Playing & Previewing

Producer Dashboard includes a built-in audio player so you can preview any track without switching to another app. It sits at the bottom of the screen and is always ready when you need it.

Loading a track

To listen to a track, click on it in the tracks grid. The waveform player loads at the bottom of the window, showing the audio waveform for that file.

If a song (track group) has multiple files — say a rough bounce and a final mix — you can choose which one to load by expanding the track group and clicking the specific file you want to hear.

The waveform player

The player displays a visual waveform of the loaded track. This gives you a quick sense of the song’s structure at a glance — you can see where the loud sections are, where breakdowns happen, and how the energy flows.

The waveform is interactive. Click anywhere on it to jump to that point in the track. This makes it easy to skip ahead to a specific section without scrubbing through the whole thing.

Playback controls

The player includes the standard controls you would expect:

Control	What it does
Play	Start playback from the current position
Pause	Pause playback without losing your position
Seek	Click on the waveform or drag the playhead to jump to any point

Playback starts from wherever the playhead is positioned. If you want to start from the beginning, click the left edge of the waveform or use the restart control.

Quick previewing workflow

The player is designed for fast previewing as you work through your library. A typical workflow looks like this:

1. Scroll through the tracks grid.
2. Click a song to load it.
3. Hit play to hear a few seconds.
4. Click the next song to load that one instead.
5. Repeat until you find what you are looking for.

Because the player loads instantly, you can move through dozens of tracks quickly without any waiting.

Waveform data

When tracks are first imported, Producer Dashboard queues them for audio analysis. This analysis generates the waveform data that the player displays, along with BPM and key detection.

If a track has not been analysed yet, the player will still play the audio — you just will not see a detailed waveform until the analysis completes. Analysis runs in the background and does not block playback.

Player position

The waveform player sits in a fixed bar at the bottom of the screen. It stays visible as you scroll through the grid, switch between views, or open side panels. This means you can keep listening while you work on other things like editing metadata or adding tags.

Tips

• Use the waveform to navigate. If you know you want to hear the drop or the outro, just click that part of the waveform visually. It is faster than scrubbing.
• Preview while organising. Load a track to remind yourself what it sounds like, then update its stage, tags, or bucket right from the grid while it plays.
• Check your mixes quickly. If a track group has multiple bounces, click through them one by one to compare versions.

Full audio player details

This page covers the basics of playback. For a deeper look at the audio player’s features, including keyboard shortcuts and advanced controls, head over to the dedicated audio player section.

Related

• The Tracks Grid — where you select tracks to play
• Songs & Track Groups — understanding songs and their files
• Audio Player: Playback Controls — full details on the audio player
• Editing Track Details — update metadata while you listen