How to set outro bars for a mixable AI track

Set outro bars under 06 · DJ mix edit in the Club Ready Music studio: 16, 32 or 64, with 32 as the default. The number is sent to the model as a "32-bar instrumental outro with no vocals", added to the lyric sheet as a closing [Outro] block, and used to compute the outro start cue in your files. A 32-bar outro at 126 BPM gives you about a minute to mix out.

Steps

1. Match the outro to how you mix

A 16-bar outro is a quick exit for radio-style sets and fast genres. A 32-bar outro is the club standard and gives a 32-beat blend plus margin. A 64-bar outro is a DJ tool: two minutes at 128 BPM to layer the next track, run a long filter, or loop. Pick the one your incoming tracks' intros can match.

2. Tap the bar count

In the Outro bars row, tap 16, 32 or 64. The result tag shows it as the OUT value in IN 16 · OUT 32 and the waveform's OUTRO label moves. On a phone the row is on step 4, DJ settings.

3. Keep vocals out

Leave No vocals in outro on. The lyric sheet then ends with an [Outro] block marked instrumental for exactly your bar count, with "no vocals, no ad-libs" spelled out, and the prompt asks for an instrumental outro. If the vocal gate is enabled, the vocal stem is also muted in the outro window after the render. See get a vocal-free outro.

4. Decide on the bass fade

Bass fades last 8 bars is off by default. Turn it on if you blend by swapping basslines: everything below 120 Hz fades over the final eight bars, so the incoming track's bass can take over without a clash. See fade the bass over the last 8 bars.

5. Check the length budget

The outro comes out of the total. At 126 BPM a 5:00 track is about 157 bars; a 64-bar outro is 40 percent of it. On 3:00 tracks, use 16 or 32. See choose song length.

6. Render and find the outro start cue

After the render, the outro start cue is in the MP3 and WAV tags and in the DJ pack cue sheet. It is computed from the real duration, so even if the model ran a few seconds long the cue marks the right bar from the end. Set your mix-out at the cue.

7. Compare the takes

The two takes can treat the outro differently: one may keep a melody running, the other may strip to drums. Pick the one that mixes out cleanest. If both keep too much going, add "outro strips down to drums and bass" to the brief.

Tips

• Pair outro and intro across your crate. 32-bar outros into 16- or 32-bar intros give phrase-aligned blends.
• Longer outros for lower energy. Warm-up and after-hours tracks suit 64; peak-time tracks suit 32.
• Say what the outro is made of. "Drums and bass only" or "pads and percussion, no kick" in the brief changes how easy it is to blend.
• The cue is your friend. Load the file once, confirm the outro start cue, and you never need to count bars live.
• Bass fade plus a long outro is a classic DJ tool. 64 bars with the low end fading makes a very forgiving mix-out.

Common problems

The outro is shorter than I set. Models follow bar counts approximately. Use the outro start cue as your reference anyway; if the music is still busy at the cue, choose the other take or set 64 and mix out early.

Vocals or ad-libs in the outro. Confirm No vocals in outro is on. If the model still sang, the vocal gate should have muted it when enabled; if it is not enabled on your server, try the other take or re-render.

The outro is just silence or a fade. Add "outro keeps the full groove, no fade-out" to the brief. The bass fade only affects the low band and only when its toggle is on.

My DJ software shows the wrong outro cue. Make sure you loaded the final file. Cues and tags are written in a final pass after the cover arrives; download again from the crate if you grabbed it early.