Stage & Workflow Widget

The stage and workflow widget lets you update where a track is in your production process. Every song moves through stages — from an initial idea through recording, editing, and eventually release. This widget is where you manage that journey.

Stages are colour-coded and visible throughout the app, so a quick glance at your grid tells you how far along each song is.

Understanding Stages

A stage represents a step in your production workflow. The default stages in Producer Dashboard are:

Stage	Colour	Meaning
Idea	Grey	A concept or rough sketch — not yet started
Scripted	Blue	Planned out, arrangement or structure is ready
Ready to Capture	Amber	Prepared for recording or production
Captured	Orange	Initial recording or production is done
Editing	Purple	Being mixed, refined, or revised
Ready to Post	Green	Finished and ready for release
Published	Dark green	Released or delivered
Archived	Slate	Shelved or no longer active

You can move tracks through these stages in any order. There is no enforced sequence — skip stages, go backwards, whatever fits your process.

Changing the Stage

Select a track in the grid.
Open the activity panel and find the Stage & Workflow widget.
The widget shows the current stage as a colour-coded badge.
Click the badge or the dropdown to open the stage selector.
Click the new stage you want to assign.
The stage updates instantly — in the widget, in the grid row, and everywhere else it appears.

The change saves in the background. You do not need to wait or confirm.

Custom Workflows

If the default stages do not match your process, you can apply a custom workflow that defines its own set of stages. This is useful if you work in different contexts that have different steps.

For example:

A sync licensing workflow might have stages like Pitched, Shortlisted, Licensed, Rejected
A remix workflow might have stages like Stems Received, In Progress, Client Review, Delivered
A beat selling workflow might have stages like Draft, Mixed, Listed, Sold

To apply a custom workflow:

In the stage widget, look for the workflow selector at the top.
Choose the workflow you want to use for this track.
The available stages update to reflect the selected workflow.
Pick the appropriate stage from the new set.

Custom workflows are configured in Settings. See your Settings page for options on creating and editing workflows.

Stage in the Grid

The stage is one of the most visible columns in the track grid. It shows as a small colour chip with the stage name, making it easy to scan your library and see at a glance what state each song is in.

You can also change the stage directly from the grid by clicking the stage cell on any row. The inline dropdown works the same way as the widget — pick a stage and it updates everywhere immediately.

Multi-Select Behaviour

When you have multiple tracks selected, the stage widget lets you set the same stage on all of them at once. This is useful for batch operations like:

Moving a set of finished songs to Published after a release
Archiving a group of old tracks you are no longer working on
Resetting a batch of tracks to Idea when starting fresh

If the selected tracks are currently in different stages, the widget shows a mixed indicator. Once you select a new stage, all tracks update to that stage simultaneously.

Filtering by Stage

Stages are one of the most common ways to filter your track grid. You can filter to show only tracks in a specific stage using the filter bar at the top of the Tracks page.

This is a natural way to focus your session. Open the app, filter to Editing, and work through your revision list. When those are done, switch to Ready to Capture and see what needs recording next.

Tips

Update stages as you work. Keep them current so your grid always reflects reality. A glance at the stage column should tell you exactly where every song stands.
Use the grid for quick changes. If you are scanning through tracks and just need to bump stages, click directly in the grid rather than opening the activity panel.
Batch update after milestones. Finished mastering an EP? Select all the tracks and move them to Published in one go.
Try custom workflows for different projects. If your beat-selling process looks different from your artist project process, set up separate workflows.

Using the Activity Panel — how the full panel works
Overview Widget — song summary including current stage
The Tracks Grid — inline editing and filtering
Using Tags — combine tags with stages for fine-grained organisation