| SC Name and Audio Samples | Definition For Edge's Catalogue System | |
| A | Australian | All Music performed by Australians must be Soundcoded with this |
| T | Tasmanian |
All
Music performed by Tasmanians must be Soundcoded with this YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE SC AUSTRALIAN IF YOU USE THIS CODE |
| i | Indigenous |
All
Australian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island music must be Soundcoded with
this YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE SC AUSTRALIAN IF YOU USE THIS CODE |
| African | ||
| B | Bluesy | |
| b |
Breaks eg 1 Breaks eg 2 |
Dance music with a ‘broken’ kick drum beat |
| C |
Chill eg 1 Chill eg 2 |
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| c | Dance | Use for a combination with non electronic category eg Category = Teen pop Soundcode = Dance |
| D | Downbeat eg 1 | Mix of light electronic beat, organic jazz tinged sounds. |
| d | Drum n Bass/Jungle | Tempo averages 160bpm, syncopated but consistent snare drum. Tribal dance music can also go here. |
| E | Electronica | Electronic sounds mixed with standard pop or rock song formats |
| e | Rockabilly | Blues, rock and a splash of country |
| F |
Funk eg 1 Funk eg 2 |
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| f |
Folk eg 1 Folk eg 2 |
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| G | Swing | |
| g | UK Garage | Two step, UK grind, drum machine patterns and very simple production. |
| H | Hip Hop | Use in conjunction with a non Hip Hop Category song. Eg. It may be bassically a rock song with some Hip Hop influences so... Cat = Rock SC = Hip Hop |
| h |
House eg 1 House with Rocky House with industrial |
4x kick drum beats per bar. Solid and consistent = doof, doof, doof, doof etc This
style is often prone to combinations of Soundcodes
Cat = Electronic SC = House & Rocky Cat = Electronic SC = House & Rocky |
| I | Instrumental | No Vocals |
| J | Jazzy | Jazz tinged feel or influences to a song that isn’t pure or standard Jazz. |
| K |
Alt Country eg 1 Alt Country eg 2 Alt Country eg 3 |
Not pure country music = less ‘twangy’ singing, perhaps electronic or punk sounds, perhaps lyrical content is less about traditional country themes (wife left, dog died etc), and more about other themes |
| k | Soul | |
| L | Live |
A live performance version of a song
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| M | Metal |
Classic heavy metal rock & rock = Old school includes Metallica, Megadeath New School = Dragonforce, The Darkness, Limp Bizkit (with SC Rap & Hip Hop) |
| N | Indie | Not used to describe a specific ‘sound’ or music genre. Indie stands for Independent artist ‘unsigned’ to a major record label. Helps Edge Dj's spot an artist that is potentially underrepresented in mainstream commercial media |
| O |
World eg 1 World eg 2 World eg 3 |
Non-English language vocals, or music clearly influenced by other nationalities or cultures. Good world music for Edge is often a 'mash up' of genre's & styles |
| o | Atmospheric | Soundscape, limited percussion or drum beats |
| P |
Punk eg 1 Punk eg 2 |
Includes old school punk and garage, and new school including emo |
| p | Progressive | Tricky one. Use for a combination with another Eg ‘Prog Rock’ is Category=Rock SC=Progressive Progressive house music would be Cat=Electronic SC=Progressive & House |
| Q | Trance |
Solid
dance beat with mix of euphoric highs and spacey bridges
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| q | Roots | For Edge it = Smooth ‘sensitive surfy’ style music. Jack Johnson, beautiful girls, Xavier Rudd etc |
| R | Retro | Denotes a time eg Anything Pre 1990's era, but can also include new music that has a 'classic era' feel (eg Wolfmother have a retro 1970's rock feel) |
| r |
Reggae Reggae with Rap |
Guitars on the upbeat, smooth beats and basslines. Includes dub Cat = Rock SC = Reggae and Rap (for spoken work lyrics) |
| S |
Ska eg 1 Ska eg 2 |
Sounds like reggae sped up with Punk influences. Often verses have the reggae 1&3 beat syncopation and the choruses break into a straight punk rock style |
| t | Techno | |
| U | Unplugged | An acoustic or stripped back version of a song |
| v | Cover Version | |
| W |
Rap New School Rap Old School |
Spoken word style vocal deliver |
| w | Rocky | Use in combination with non Rock category song Eg a house music song with guitar samples could be Cat = Electronic SC= House & Rocky |
| X | Hardcore |
Very heavy metal, often with deep grinding vocals
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| x | Tekky | Beeps & squeaks and mixed up song structure |
| Y | Film Related | From a soundtrack or well known as featured in a movie |
| y | Britpop | Pommy accents and poppy guitars - oasis, blur supergrass |
| z | Industrial Rocky Industrial House | Heavy, possibly electronic and distorted aggressive feel. Use in combination with categories * other sound codes Eg Nine Inch Nails is Cat = Rock SC = Industrial A Rammstein dance remix may be Cat= Electronic SC= Rocky & Industrial |