Resolution of edit conflicts in audio-file development

1. A method comprising:

storing a first version of an audio file;

fragmenting the audio file into at least a first time segment;

receiving a first edit to the audio file;

identifying a first edited version of the first time segment in the first edit;

updating the first version of the audio file with the first edit, resulting in a second version of the audio file comprising the first edited version of the first time segment;

receiving a second edit to the first version of the audio file;

identifying a second edited version of the first time segment in the second edit;

determining, based on the identifying the second edited version, that the second edit alters an outdated version of the first time segment, resulting in an edit conflict;

identifying a relevant user for the audio file, wherein the relevant user is a musician;

analyzing preferences of the identified relevant user, wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing publicly available songs released by the musician; and

editing, based on the analyzing, the audio file to resolve the edit conflict.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a third edit to the second version of the audio file; and

determining that the third edit resolves the edit conflict;

wherein the editing comprises updating the second version of the audio file with the third edit, resulting in a third version of the audio file.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fragmenting comprises labeling each time segment with a unique meta-data tag.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

labeling, at the time of the fragmenting, the first time segment with a first edit timestamp;

labeling, at the time of the updating, the first edited version of the first time segment with a second edit timestamp;

wherein the determining that the second edit alters an outdated version of the first time segment comprises:

determining that the first edited version of the first time segment in the second version of the audio file comprises the second edit timestamp;

determining that the second edited version of the first time segment comprises the first edit timestamp; and

determining that the first edit timestamp is older than the second edit timestamp.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the first edited version of the first time segment comprises detecting that the first edited version of the first time segment is labeled with an edit meta-data tag.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a first edited version of a second time segment in the second edit;

determining, based on the identifying the first edited version of the second time segment, that the second edit alters a current version of the second time segment; and

updating the second version of the audio file, resulting in a third version of the audio file comprising the first edited version of the second time segment.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying a first edited version of the first time segment comprises:

identifying a first set of segments in the stored audio file;

determining that the first edited version of the first time segment corresponds to an original version of the first time segment in the first version of the audio file; and

detecting that the first edited version of the first time segment is not identical to the original version of the first timestamp.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory containing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving a first edit to an audio file;

receiving a second edit to the audio file;

detecting an edit conflict between the first edit and the second edit;

identifying a relevant user for the audio file, wherein the relevant user is the general public;

analyze preferences of the identified relevant user, wherein the analyzing comprises:

identifying a set of songs that are popular with the general public; and

analyzing the songs in the set of songs; and

edit, based on the analyzing, the audio file to resolve the edit conflict.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising identifying a genre of the audio file, wherein each song in the set of songs comprises the genre.

10. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:

store a first version of an audio file;

fragment the audio file into at least a first time segment;

receive a first edit to the audio file;

identify a first edited version of the first time segment in the first edit;

update the first version of the audio file with the first edit, resulting in a second version of the audio file comprising the first edited version of the first time segment;

receive a second edit to the first version of the audio file;

identify a second edited version of the first time segment in the second edit;

determine, based on the identifying the second edited version, that the second edit alters an outdated version of the first time segment, resulting in an edit conflict;

identify a relevant user for the audio file wherein the relevant user is a musician;

analyze preferences of the identified relevant user, wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing publicly available songs released by the musician; and

edit, based on the analyzing, the audio file to resolve the edit conflict.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the program instructions further cause the computer to:

receive a third edit to the second version of the audio file;

determine that the third edit resolves the edit conflict; and

wherein the editing comprises updating the second version of the audio file with the third edit, resulting in a third version of the audio file.

12. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the fragmenting comprises labeling each time segment with a unique meta-data tag.

13. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the program instructions further cause the computer to:

label, at the time of the fragmenting, the first time segment with a first edit timestamp;

label, at the time of the updating, the first edited version of the first time segment with a second edit timestamp;

wherein the determining that the second edit alters an outdated version of the first time segment comprises:

determine that the first edited version of the first time segment in the second version of the audio file comprises the second edit timestamp;

determine that the second edited version of the first time segment comprises the first edit timestamp; and

determine that the first edit timestamp is older than the second edit timestamp.

14. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the identifying the first edited version of the first time segment comprises detecting that the first edited version of the first time segment is labeled with an edit meta-data tag.

15. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the program instructions further cause the computer to:

identify a first edited version of a second time segment in the second edit;

determine, based on the identifying the first edited version of the second time segment, that the second edit alters a current version of the second time segment; and

update the second version of the audio file, resulting in a third version of the audio file comprising the first edited version of the second time segment.

16. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the identifying a first edited version of the first time segment comprises:

identifying a first set of segments in the stored audio file;

determining that the first edited version of the first time segment corresponds to an original version of the first time segment in the first version of the audio file; and

detecting that the first edited version of the first time segment is not identical to the original version of the first timestamp.