Prepare
The Crate System
Genre folders tell you what a track is. Under pressure you need to know what it does. Tag along five axes and the right record is always two clicks away.
Intake pipeline
- Discovery
- Inbox
- Review
- Purchase
- Analyze
- Tag
- Cue
- Crate
Full walkthrough in the library intake workflow.
Function
What the track does to a room. The most useful axis under pressure.
- Opener
- Builder
- Peak
- Reset
- Closer
Energy
A 1–5 rating. Keep it blunt; nuance makes it useless mid-set.
- 1 — background
- 2 — moving
- 3 — locked in
- 4 — hands up
- 5 — room breaks
Mood
How it feels, independent of tempo or genre.
- Dark
- Euphoric
- Groovy
- Funky
- Hypnotic
- Atmospheric
Situation
Where the track belongs. Saves you from playing a club record at a pool party.
- Warm-up
- Club
- Lounge
- After-hours
- Pool
- Radio
- Festival
Transition role
How the track behaves between other tracks.
- Bridge
- Tool
- Acapella
- Loop
- Emergency track