DJ Tool
Set Energy Planner
Plan your BPM and energy curve
The tool — try it now
Enter up to 12 tracks with their BPM and energy level. The tool shows you the curve of your set and gives you automatic feedback on whether the build is professional.
What you learn with it
Planning a set that tells a story — with a build, a peak and a clean closer. That's the difference between 'playing tracks' and 'playing a set'.
How to use the tool
Add your tracks (the name is optional, BPM and energy are what matter)
Energy level: 1 = very calm, 10 = absolute peak
Position: opener (start), mid (middle), peak (high point), closer (end)
Drag and drop tracks to change the order
The live graph and the automatic feedback update immediately
The classic set energy curve: a slow build (opener 4–5/10) → rise to the peak (8–9/10) in the middle → a slight drop to the closer (6–7/10). Avoid BPM jumps of more than 8 BPM.
Common mistakes
Placing the peak too early. After that you have half an hour in which the only way is down.
Big tempo jumps between two entries. The curve looks fine on paper while the flow breaks in the room.
Planning twelve tracks and no alternates. A plan without alternatives is worthless at the first unexpected moment.
15–30 minutes
Take the time in one go — hearing and timing develop through repetition, not through reading.
You have it when your planned curve still matches what you actually played after the set — with at most two departures.
Questions about this tool
How do I estimate a track's energy level?
Not by tempo but by effect: how much happens at once, how deep and how continuous is the bass, how much pad against how much rhythm? A slow track can carry more pressure than a fast one. The number is relative to your own tracks anyway — it only has to be consistent among them.
Does a set always have to rise?
No, but it needs a direction. A set that runs an hour at the same level tires people — not because it is bad but because nothing stands out any more. The build with a peak and a step back at the end is the most common shape because it creates attention and then releases it. Other shapes work when they are intended.
Does this apply to a warm-up too?
No, and this is the most common planning mistake there is. A warm-up does not have its peak in the middle — it has none at all. It builds and hands over. Plan a warm-up like a peak-time set and you take the room away from whoever follows, and then have to come down yourself.
What if the plan does not work out during the set?
Then the room wins, not the plan. Planning exists so the selection is in your head rather than something to hunt for in the moment — not so you can work through it. Notice after two tracks that the energy is elsewhere, jump within your list, and keep the direction.
Tool tried — what’s next?
“Planning a 1-hour set” is the matching lesson from phase 11: Set Building & Crowd Reading (12 lessons). The learning path builds on it: step by step, with comprehension checks and progress that is saved.
- —Progress, XP and streak are saved
- —12 phases from your first track to a club set
- —Free — no download, no payment details
The tools stay free to use without an account.
Where to learn this
Building a DJ set