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Producer Dashboard

Upcoming Deadlines

The Upcoming Deadlines widget on your dashboard shows every track and project that has a due date set in the future. It keeps time-sensitive work front and centre so you never miss a deadline.

What appears in the widget

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The widget lists tracks and projects that have due dates, sorted by deadline with the soonest date first. Each item shows:

ElementWhat it means
Song nameThe title of the track or project
Due dateWhen it is due
ProjectThe bucket the track belongs to
Days remainingHow many days until the deadline
Status indicatorColour-coded urgency (green, amber, red)

The list gives you a clear timeline of what needs to happen and when.

Overdue items

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Tracks that have passed their due date are highlighted in red and pushed to the top of the list. This is intentional — overdue work is the most urgent thing on your plate, so the widget makes sure you cannot overlook it.

Overdue items show a negative day count (e.g., “2 days overdue”) so you can see exactly how far behind you are. They remain in the widget until you either update the due date or remove it entirely.

Urgency levels

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The widget uses colour coding to indicate how close a deadline is:

ColourMeaning
RedOverdue or due today
AmberDue within the next 3 days
GreenDue more than 3 days from now

This lets you scan the list quickly and focus on what is most urgent without reading every date.

Clicking a deadline item

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Click any item in the list to jump directly to that track on the tracks page. The track opens with its details visible in the activity panel so you can start working on it immediately.

This is the fastest path from “I have a deadline” to “I am working on it.”

Setting due dates

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Due dates are set on individual tracks or on projects (buckets). You can set them from several places:

  • Tracks grid — click the due date cell for any track to open a date picker.
  • Activity panel — open the due date widget when a track is selected.
  • Bulk operations — select multiple tracks and set a due date for all of them at once.
  • Project settings — set a due date on the project itself.

Once a due date is set, the track automatically appears in the Upcoming Deadlines widget. There is nothing extra to configure.

Track deadlines vs project deadlines

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Both tracks and projects can have their own due dates, and both appear in the widget:

  • Track deadlines are for individual songs. Use these when a specific song needs to be finished by a certain date — for example, a single that needs to be mastered by Friday.
  • Project deadlines are for entire buckets. Use these when an album, EP, or batch of songs has a collective deadline.

Having both lets you manage deadlines at whatever level makes sense for your workflow. Some producers prefer to set deadlines only on projects. Others set them on individual tracks. Both work.

What happens when a deadline passes

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Nothing is deleted or changed automatically. When a due date passes:

  1. The item turns red in the Upcoming Deadlines widget.
  2. The overdue count appears on the dashboard.
  3. The track retains its due date — you can update or remove it whenever you want.

Producer Dashboard does not nag you with popups or repeated alerts. The red highlight in the widget is the signal. It is up to you to decide what to do next — push the deadline, finish the work, or remove the date.

Clearing a deadline

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To remove a due date from a track:

  1. Open the track in the grid or activity panel.
  2. Click the due date field.
  3. Clear the date or click the remove button.

The track disappears from the Upcoming Deadlines widget immediately.

How far ahead the widget looks

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The widget shows all future deadlines, not just the next few days. If you have a track due in 3 months, it appears in the list. Items are sorted by date, so far-future deadlines naturally sit at the bottom while urgent ones sit at the top.

Tips

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  • Set due dates when you commit to a release date or delivery timeline. The widget does the rest.
  • Check the deadlines widget at the start of every session. It takes 5 seconds and keeps you on schedule.
  • If you find yourself with a lot of overdue items, consider whether your deadlines are realistic. It is better to set fewer deadlines you actually hit than many deadlines you ignore.
  • Use project-level deadlines for album timelines and track-level deadlines for individual deliverables within that album.
  • Combine deadlines with workflow stages. A track that is “Editing” and due tomorrow tells you exactly what needs to happen today.
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