Song Arrangement Planner
Turn a loop into a plan. Know where each section starts.
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The starting House arrangement
| Section | Bars |
|---|---|
| Intro | 16 |
| Groove | 32 |
| Break | 16 |
| Build | 8 |
| Main section | 32 |
| Outro | 16 |
| Total at 122 BPM, 4/4 | 120 bars · 236.066 seconds |
Plan your song in sections instead of a blank timeline
Begin with a House, Techno or Hip-Hop section template, then make the structure your own. Rename a section, change its bar count and assign a planned energy from one to five. Move, duplicate, add or remove sections without creating audio.
The plan displays each section’s position and the complete running time. Energy is a label for the musical intention you choose, not a measurement of loudness or a claim that every track needs the same rise and fall. Undo helps compare an earlier structure.
Convert bars into a useful running time
Choose a constant quarter-note BPM from 60 to 180 and a 4/4 or 3/4 meter. Seconds per bar equal beats per bar multiplied by 60 divided by BPM. The starting House structure has 120 bars at 122 BPM in 4/4, lasting about three minutes and 56 seconds.
Section bars are whole numbers and their displayed ranges are inclusive: a 16-bar opening occupies bars 1 through 16, with the next section starting at bar 17. The tool supports up to 24 sections and 512 bars, with one tempo and meter throughout.
Bring a readable structure into your workflow
Download a CSV with section names, bar positions, times and chosen energy, or keep the readable text plan. MIDI markers carry tempo, meter and section labels without musical notes. How an imported marker track appears depends on your music software.
A settings link preserves the section names and choices, so share labels you are comfortable putting in a link. These files are planning references rather than audio or native DAW projects. Use them to guide arranging your own parts and stems.
Common questions
Does the arrangement planner generate a song?
It builds a section plan with bar counts, timing and chosen energy. It does not generate audio, instruments or a finished song. The output helps you arrange material in your own session.
What is in the MIDI download?
A conductor and marker track containing tempo, time signature and section labels. It intentionally contains no note events. Marker import and display vary between music programs.
Can I use tempo or meter changes inside the song?
This version uses one quarter-note tempo and either 3/4 or 4/4 for the complete plan. Timing calculations and exports follow that constant setting.