How to use the music player
The CueWee player is the heart of the app. This is where you play the song, adjust the mix of each track, edit sections, and prepare everything for rehearsal or performance.
Opening a song
- Go to your library at studio.cuewee.app
- Click the song you want to open
- You’ll be taken to the player (route
/song/:id)
Main controls
In the player’s control bar:
- Play / Pause — keyboard shortcut:
SPACE - Back to start — restarts the song
- Previous section / next section — jumps to the next part of the song (intro, verse, chorus…)
- Loop — toggles repeat mode
- Master Volume — mute button on the master
- Time display — shows
0:00 / 3:45(current position / total duration)
On mobile, the controls are centered; on desktop, they sit in a horizontal bar.
Per-track controls
Each track (vocals, drums, bass, etc.) has its own controls:
- M (Mute) — silences the track
- S (Solo) — plays only this track
- Volume slider — adjusts the individual volume
- Pan dial — pans the track to the left or right
- Color indicator — colored border that identifies the track
- Menu ⋮ — options: Rename, Download, Extend stems, Restore Stem
💡 Long-press the S button to enable auto-solo mode: when you switch tracks, solo automatically follows the new track.
Global adjustments
Pitch (♩)
Click the pitch control (it shows the current key, e.g., “C maj”) to open the popup and shift the song’s key in semitones. Useful for adapting the song to your vocalist.
Available when “DSP” is supported on the device. If it shows “DSP not available,” the control is disabled.
Tempo (BPM)
Click the tempo control (it shows “120 BPM” or similar) to open the tempo editor. Use it to change the song’s BPM or create speed-up/slow-down curves.
See the dedicated tutorial: How to edit the tempo.
Pre-count (123)
Adds pre-count bars before the song starts — ideal when you’re practicing and need to come in on the right beat. It shows “4 bars” (4 bars) or “No pre-count.”
Toolbar
At the top of the track list:
- M All / S All — mute/solo all tracks at once
- Auto-Scroll — keeps the playhead always visible on the timeline during playback
- Tempo Tool — opens/closes the tempo editor on the timeline
- Tools ⚙ — menu with:
- Configure L/R Tracks — sets which tracks go to the left and right (useful for in-ears)
- Reset Tracks — restores volume, pan, and mute/solo of all tracks to defaults
- Group Tracks — groups related stems (e.g., drums5 inside a “Drums” group)
- Normalize Waveform — visually levels the waveforms across tracks
Grouped tracks
When you process a song with detailed instruments (e.g., drums in 5 tracks), CueWee may group the sub-tracks under a parent track with an expand/collapse arrow. Click the arrow to show or hide the sub-stems.
Useful shortcuts
SPACE— play/pause- Click on the timeline — repositions the playhead
- Right-click a segment of the timeline — opens the section editing popup