Quick Tour
Welcome to Producer Dashboard! This quick tour walks you through the main areas of the app so you can start organizing your tracks, managing projects, and collaborating with confidence. Let’s explore what you will see when you open the app.
The Main Interface at a Glance
Section titled “The Main Interface at a Glance”When you launch Producer Dashboard, you are greeted by the track grid — the central hub where all your songs live. This grid displays every track you have imported, showing artwork, titles, and key metadata at a glance.
The interface is divided into distinct zones:
- Header bar — contains your account menu, search, and quick-access buttons
- Sidebar — access different views, filters, and saved searches
- Track grid — the main area where your tracks appear as cards or rows
- Activity panel — slides in from the right when you select a track, showing details and widgets
Take a moment to let your eyes settle on the layout. Everything you need is within reach, and most actions are only a click or two away.
Navigating the Track Grid
Section titled “Navigating the Track Grid”The track grid is where you will spend most of your time. You can view your tracks as either card view or list view depending on your preference.
Card View
Section titled “Card View”Each track appears as a rectangular card showing its artwork (or a generated gradient if none is set), the track name, and a small stage indicator. Card view is great for visual browsers who like seeing artwork at a glance.
List View
Section titled “List View”Switch to list view to see your tracks in a table format with sortable columns. You can resize columns by dragging their edges, and the app remembers your column widths for next time. List view makes it easier to scan through large libraries and compare metadata across many tracks.
Toggle between views using the view switcher icon in the toolbar above the grid.
Selecting and Interacting with Tracks
Section titled “Selecting and Interacting with Tracks”Click any track in the grid to select it. When you do, the activity panel slides open on the right side of the screen, revealing detailed information about that track.
You can select multiple tracks at once by holding Shift (for a range) or Cmd/Ctrl (for individual picks). Multi-selection is handy when you want to apply bulk actions like changing workflow stage or assigning buckets to several songs at once.
Quick Actions from the Grid
Section titled “Quick Actions from the Grid”Right-click any track to access a context menu with common actions:
- Open the track’s project file in your DAW
- Change its workflow stage
- Assign or remove it from a bucket
- Add collaborators
- Delete or archive the track
These options appear contextually, so you never have to dig through menus to perform routine tasks.
The Activity Panel
Section titled “The Activity Panel”The activity panel is your command center for track details. It opens automatically when you select a track and stays accessible while you navigate.
The panel contains several widgets stacked vertically:
- Overview widget — the top card showing artwork, stage, collaborators, and due date
- Comments widget — threaded discussions tied to specific tracks
- Todo widget — checklists and task reminders for the selected track
- Activity feed — a chronological log of changes, uploads, and collaborator actions
You can rearrange these widgets by dragging their headers. Your layout preference is saved, so the panel always opens the way you like it.
On smaller screens, the panel may overlay the grid instead of sitting beside it. A toggle button lets you expand or collapse it as needed.
The Sidebar
Section titled “The Sidebar”Along the left edge of the app, the sidebar provides navigation between different sections:
- All Tracks — your complete library
- Favourites — tracks you have marked with a heart
- Buckets — project folders and playlists you have created
- Workflows — filtered views by stage (Idea, Editing, Ready to Post, etc.)
- Saved Views — custom filter combinations you have saved for quick access
- Activity — recent notifications and collaborator updates
Click any item to filter the grid instantly. You can combine filters too — for example, view only tracks in the “Idea” stage that belong to a specific bucket.
Search and Filters
Section titled “Search and Filters”The search bar at the top of the grid lets you find tracks by name, collaborator, tag, or workflow stage. As you type, results filter in real time.
Below the search bar, a row of filter chips lets you refine further without opening the sidebar. Common filters include stage, bucket, and collaborator. Click a chip to toggle it on or off.
If you build a filter combination you use often, click Save View to store it under a custom name. Your saved views appear in the sidebar for one-click access later.
Collaborating with Others
Section titled “Collaborating with Others”Producer Dashboard supports real-time collaboration. If you have shared a track or project with a collaborator, their changes sync automatically across all connected sessions.
Collaborator avatars appear on track cards and in the overview widget. Click a track’s collaboration icon to open the collaborators modal, where you can add new people, adjust split percentages, and manage permissions.
When collaborators make changes — uploading new versions, adding comments, or updating stages — you see activity in the feed without needing to refresh the page.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Section titled “Keyboard Shortcuts”Speed up your workflow with keyboard shortcuts. Press ? to open the shortcuts reference, or check the settings menu for a full list.
Common shortcuts include:
- Space — play or pause the selected track
- Arrow keys — navigate between tracks
- E — open the selected track in your DAW
- Cmd/Ctrl + S — save your current view or selection
Shortcuts are designed to keep your hands on the keyboard so you can stay in the flow.