New on CrateDrop: loop a part, change the speed and tap the tempo on any record

What is in the producer tools

• •A and B markers: mark the start and end of a part, then press Loop and it repeats until you stop it.
• •Nudge: move A or B a tenth of a second back or forward until the loop sits right. The loop follows straight away.
• •Speed: 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x or 2x, for hearing a fast break slowly or checking a slowed-down idea.
• •Tap tempo: tap along three times or more and it shows the BPM. If you changed the speed, it reports the record's own tempo, and half and double are one click away.
• •Save chop: puts the part in your notes as "0:48-1:02 chop · 92 BPM". In your notes that line becomes a loop button, so you can come back to it any time.

Keyboard shortcuts

Open the tools with the Producer tools line under the record. While they are open, I marks A, O marks B, P turns the loop on or off and B taps the tempo. Space still digs the next record.

Notes, private and public, in one list

Under the player there is now one Notes list: your own notes and the public notes other diggers left, each marked only you or public. Write in one box and pick Only me or Public. Times like 1:24 jump the player there, ranges like 0:48-1:02 loop. Saved chops land there as notes only you see.

What stays the same

The record still plays in YouTube's own player, and CrateDrop does not download or host any audio. The tools only tell the player where to go and how fast. If you release something built on a sample you found here, clear it with the rights holders first.