Dashboard vs Tracks
When you open Producer Dashboard, you’ll notice two main ways to view your music: the Dashboard and the Tracks page. While both display your songs, they serve very different purposes. Understanding when to use each view will help you work faster and stay organized.
What Is the Dashboard?
Section titled “What Is the Dashboard?”The Dashboard is your command center — a curated overview designed to give you context about your projects at a glance. It doesn’t show every track you own. Instead, it surfaces the information that matters most right now, organized into widgets.
Think of it like the home screen of your music production life. You check it to see what needs attention, what’s coming up, and where your projects stand.
Dashboard Widgets
Section titled “Dashboard Widgets”The Dashboard displays several specialized widgets that pull information from your track library:
- Featured Projects — tracks you’ve chosen to highlight for quick access
- Mini Kanban — a compact board showing your tracks grouped by workflow stage
- Upcoming Deadlines — tracks with due dates approaching
- Abandoned Tracks — songs you haven’t touched in a while that might need attention
Each widget acts as a window into your larger track library, filtered by specific criteria. Clicking a track in any widget opens it in the activity panel for detailed editing.
What Is the Tracks Page?
Section titled “What Is the Tracks Page?”The Tracks page is your complete track library — a searchable, sortable grid that shows every song in your Dropbox folder. This is where you manage individual tracks, apply bulk actions, and dig into the details.
Unlike the Dashboard, Tracks shows everything. You can filter by stage, bucket, workflow, tags, or any combination. The grid view lets you compare tracks side by side, select multiple songs for batch operations, and get a full picture of your catalog.
Key Features on the Tracks Page
Section titled “Key Features on the Tracks Page”- Column customization — resize, reorder, show, or hide columns to match your workflow
- Multi-select — click and drag or use checkboxes to select multiple tracks
- Bulk actions — change stage, assign buckets, add tags, or update collaborators for several tracks at once
- Search and filters — find specific tracks by name, filter by stage or workflow, or save custom views
- Inline editing — change stages, workflows, and bucket assignments directly from the grid without opening each track
When to Use Each View
Section titled “When to Use Each View”Use the Dashboard When You Want To
Section titled “Use the Dashboard When You Want To”- Get oriented — start your session by seeing what’s on your plate
- Check deadlines — quickly scan upcoming due dates without scrolling through your full library
- Find abandoned work — rediscover songs you forgot about
- Access featured tracks — jump to your priority projects instantly
- Visualize workflow — see how many tracks are in each stage on the Mini Kanban
Use the Tracks Page When You Want To
Section titled “Use the Tracks Page When You Want To”- Manage your catalog — organize, tag, and update multiple tracks
- Find a specific song — search by name or apply precise filters
- Make bulk changes — update stage, workflow, or bucket for several tracks at once
- Customize your view — arrange columns and save filtered views for different workflows
- Analyze your library — compare tracks, check version consistency, and review project files
How They Connect
Section titled “How They Connect”The Dashboard and Tracks page are not separate worlds — they work together. Widgets on the Dashboard pull data from your track library, so changes you make on the Tracks page (or in the activity panel) immediately reflect in the Dashboard widgets.
For example, if you set a due date on a track in the Tracks page, that track appears in the Upcoming Deadlines widget if the deadline is near. If you mark a track as a favorite, it can appear in Featured Projects. The Mini Kanban updates automatically as you move tracks through workflow stages.
Clicking any track in a Dashboard widget opens the same activity panel you’d see when clicking a track in the Tracks grid. You’re always working with the same track data — just from different entry points.
Navigation Between Views
Section titled “Navigation Between Views”Switching between Dashboard and Tracks is straightforward. Look for the navigation tabs or sidebar buttons at the top of the window. The exact placement depends on your screen size and settings, but you’ll always find clear labels:
- Dashboard — takes you to the overview widgets
- Tracks (or sometimes “All Tracks”) — takes you to the full grid view
On smaller screens, these options might appear in a hamburger menu. Tap the menu icon to reveal the navigation options.