# Audio File Naming Template for Music Producers — free download from DollarWise (dollarwise.xyz)

The system is: Artist — Project — Element — Version — Date, always in that order, always with the same separators. Version numbers beat words like “final” (final is a lie the moment you reopen the file), and dates beat memory. The examples below show the pattern applied to real session files.

THE SYSTEM
Order: Artist — Project — Element — Version — Date
Separators: hyphens between parts, no spaces
Versions: v01, v02, v03 — never “final”, “new”, or “latest”
Dates: YYYY-MM-DD, always at the end before the extension
Samples add: BPM and key, e.g. 120BPM-Cmin
Masters add: loud or streaming variant, e.g. Master-Loud, Master-Streaming
EXAMPLE FILENAMES
Artist-Project-LeadVox-v02-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Drums-Stem-v01-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Bass-Stem-v02-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Pads-Stem-v01-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Guitar-Stem-v03-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Vocal-Comp-v04-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Mix-v03-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Mix-Reference-v01-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Master-v01-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Master-Loud-v02-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Master-Streaming-v01-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Kick-Sample-120BPM-Cmin.wav
Artist-Project-Snare-Sample-120BPM-Cmin.wav
Artist-Project-Hat-Sample-120BPM-Cmin.wav
Artist-Project-Bass-Loop-120BPM-Cmin.wav
Artist-Project-Pad-Loop-90BPM-Amin.wav
Artist-Project-Vocal-Chop-120BPM-Cmin.wav
Artist-Project-FX-Riser-120BPM-Cmin.wav
Artist-Project-Intro-Stem-v01-2026-10-26.wav
Artist-Project-Outro-Stem-v01-2026-10-26.wav
FOLDER STRUCTURE
Project/01-Stems, Project/02-Mixes, Project/03-Masters, Project/04-Samples
Archive finished projects, do not delete them — clients return
One README per project with the BPM, key, and collaborator names

Free to use, share, and adapt. More free resources at dollarwise.xyz.