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Tags Widget

The tags widget in the activity panel gives you a focused view of all the tags applied to the selected track. You can add new tags, remove existing ones, and browse your full tag library — all without leaving the tracks page.

Tags are one of the most flexible ways to organise your music. Use them for genres, moods, clients, sessions, instruments, release status, or anything else that helps you find what you need later.

Viewing Tags

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Select a track in the grid and open the activity panel. The tags widget shows all tags currently applied to that track, displayed as colour-coded chips.

Each chip shows:

  • Tag name — the label text
  • Colour — matching the colour assigned to the tag in the tag manager
  • Category — tags are grouped under their parent category (Genre, Mood, Client, etc.)

If the track has no tags, the widget shows an empty state with a prompt to start adding some.

Adding Tags

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  1. In the tags widget, click the search field at the top or the add tag button.
  2. A dropdown opens showing your full tag library, grouped by category.
  3. Browse the categories or type to search for a specific tag.
  4. Click a tag to apply it to the track.
  5. The colour chip appears in the widget immediately.

You can add multiple tags in a row without closing the dropdown. Each click toggles a tag on.

The change saves in the background — no confirmation needed.

Removing Tags

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To remove a tag from the selected track, click the X button on the tag chip in the widget. The chip disappears and the tag is removed from the track instantly.

If you want to remove all tags at once, look for the Clear all option at the bottom of the tag list.

Searching and Filtering

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The search field at the top of the dropdown lets you quickly find tags in a large library. Start typing and the list narrows to show only matching tags.

Search matches against:

  • Tag name
  • Category name

So typing “hip” would surface a tag called “Hip-Hop” as well as any tags in a category called “Hip-Hop Subgenres.”

Tags Grouped by Category

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Tags in the dropdown are organised under their category headers. This makes it easier to find related tags when you have a large library.

For example:

  • Genre — Hip-Hop, Lo-Fi, Drum & Bass, House, Ambient
  • Mood — Dark, Uplifting, Melancholic, Energetic
  • Client — Acme Records, Studio XYZ
  • Status — Needs Revision, Approved, On Hold

Categories are created and managed in the Tag Manager. See Managing Tags & Categories for details.

Colour Coding

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Every tag has an assigned colour. These colours appear as chips in the widget, in the grid, and anywhere else tags are displayed. Consistent colour coding lets you visually scan and recognise tags at a glance.

Choose colours that are meaningful to you. Some producers use warm colours for high-energy tags and cool colours for mellow ones. Others map colours to clients or projects. The system is flexible — set it up however makes sense for your workflow.

Multi-Select Behaviour

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When you select multiple tracks in the grid, the tags widget adapts to show a combined view:

  • Fully applied — tags that appear on every selected track show with a full check
  • Partially applied — tags on some but not all tracks show with a partial check
  • Not applied — tags not on any selected track show unchecked

Clicking a tag in this mode applies it to all selected tracks. Clicking a fully-applied tag removes it from all selected tracks. This makes bulk tagging fast — select ten tracks from a session and tag them all with the project name in one click.

Tips

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  • Tag during import. When you bring in new tracks, apply tags immediately while you remember the context. It is much harder to categorise a hundred tracks later.
  • Keep tag names short. One or two words display cleanly in the grid. “Dark Ambient” reads better than “Dark and Atmospheric Ambient Textures.”
  • Use the search field for large libraries. If you have dozens of tags, typing is faster than scrolling through categories.
  • Combine tags with filters. After tagging, use the grid’s filter bar to view only tracks matching specific tags. This turns your library into a searchable database.
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