When you hit a + in song, this sign indicates one thing and that is to import a file, so why are we confronted with so many choices in this area
? This should not be necessary.
If I am loading a text file the software should recognise this fact and automatically create a song that is a lyrics only song, if I am loading a pdf it should automatically create a lyrics only track, if I load an audio file it should automatically create a stereo track.
The loading of files type should not lock us in to what type of file we want to end up with, this is very limiting as we might want a text file only today but tomorrow we want to end up with a stereo track or a multitrack, that should be our choice in the future, we should be able to select what type of file in ST3 we want to use without being fixed to one particular file in the beginning.
Example, I load a PDF with the + the program immediately creates a lyrics only song with the PDFs name , this song now can be converted to a stereo track or a multitrack using the SONG INFORMATION area you should be able to change this song within this area to what type of song you want if you choose stereo track then you end up with a load function to import a stereo track, if you choose this to be a multitrack then you get all the load multitrack functions , but the PDF/Text is already loaded and ready for you to use within the text editor.
So you don’t have to lock yourself to any particular type of song , you just import your data the song is automatically created for the type of data you are loading then you have an option to change to other type of song you actually need to end up with .

You are re not limited to anything later you just choose the type of song you require later and you can change the song type at anytime later if you have loaded this song with multitracks , stereo file text lyrics and PDFs than you just make a choice in the SONG INFORMATION to how you want this song to run if you choose lyrics only and you have both PDF and text a simple selection to which you need and if you only loaded PDFs than the selection switch disappears and you automatically get that displayed.

This workflow automates and simplifies your importing of files, this should also work if you choose any file and point it to ST3 to use, it automatically creates a stereo file or lyrics only file depending if it’s an audio file or a text/pdf file then you have a choice in SONG INFORMATION TO MAKE FURTHER CHANGES TO WHAT YOU NEED .

This then simplifies the + button, as at the moment it’s not just a song import it’s also a song create , this is confusing and very limiting , I want freedom and ease, you are locking me in with this then making me work hard later to change to something I really wanted to end up with in the first place.

So in theory with the new suggestion you just load any file you get a song created by that files name and then you can change to use this file in any way you choose later, if you load in all your options then you have a choice in SONG INFORMATION to run this song in any way you choose by a simple selection in the FILE TYPE you choose.

I know it’s a lot to take in but it’s actually very simple and logical , the lyrics only and stereo tracks is virtually the same except you can create a time frame in lyrics only if you have no audio I would actually go further with this and create the loop facility in lyrics only tracks to become a PAGE TURN FACILITY for those not using audio use the lyrics to timecode the lyrics and allow the loops editor to place a page turn point so that way you use the same principle of stereo track loop editor but without the audio.

Because you can’t do that in lyrics only using stereo tracks is a much better option if you want lyrics only as you can use the loops to easily jump to twelve pages this makes it very useful Lon stage if you don’t use backing audio, so why not introduce it in to the lyrics only songs where it will actually work just as well using your programmed time , so if you chose a 3 minute time for your song allow us to segment that 3 minutes in to 12 parts so we can then jump these points like PAGE TURNS just like loops in the stereo songs,

This then makes lyrics only worth while at the moment lyrics only tracks are pointless as the stereo tracks offer more lyrics control then the lyrics only songs, you just don’t use the audio to PA yet you have fantastic easy page turn facility lyrics only songs don’t have.

Ok Peter these are my thoughts this morning so I hope you get some use out of them it’s always good to think about different options or nothing improves.

Loving the app , I see there’s a big fan that created a u tube video , ST3 is going big time, as it should!
Cheers Damir