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Arrangement Planner
Genre-typical structures in 8-bar phrases, energy curve, track matrix — into the DAW as MIDI with markers.
The most common reason tracks never get finished: the loop runs but never becomes a song. The Arrangement Planner gives you your genre's structure — intro, build-up, drop, breakdown, outro — in PhraseA musical section, usually 8 or 16 bars. DJs mix in phrases — which is why sections start on multiples of 8.More in the handbook → of 8 bars, with an Energy curveHow intense a track is over time. Good tracks breathe: build, release, pull back.More in the handbook → and which parts play when.
Rearrange it yourself
- ←→
- Select a section
- ⇧←→
- Move a section (or drag and drop)
- +−
- Length ±4 bars (4–128)
- ↑↓
- Energy in 5 % steps (or drag in the curve)
Sections can be renamed, duplicated and removed, parts switched on and off in the matrix with a click. Changes are saved per genre and version in this browser; “↺ Template” resets. The locator list is available to copy (33.1.1 · 1:01 · Groove) or as CSV.
Try it yourself · AN-07
Choose genre and length, hover over the sections.
Your progress is saved in this browser.