Editing setlists

Setlists let you group and arrange several songs, usually for a live performance.

To create a new setlist, from the main song list screen, choose "Setlists" at the bottom of the screen, then press the button at the bottom left.

The main setlists screen displays the existing setlists, with the number of songs they contain, as well as their duration where possible (this requires the duration information to have been entered for each song included).

Swiping a setlist left or right reveals additional features:

• Swiping it to the left lets you delete a setlist (after confirmation).

• Swiping it to the right gives you two options:
  
  Export the setlist:

  • As a LiveSet file, containing both the setlist and all the songs it includes.
  • As a PDF containing all the scores in this setlist in order.
  • As a PDF containing only the song titles (+ key and tempo) in setlist order, in a printable format (typically to be placed on the floor on stage).

  ... or clone the setlist to create a new one.

Adding songs to a setlist

Using the button at the bottom of the screen, you can add songs from your library to the setlist currently being edited.

The selector that appears lets you search for and choose the song(s) to add to the setlist. The search field lets you search for a song by name, by the name of its author/artist, or by subtitle. You can also use existing tags to filter the items displayed.

Then simply tap a song to add it to the setlist. 

Note: even though songs already present in the current setlist appear greyed out, it is still perfectly possible to add the same song multiple times to a setlist (some projects may require this). In this case, LiveSet displays a small symbol next to it in the setlist, to make it stand out.

From the song list, it is easy to reorder items by dragging them up or down using their handle (), or by tapping their number on the left, allowing you to directly specify the new position of an item.

Adding an interlude to a setlist

An interlude is a "page" in the setlist that is not a score, but to which you can still attach musical information, such as a key, duration, first note, etc.

Typical uses for an interlude include:

• A song you know so well that it does not require a score (although noting its tempo/key may still be useful)
• An event that needs to happen at a specific point in the running order of this setlist project (e.g. a speech that needs to be made, a break...)

In practice, an interlude replaces the "post-it note" or blank page in your show binder :)

The interlude editor includes a handful of fields to fill in, most of them optional except for the label:

• The label of the interlude
• An optional key (which will simply be displayed on the page)
• An optional first note, which can be used from Show Time mode — intended for singers who need to start songs without a musical intro, so they can come in on the right note :)
• An optional tempo , allowing you to use the metronome in Show Time mode
• A time signature
• An indicative duration , allowing the interlude to be included in the overall setlist duration calculation where appropriate

Pasting a setlist received as text

A common situation within a band is sending each other a setlist by email or message, with just the song list in order. 

LiveSet lets you import this text version of the setlist and automatically add or reorder the songs in the setlist currently being edited. Since the text list may not contain the exact song titles (e.g. "Dock of the Bay" instead of "(Sittin' in the) Dock of the Bay"), LiveSet first attempts to find the best match among the songs in the current setlist, then in your library. If there is any doubt, or if it cannot find anything that matches, LiveSet offers to either ignore the line, create an interlude using the text found, or asks you to choose between several possibilities that are close to the text.

To paste a setlist, in the add window (button at the bottom of the screen), tap the button in the upper-left corner. In the window that appears, you can paste the setlist text, and LiveSet immediately attempts to interpret each line as a song title:

Items that need to be checked are shown in blue or yellow.

Launching Show Time mode

Using the button at the bottom right, you can launch Show Time mode for the current setlist. More information about this mode is available here.