# Linked tracks
Source: https://docs.aden.space/docs/help/make-music/linked-tracks

Connect a track to the original it remixes, covers, edits or samples (and see the remixes of your own tracks), with an approval handshake between the two teams, split metadata, a "Remix of …" credit on the track's Linked tracks tab, and per-link document storage for remix/cover contracts.
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## What it is [#what-it-is]

A remix, cover or edit doesn't exist on its own. It's derived from an original.
Linked tracks let you record that relationship: connect your track to the
original it's based on, and connect the remixes and covers other people make of
your tracks back to you.

Once a track is linked to an original, a short **"Remix of …"** (or "Cover of
…", "Edit of …") credit appears on the track's **Linked tracks** tab, so months
later you can still see at a glance what a track is derived from, and click
straight through to the original. When the original is also on Aden, the team
gets an approval request, and an approved link can carry split metadata and any
contracts that govern the relationship.

## Using it [#using-it]

1. **Open the track's Linked tracks tab.** Go to **Collaborators → Linked
   tracks** on the track. If you've tagged the track "remix" (or "cover",
   "edit", "bootleg", "flip", "mashup", …), a subtle **"Add the original"**
   prompt appears here.
2. **Link the original.** On the Linked tracks tab, choose **Link track** and
   paste the original's Spotify link, type its ISRC, or search by name. Pick the
   relationship type (Remix, Cover, Edit, Alternate version, Sample, Mashup
   source) and optionally the split going back to the original. If the original
   is on Aden, its team is notified to approve.
3. **See the credit.** Once linked, the **"Remix of \[Artist]"** line shows on the
   Linked tracks tab. The original artist's team sees
   the request appear under their track's Linked tracks as a remix/cover of
   theirs to approve or reject.
4. **Attach contracts & documents.** Each link has its own **Documents** area
   upload the remix/cover contract or any supporting file. Those files are filed
   against the link and also show up in the track's **Files** tab under a
   `linked_tracks` folder, so they're easy to find again later.