Pinning Comments

When you’re deep in a mix revision or waiting on a sample clearance, important comments can easily get buried under newer activity. Pinning lets you surface critical feedback so it stays visible regardless of when it was posted.

What Pinned Comments Do

Pinned comments appear at the top of your comments list for a specific bounce. Unlike regular comments that sort by newest first, pinned comments stay anchored at the top so you and your collaborators can find them instantly.

This is especially useful for:

Action items that need follow-up before the next revision
Approval requests for key decisions like mastering style or arrangement changes
Resolved notes you want to preserve for reference while continuing the conversation below
Priority flags marking which feedback is most urgent

Pinned status belongs to the comment itself, not to the bounce. If you pin a comment on one bounce version, it won’t appear on other versions of the same track.

Who Can Pin Comments

Only collaborators with master split rights on a track group can pin or unpin comments. Master split typically indicates the primary rights holder or lead producer on a project.

When you see a pin icon on comments, it means either you have that access level or someone who does has already pinned something.

If you don’t see pin controls and believe you should have access, check your collaboration settings or reach out to the track owner to confirm your rights level.

How to Pin and Unpin a Comment

Pinning a Comment

Open the Comments widget in the activity panel
Select the bounce you want to comment on from the dropdown
Find the comment you want to pin
Click the pin icon next to the comment
The comment moves to the top of the list and the pin icon fills in

Unpinning a Comment

Find the pinned comment at the top of your list
Click the pin icon again to remove it
The comment returns to its chronological position

Pinning and unpinning are instant. The comment’s position updates immediately without needing to refresh the panel.

How Comments Stay Linked to Bounces

Your comments survive common workflow changes thanks to smart linking. The system anchors comments using multiple signals so they remain associated with the right bounce even if files get renamed or reorganised.

Comments connect to bounces using:

Track group ID — a stable reference that never changes, even if you rename the track
Track ID — a direct link when the bounce exists in your project
File metadata — including file path and system-level identifiers that survive moves on the same storage device

This means your pinned feedback stays with the right bounce even as you iterate through different versions.

Viewing Pinned Comments on Shared Tracks

When collaborating with others on a shared project, pinned comments are visible to anyone with access to that track group. This makes them a useful coordination tool.

If you’re collaborating on a track and see pinned comments you didn’t create, those are flags from the project lead or master split holder. Take note of them before submitting your next revision.

You can only pin or unpin comments yourself if you hold master split rights on that track group. As a contributing collaborator without those rights, you can still see pinned comments but won’t see the pin controls.