Hi All, I would like to see a very simple way of controlling my lyrics only songs by foot , and a very quick and easy way to just copy and paste the lyrics in to a new song.
I know this is already reasonably OK but it’s really not that great for simple users.
Once the text is copied I expect to be able to send this buffers data directly to ST4 , where ST4 gives me a choice to either create a new song or add to an existing song this text.
Once I have this text in a song I expect to be able to break down the song text to appropriate text segments which are labeled appropriately (verse1, chorus 1) these segments to be assignable to a foot switch so I can with one hit get to them or perhaps scroll thorough them by two foot switches , basically what we do with audio segments , yes there is no backing track to auto sync to and there is no time set capability , I don’t need any of that I simply want to have very simple and easy lyrics access to any part of my song , I have an instrument I play and I sing I just want my lyrics/chords of all my songs text arrangement to be there at an instant without all the complicated setup technicalities.
At the moment with ST3 I believe this is not possible , PDFs are time consuming to create and awkward to control on stage , synced lyrics and lyrics only is way to complicated for someone that just wants to paste the lyrics and scroll through them , audio segments help to be able to jump around the lyrics , but not enough thought has been put in for very simple users that just want to load the text and easily have full control of that songs text by foot control , imagine you just choose a song you hit button 4 on you foot pedal you get chorus 2 second button chorus 1 third button verse 2.
Or perhaps two button foot control,
You choose the text segments like audio segments but if you click and hold the button you get a smooth scroll through the text till you release , another quick tap gets you to next or previous text segment , click and hold on opposite button smoothly scrolls in the opposite direction ,
This sort of foot control text scrolling capability should be possible for those that don’t need backing tracks or automated scrolling but gives us the power to manually get to any part of the songs lyrics.
To add.
If no text segments are entered then the two foot switches do this.
Quick press on scroll down button jumps to the end of text of that song , a long press release starts auto scroll with speed set capability, a press and hold keeps scrolling till you release the button , this gives you options to quickly jump to sections of pre programmed text segments or lock the auto scroll function with a preset speed , or manually scroll with a preset speed and as you release the switch it stops scrolling, so two foot switch buttons allow you to easily get around the songs text segments.
Creating text segments should be as simple as place the cursor in the text where you want to jump to hit a button to mark this spot , label it and colour it , in the waveform area these segments appear proportionally sized depending on the number of segments and labeled just like audio segments except they don’t rely on time code .
This creates an easy way to jump around your lyrics on screen and on foot pedals, and it involves no audio backing tracks or time stamps.
It uses the text editor only , how you achieve this technically is the programmers job but it must be possible because text editors can jump to specific spots in the text so it must be possible , perhaps call the text segments PAGES and jump them I don’t know all I know is what I would find practical when using lyrics only songs.
Keep in mind, the more you pre program things the more you are fixed and restricted in your performances.
That’s fine for once of gigs but not great for regular venue performances, less is sometimes more.