Navigating and Arranging Music on the Timeline Editor

The Timeline Editor provides a professional, grid-based workspace for hands-on control. It allows you to arrange, refine, and customize music at the stem and instrument level, combining the speed of AI generation with the precision of a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).

1. Understanding the Interface and Controls

The Timeline Editor is organized into several key areas:

A. The Track Area (Left Panel)

This panel manages all the individual instrument tracks (stems) in your project.

• Track Name: Identifies the instrument or stem (e.g., Melody, Bass, Drums). Click the name to rename the track for better organization.

  

• Reorder Handle: Click and drag the 6 dots on the left to vertically reorder the tracks on the timeline.

• Mute: Click the M button to silence a single track.

• Solo: Click the S button to hear a single track in isolation

• Add Track: Click “+ Add Track” to insert a new, empty track for custom loops or stems

B. The Project Controls (Top Bar)

These controls define the global settings for your song:

• Project Name: The name of your saved project. Right Click on the project name to rename the entire project

• Transport Controls: Skip to beginning, Play/Stop and Time Display

• Loop: Allows you to continuously repeat a section of your song, indicated by the red bar on the timeline.

• Length, BPM, Key: Adjust and customize the duration, master tempo, or musical key of your project

2. Arranging Music: Editing Elements

Total creative control comes from manipulating these elements on the grid:

A. Basic Manipulation

• Move: Click and drag an element horizontally to move it to a different point in the timeline, or vertically to move it to a different track (e.g., moving a loop from the Melody track to the Other track).

• Shorten/Extend: Drag the right or left edge of an element to shorten it or to automatically extend the element’s content to fill more time.

B. The Three-Dot Menu (Element Options)

Each element has a three-dot menu (⋯) in its corner, providing dedicated controls for that single element:

• Mute: Silence this specific element without muting the entire track.

• Copy: Create a duplicate of this specific element.

• Delete: Remove the element from the timeline.

C. Regenerate Instrument

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By learning to navigate the track controls and master the editing tools, you gain the ultimate power to shape your music precisely within Tuney Producer.