AN-14 · Track Managerartnorama studio records · Track School

A loop is an idea.
A track is a story.

Most tracks get stuck in the 8-bar loop. We show you how it becomes a journey: with the Track Manager, which plans your track as a tension arc, and the Track School, which teaches you step by step why phases, tension and contrast work.

Every track tells a story

Choose an arc and click the phases.

Two Peaks

Two drops, the second one bigger — the club classic.

House, Tech House, Techno · 124 BPM · 7:14

IntroGrooveBuild-upDrop 1BreakdownBuild-up 2Drop 2Outro
EnergyTension

Click a phase: what should the listener feel there?

Plan. Build. Learn.

01

Plan

The Track Manager shows your track as a story: phases, tension arc, transitions. Story templates provide a proven dramaturgy — you rebuild it into your own.

02

Build

From every phase you open the right device directly — groove, chords, bassline, hook, riser — preset with key, tempo and length. No searching, no converting.

03

Learn

Ten lessons with exercises in the real tools, a coach that explains instead of just warning, and reference mapping to understand the structure of your favourite tracks.

The course

0/10 lessons · 56 min · progress stays in this browser

  1. 01Anatomy of a trackPhases, phrases and the 8-bar grid: what an electronic track is made of.6 min
  2. 02Energy and tensionTwo curves that carry every track — and why they are not the same.6 min
  3. 03Intro and outroHow a track starts and ends — and why DJs will love you for it.5 min
  4. 04The build-upRisers, snare rolls, filters, silence: the tools of anticipation.6 min
  5. 05The dropThe peak lives on contrast: what goes in, what goes out.5 min
  6. 06Breakdown and emotionWhen the kick leaves, people listen: chords, melody, space.5 min
  7. 07TransitionsFill, riser, filter sweep, cut, impact: how phases connect.5 min
  8. 08Variation over timeChange something every 8 or 16 bars — so nothing gets boring.5 min
  9. 09Telling storiesStory templates: from slow burn to rollercoaster — and how to build your own.7 min
  10. 10Mapping reference tracksListen to your favourite tracks pen in hand — and turn their structure into your template.6 min

What it looks like in the app

Screenshot: Track Manager with phases, curves, element matrix and filter lane
Track Manager: phases, tension arc, element matrix, filter lane
Screenshot: Track School with lessons, badges and reference mapping
Track School: lessons, badges, reference mapping
Coming to your studio

Track Manager and Track School ship with the app.

Included in every plan from January 2027. Sign up — subscribers get the December beta first.

An update every two weeks on what has changed. Confirm by link, unsubscribe any time. Privacy