main system, saving you time investigating and adding metadata.
DELIVERY MODULE:
These updates affect all customers with access to our Delivery Module, if you’d like more information please reach out to your Account Manager.
Transforms now available on Delivery Paths
You can now add transformations to Delivery File Paths, allowing you to output custom filenames and filepaths when delivering audio, metadata and artwork files from your system.
Transformations include: Find and Replace (replace one character string with another), Convert Character Encoding (removes non-Latin characters for endpoints that can’t handle non-ASCII characters), Left Padding (pads zeros or other characters on the left of the field output).
March 2026
FRONT-END:
End and Full Credits Copy on Tracks
Within the front end track list view, you can now click on the info icon to show the existing metadata option, plus now an end credits and full credits listing.
These can be copied to your clipboard for pasting into emails, licenses and so on.
Identifiers Search
Identifiers are now included in front end searches, so you can search for Tracks using ISRCs, legacy IDs and other external IDs if needed
Asset Platform:
ALBUMS:
Complete Audio Files for Albums or Live Concerts
Within the Catalog section under Albums, you will now see a new tab titled 'Audio Recordings' where you can upload multiple audio files in all standard formats.
These could be digitised vinyl or CDs, or perhaps live concert recordings.
You can now add segmentation markers to the recordings and split them off into individual Master recordings as part of the Album Track List.
Additional Artwork
You can now add multiple images for album releases, such as back covers, inlays, etc.
All images are also available for display on the front end Album page
ARTIST PORTAL:
Contributors
Contributor information such as musicians and studio personnel can now be added to Tracks when delivering through the Artist Portal, giving your creative teams the ability to add more information to their Tracks when delivering to your main system.
The Contributor information is also visible in the main admin approval workflow prior to adding to the main system, saving you time investigating and adding metadata.
DELIVERY MODULE:
These updates affect all customers with access to our Delivery Module, if you’d like more information please reach out to your Account Manager.
Conditional Value Mapping
You can now output a value that is conditional on a particular condition being met.
For example, if a Track has a parent Track assigned, you can output a field as ‘Mix’, whereas if it doesn’t have a parent assigned, it can be output as ‘Main’:
February 2026
Asset Platform:
MASTERS:
Introducing Audio Marker!
Within the Masters section (under Catalog) you can now have the ability to add markers to your waveform audio files. This will produce a pop up where you see an enlarged view of the audio waveform.
Within the popup you can add audio markers for certain points within the track, such as the end of the introduction or where the chorus starts.
The audio marker values are available for embedding into audio file metadata or in metadata deliveries from our Delivery Module.
This first release covers specific markers for radio broadcast systems - other custom markers will be in a future release.
If you don’t see this live in your system, please contact Customer Support.
ALBUMS:
Upload Complete Audio Files for Albums or Live Concerts
The Album entity now includes a new tab where you can upload multiple audio files in all standard formats.
These could be digitised vinyl or CDs, or perhaps live concert recordings.
Upcoming functionality will include waveform displays for these audio files and the ability to split the album audio files into individual tracks.
NEW METADATA CATEGORY:
Geo-Genres and Geo Sub-Genres
We have now included new geographic classification metadata that is available to capture the cultural origins of musical content in addition to the nationality of the creators.
Geo-Genres represent geographic regions while Geo Sub-Genres capture specific cultural origins within those regions, with support for multiple parent relationships to reflect complex geographic and cultural connections.
Both metadata types can be managed through the Metadata menu and added to Masters and Compositions.
DELIVERY MODULE:
These updates affect all customers with access to our Delivery Module, if you’d like more information please reach out to your Account Manager.
Audio File Embedded Metadata Mappings
You can now create mappings to embed metadata from your system into audio files being delivered using our Delivery Module, giving you complete control over what gets embedded into those files for downstream use.
It is available for mp3 and WAV with AIFF coming soon!
ISRC Hyphenation Transformation
When delivering ISRCs to delivery endpoint partners, they can be automatically formatted to the endpoint requirements without affecting your source data.
January 2026
Asset Platform:
MASTERS:
New Fields for Mix Type and Mix Variation
We have added new fields for Mix Type and Mix Variation. These allow you to clearly capture durations and mix variations for track versions rather than combining them within title or version fields. You can find this new feature within the Masters (within Catalog) section of your Core Platform.
These fields are also available on reports and ingestions and as part of metadata deliveries for customers with our Delivery Module. 
MASTERS:
New Field for Era
We have added a new field for Era (replacing the previous Decade field).
If you need to tag a recording based on a particular sound or feel rather than the date of recording or release, you can use the Era field. So for all those new recordings with a 60s sound, use the Era field! You can find this new feature within the Masters (within Catalog) section of your Core Platform.
It’s also available on reports, ingests and in our Delivery Module.
DELIVERY MODULE:
Increased Flexibility of Delivery Contents
For customers with access to our Delivery Module, if you’d like more information please reach out to your Account Manager.
When delivering audio and metadata files out of your system using the Delivery Module, you now have increased flexibility and control over what is included in the delivery.
Select to include or exclude metadata, audio (in one or more formats), peak files/waveforms, artwork (in one or more formats), child versions and stems.
Mandatory Field Definition
To ensure metadata correctness and completeness when delivering to external partners, you can now define which fields within the delivery are mandatory. This will form the basis of future work on metadata validations.
Text ‘Find and Replace’ function added
When delivering metadata from the Delivery Module, you can now add a transformation that will replace single characters or text strings with other text or strings.
For example, if your delivery endpoint requires titles with underscores rather than spaces, you can replace all spaces within the text field.
FRONT-END FEATURES:
Production Fields Available
More fields are now visible for your Productions on the front end, giving users more information when viewing Productions, such as; Production Version, Stage, Release Date, Episode Number and Budget
