Audio is a primary media record for sound content without a required video component. Its descriptive identity is separate from attached audio files and their technical properties.
| Field | Meaning |
| Title | Display title for the audio record. |
| Date | Calendar date associated with the audio record. |
| Code | Studio- or publisher-assigned catalog code. |
| Details | Longer free-text description. |
| Organized | User-managed organization state. |
| Cover | Image used to represent the audio record. |
| Created and Updated | Timestamps maintained by Cove for the record. |
| Relationship | Cardinality | Behavior |
| Studio | Zero or one | Primary studio associated with the audio record. |
| Tags | Zero or more | Reusable classification metadata. |
| Performers | Zero or more | Associated performer identities. |
| Groups | Zero or more | Group memberships that include the audio record. |
| URLs | Zero or more | External links associated with the record. |
| Custom Fields | Zero or more | Administrator-defined audio fields and values. |
| File value | Meaning |
| Path | Cove-visible filesystem path. |
| File Size | Size in bytes, formatted for display. |
| Format | Media format reported during scanning. |
| Duration | Playback duration. |
| Audio Codec | Codec reported during scanning. |
| Bitrate | Audio bitrate. |
| Sample Rate | Samples per second when discovered. |
| Channels | Channel count when discovered. |
| Video Track | Whether the file also contains a video track. |
| Fingerprints | Available file hashes. |
| Capability | Support | Behavior |
| Playback | Built in | Plays an available attached audio file. |
| Tracks | Supported | Named, ordered start and end ranges can describe subdivisions of one audio record. |
| Raw segments | Supported | Audio can host stored points and time ranges. |
| Sub-videos | Not applicable | Audio ranges do not become video child records. |
| Generated media | Conditional | Cover and other derivative operations depend on configured generators and jobs. |
| Surface or operation | Availability |
| Browsing and detail | Requires audio-read access; content rules can further determine which records are visible. |
| Editing | Requires audio-write access. |
| Playback | Requires access to the audio record, streaming access, and an available file. |
| File operations | Require the relevant file access; source changes also require a writable library path. |
| Provider operations | Require suitable metadata access and a configured provider. |
| Extension surfaces | Appear only when the contributing extension is installed and enabled and the operation is authorized. |
| Event or operation | Effect |
| Create without a file | The record can exist before a downloader supplies media or while its file is unavailable. |
| Delete record | Removes the audio record without inherently deleting its source file. |
| Delete source file | Requires an explicit deletion choice and a writable library path. |
| Delete generated media | Derivative assets have a lifecycle separate from the source file. |
| Delete a shared path | Cove retains the source path when an audio record outside the deletion still references it. |
Audio tracks describe named, ordered ranges without turning each range into a separate primary record. Raw segments can preserve points or ranges supplied by users, providers, or analysis workflows.