Lyric Engineering Deep Dive #9 — VIP System Authorship Strengthening & Documentation (Scalable Edition) This VIP version expands basic version saving into a full creative audit system for multi-track projects. Outcome: Trackable Creative History Scope: Single Track → Full Mixtape Foundation Review Creative Audit Trail Professional Version Tables Contribution Statements Mixtape Scaling Workstation FAQ Foundation (From Free Version) Every track begins with: V1 — Raw Draft V2 — Edited Draft FINAL — Clean Generation Copy VIP expands this into structured tracking and cross-song clarity. Creative Audit Trail System Instead of isolated files, you maintain a structured audit per track. Version Date Purpose Major Changes V1 Initial draft V2 Structural edits FINAL Clean export One table per track. Saved with the project. Professional Version Control Tables Track Current Version Clean Copy Saved? Revision Log Updated? Track 1 Track 2 This prevents version confusion across 5–12 songs. Contribution Statements Document your role clearly for each track. Contributor: Role: Human Contribution: AI Tools Used: Major Human Decisions: Clarity protects workflow integrity. This is not legal language. It is documentation discipline. Mixtape-Level Documentation Scaling Track Blueprint Final Version Audit Complete? Track 1 Track 2 Every song follows the same documentation structure. VIP Documentation Workstation Audit Log Contribution Statement FAQ Is this required for every project? No. Scale based on complexity. Is this legal protection? No. This is workflow clarity and version tracking. Can I simplify this? Yes. Keep consistency, adjust depth as needed. Next System Step You now have: Structural Control (Article 8) Documentation Control (Article 9) Next: Mixtape Cohesion Engineering. Continue to Deep Dive #10 Return to Workstation
