Open Track feedback, drop your track, pick its genres and read the notes, most important first. Each note says what it heard, where, and one way to change it, and opens the tool that fixes it on the same song. It runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

1. Bring the track in

• Drop a file: WAV, MP3, FLAC, AIFF or M4A. A bounce of the whole track reads best.
• Or record it from your DAW: press Record your DAW, share your screen or the tab with its audio (tick "Share audio" in the browser's picker), play the track, then Stop and read it.
• On a Mac, browsers can't capture system audio. Send your DAW's output to a virtual audio device, then pick Record an input from the chevron beside Record.
• Already in Aden: open a version's … menu and pick Track feedback. A note's time plays that version from there.

2. Check the genres

The tool guesses the genres from the tempo, where the snare or clap lands, how the bass pumps and the balance, and marks them Guessed. Change them in the picker:

• Pick several when the track mixes styles. A reading passes when it is usual in any of them.
• Pick Any genre for experimental work: only clipping, phase and clashing keys get a note.

3. Read the notes

Notes come most important first. Open one to see its reading against the genre and where it happens, and press its time to hear that moment. A note you meant: press ✓ to keep it as intended. It leaves the list, and Show kept notes brings it back.

Switch views when a picture says it better:

4. Fix it where it lives

Open a note and use the tool beside it:

• Clap, snare, kick, hi-hat: the drum's tool takes that drum out of your song, to shape a better one and drag it into your DAW.
• Key clash: Edit notes opens the stretch in the note editor, to move its notes or turn minor into major.
• Loudness: the Loudness check opens with your track.
• Balance: Mix vs reference holds your mix up to a released song, level-matched.

Then bounce again, or record again, and read the new version. Save as track takes the song into Aden with your own notes as comments, each at its moment.

5. Master it

When the mix is right, open Master. It lists the steps in order (clean the lows, shape the tone, glue, width, sheen, clip, limit) with settings for your track. Steps marked optional are the usual light touch; the others are what your track asks for.

6. Tell us when a note is wrong

Thumbs up or down under an open note. The votes show which notes hold up in which genres, and that is how the ranges improve.

For labels and teams reviewing demos

In the Aden demo inbox, a demo's menu has Write feedback (declining one offers it too). It reads an uploaded demo the same way. Pick the genres, add your own notes, and Save and copy link. Send the artist the link; a sender without an Aden account also gets it in the decline mail. When the demo came from the artist's own Aden track, the button reads Send to the artist and your notes land on that track as comments, each at its moment. They open it on tools.aden.space with your notes on top, and can save the song to Aden to keep working. A demo that is only a link has no file to read, so ask for the file.

FAQ

How do I get feedback on my mix without sending it to anyone?

Open Track feedback and drop the track. It is read in your browser and never uploaded, so nobody hears it but you.

How do I record my DAW into a browser tool without exporting?

Press Record your DAW, share your screen or tab with its audio, play the track, and stop. On a Mac, route the DAW to a virtual audio device and use Record an input.

How do I check my mix against a genre?

Pick the genre in the picker, or several. The Range view shows each reading against what is usual in them, and the notes say what sits outside and by how much.

What do I do with a note that is wrong for my track?

Press ✓ to keep it as intended, and thumbs down to tell us it was wrong. For experimental tracks, pick Any genre: only clipping, phase and clashing keys get a note.

How do I send feedback to an artist whose demo I declined?

In the Aden demo inbox, Write feedback on the demo, add your notes, and Save and copy link. Senders without an account also get the link in the decline mail.

See also how to give effective track feedback and Track feedback: notes on your mix, in words you can act on.