Song Storage/Playing Software

[zeeway]

For a couple of years I have been using Songbook on my Ipad to store and play my favorites. It is good for quickly transposing keys. It is a little quirky (IMHO) for scrolling a song at a given tempo...in that it is hard to find the right tempo, and then if I make the font bigger it seems to slow down. It is also a little cumbersome for putting sings into the software...have to go through Dropbox.

But this is the best I have found. Anyone have any other recommendations?

[Big Band Guitar]

I find the best song storage is in my head. The second is paper.

I'm not trying to be a wise guy but there is no better method than hundreds if not thousands of repetitions.

Plus having to look at a tablet or piece of paper puts a barrier between you and your audience.

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by zeeway

For a couple of years I have been using Songbook on my Ipad to store and play my favorites. It is good for quickly transposing keys. It is a little quirky (IMHO) for scrolling a song at a given tempo...in that it is hard to find the right tempo, and then if I make the font bigger it seems to slow down. It is also a little cumbersome for putting sings into the software...have to go through Dropbox.

But this is the best I have found. Anyone have any other recommendations?

Hi zw

The 'big boy' is OnSong. It's pricey and as complex as PhotoShop for pictures (if you need complex).

It can be simplified for personal use, and will do the things you require, though I gave up on it years ago because they were always updating then re-releasing updates to fix bugs which were paralyzing my use of it for a couple weeks.

All on-pad software is cumbersome for adding songs to them. It's not the fault of the software, but the security of an iPad's file system. That may change with OS 11 (due any day for mortals…already shipping with new iPad Pro). The file architecture has been redesigned on iOS as of this release.

I've been using UnRealBook for years, but I transpose in my head. It is a pdf format only, so it doesn't do your transpositions. I'm not sure about scrolling. So OnSong is the real choice for what you ask. The developer is available to users same day for issues, and explanations.

There is one other piece of software for iOS named ForScore and as the name indicates, it is for working with (marking and jumping around in) musical scores. It is not a musical songbook for guitar players.

Hope this helps…

[zeeway]

Thanks for the info. Looks like I will be sticking to Songbook.

[valleyguy]

I haven't found Onsong buggy at all. I have well over 500 songs, been using it for 5 years. For the basic task of displaying lyrics with chords, the ability to scroll by setting the song length, and easily transposing, I'm happy with it.