I'm finishing my 7th album right now. For this album, I have 40+ Ableton projects in various states and stages. Some are done, some need mixing, some I'm not sure about. PlaybackPilot is how I'm keeping track of all of it.
A few people asked me for a video, so here's a walkthrough of how I'm actually using it:
What you'll see in the video
- Building the tracklist: sorting tracks into Tracklist, Candidates, and Cuts so the album takes shape
- Workflow stages: each track is marked by where it's at so I always know what needs work
- Previewing tracks without opening Ableton
- Todos and notes so I know what each song still needs next session
- Checking in on progress so I know where I left off
This is my real album, my real projects. Nothing staged.
Read the full story on Why I'm Building PlaybackPilot.
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PlaybackPilot automatically detects project files from Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, Pro Tools, and 10 more DAWs. You can also create projects manually. Mac + Windows. Free during alpha.
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