Editable 9:16 Now-Playing Template for Music and PodcastsEditable 9:16 Now-Playing Template for Music and Podcasts
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Needle Drop is a 10-second, 9:16 "now playing" template for musicians, playlists and podcasts. Plenty of product ads in this challenge, nothing for announcing a release: here the record drops onto the platter, the needle lands on the beat, and the room builds itself around your release: speakers, VU meters, and a letterboard with your title. Drop in your cover art, and the room plays your record.
Make it yours: retype six short lines (kicker, track-title, artist, handle, sticker-text, sticker-sub), replace one square cover image (cover-art), and set one brand colour on three tagged layers (slipmat, label-disc, sticker-disc). The same file runs a band single, a café playlist and a podcast episode with zero keyframes changed.
I came up with the concept and art-directed the motion, colours and content. Claude built and edited every layer through the SVGator MCP from a written build plan, verified each build with measured checks, and synthesised the original music loop used in the post. The template itself is silent.
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