Hi Jon, I've been working as a DJ for 10 years so here is my experience from sifting through thousands of mix tapes/CDs/USBs/Soundclouds.
1. If you want to force people to listen to the whole thing then by all means force them too, but it will decrease engagement from people checking it out quickly.
2. Things I listen to first from a song, intro, chorus, breakdown, outro.
If you're using Grids then this could even be marked out.
If you have a waveform then this makes it easier and you can look to see the structure from the get go.
3. One thing to be aware of is that if music tastes do change (ie non-quantised music such as Electronic Dance Music) then your market could deacrease as I imagine you're placing yourself in the market as a online version of what Fruityloops was to kids back in the 2000's.
1. If you want to force people to listen to the whole thing then by all means force them too, but it will decrease engagement from people checking it out quickly. 2. Things I listen to first from a song, intro, chorus, breakdown, outro. If you're using Grids then this could even be marked out. If you have a waveform then this makes it easier and you can look to see the structure from the get go. 3. One thing to be aware of is that if music tastes do change (ie non-quantised music such as Electronic Dance Music) then your market could deacrease as I imagine you're placing yourself in the market as a online version of what Fruityloops was to kids back in the 2000's.