Resolution of edit conflicts in audio-file development

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.

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• determine, based on the identifying the second edited version, that the second edit alters an outdated version of the first time segment, resulting in an edit conflict;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