Thanks so much! This app is amazing; and I use it daily for practicing songs for my band. For covers I look up chords online (and for the harder ones I'll often buy a backing track to practice with from karaoke-version.com) and for originals if I have time I'll manually create the song in SBP, otherwise I'll just import a PDF chord/lyrics chart. Make sure you check out the 2 new videos I did on SongBook Pro adding functionality for backing tracks: th-cam.com/video/-4vRzpBhIXY/w-d-xo.html Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
Thanks so much, glad you found the review useful. Make sure you check out my videos on the backing tracks features: th-cam.com/video/-4vRzpBhIXY/w-d-xo.html Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
Thanks a bunch! And yeah this app is awesome I've been using it daily since I found it. The backing tracks feature is awesome as are the "song notes". Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
Hey thanks so much! Yeah that program is fantastic I still use it all the time. Make sure you check out the video I did on their new backing tracks feature (app was already awesome, this makes it even better) th-cam.com/video/ZPZf-ZAYOYM/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much glad you found it useful! I have a couple videos on using the backing tracks feature that was added to the app you should check those out as well. Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
Very helpful video, helped me decide to purchase this useful app, though you might want to add an addendum to your video as Yesterday is definitely not in 3/4 time!
Yeah I know lol I even play that song all the time :) Glad you enjoyed the review! Make sure you check out the new backing track features; I did a couple videos on that (there have been 2 new versions of the app since this video: Update 1: th-cam.com/video/-4vRzpBhIXY/w-d-xo.html Update 2: th-cam.com/video/ZPZf-ZAYOYM/w-d-xo.html Thanks for visiting the channel! Feel free to subscribe
Glad you liked the video! They’ve added a new backing track feature I plan to make a video on soon - check it out it’s super cool (you can start a backing track song file from within the app to play along with as the song scrolls). Thanks again for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe it really helps me out!
Thanks a bunch! Make sure you check out the other videos on my channel on songbook pro; they’ve added an awesome feature where you can start, stop, pause backing tracks on your device (in your files or your music library from within the app as you watch the chords/lyrics scroll by-awesome feature) Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
I can't wait to try this out. I was wondering if I had a friend who has her own library, can I share or add my library to hers, or add her library with mine? I think that this would be a great option to the app, where fellow users like friends and family, to share a song or library to each other, so I can play a song, if a friend doesn't know it, I can send the song chords from my library to hers and she have it instantly.
You can export songs as a SBP file format and share them one at a time; I've never actually done that though. You can also export them and share as PDFs which I have done. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
This video is awesome!! One question though. When I set the font bigger it made the title and things larger but can I make the chords and lyrics larger too?
Thank for a reply and I tried the free version, but it would not import my songs properly. Am wondering of I buy it will it work properly. And it took my hypernated chords out.
There are a few additional things that would be extremely useful to understand. 1. What do I need to do to my songg to get it in a format that SongbookPro will interpret (chords, etc.), as most of my songs are already in 'Word or PDF format and aren't necessarily available on Ultimate Guitar. 2. Usig backtracks, how can I incorporate or insert a timer / counter to let me know where I am in a song. There are fantastic bigband tracks available but they are difficult to use without such help.
If you have an existing doc in Word/PDF, you can click on the "+" to add a new song and choose "Import Files" to import it into the app. If it is a word doc, it will import as text that you can edit in the editor; if it is a pdf it will still import but you won't be able to modify the text (it comes in basically like a picture),. As far as setting the timing for scrolling, if you click on the pencil in the top right to edit the song and then go to the advanced tab you can enter the duration of the song; that's what tells the app how fast to scroll the song. You can also enter the time signature and the tempo, which can be used for the built in metronome (which you can turn on or off in the bottom right). But there isn't really a way to "synch" the metronome WITH your backing track; if you need a click track even when playing along with your backing track you would have to add that to the track itself. Hope that helps! Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
LOL thanks! I was going to use Norwegian Wood and switched at the last minute and mis spoke :D Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
I tried the free version and when I import my own typed out song files on my pc it does not place the chords above the words in the right places. Could it be that if I buy it on line it will do what I need it to do properly.
I think the free version is the same, it just limits how many songs you can have. You can edit the text afterwards if you want (to move the words and chords around). I’m using the iPad version. Hope that helps! Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
LOL you are correct. I had been using Norwegian Wood when planning this demo and switched to Yesterday at the last minute and mis spoke. Good catch! Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
This is perfect. The only reason I was still using paper is so I can write my own notes on my chord sheets. I'll be purchasing this! I play keyboard also. The backing tracks I'm planning to use are from Jamzone, drums and bass only. I'm planning on connecting my iPad to the aux in of my keyboard, and while the Jamzone track is playing, I will be recording that song onto a USB plugged into my keyboard. So, when I'm ready to play, all my backing tracks will just come from my USB. I will only need my ipad for Songbook Pro. Have you tried this setup yet with Jamzone on USB via keyboard?
@@donnar278 You can do it through iTunes (that was on a Songbook Pro update a while back), OR you can now do it just from files in a folder (an even more recent update). I actually made a video on exactly that - it works extremely well! th-cam.com/video/ZPZf-ZAYOYM/w-d-xo.html Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
I bulk imported close to 500 songs into SBP; some of the files went into a folder named "Unassigned" and others showed up in the main database folder named "All Songs" . The thing is, "All Songs" folder doesn't contain all the songs. I need to integrate the songs into one searchable folder. So, I tried copying both partial folders to a third folder, which looks like it might work. Then I tried to delete the "Unassigned" folder and one I named "New" and I can't make them disappear even though they are empty. What am I missing here?
Hi there; I'd recommend contacting SongBook Pro about that on their site's contact form, hopefully you can sort it out (sorry I've never used OnSong, and I use SongBook Pro on my iPad not my pc). Here is the link for their contact form: songbook-pro.com/helpdesk/
Can I upload Mp3 file in this software from my mobile directory and it will generate chord sheet automatically in pdf format ? Is this possible ? I am from India and want to generate Guitar chord sheet for Film songs.
Hi there! No this app only looks up chords for generating chord sheets. I know the Yamaha Chord Tracker app will create a chord sheet for you from an .mp3, and then allow you to play along as it scrolls (I don't know if that can be exported to a pdf or not you would have to check). Hope that helps and thanks for visiting the channel!
Have just paid for this and very happy. However can’t transpose keys. Have Word and PDF music files that I can’t change key. What is the file form SongbookPro uses. Thanks
Hi there; I've never imported word or pdf into SongBook Pro - I would assume the SongBook Pro files are just some type of standard text file? I would check their site at songbook-pro.com/ for help; I think there is a contact page on there as well. Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe!
Great video thanks. If one of the band mates makes notes, when we sync and he syncs.... won't all those notes get overwritten? Is there a way to avoid this? Example: the drummer adds a note that after the first chorus he does special drum fill, the keyboard person adds note for what sound setting for this song and the guitarist highlights all the F#M chords. Well when we all do a backup and sync (so we can get the new set list for this gig)... many folks notes will be erased. That is not a good thing!
I wouldn’t sync between different people just different devices (your phone, your iPad). I’d share the song files (in songbook pro format) via email with band mates then they will have their own copies they can make their own notes on. Thansk for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
@@PianoTone OK now that I know this. When I share a set with others. If I have added notes to my song example: "Whole lotta Love" and someone in the band says add this song to our set. Will it want to add this song a second time or will it know to add my version with all my notes. does this make sense?
Hi Tony. I use my laptop with SBP windows10 format. have lot of songs that I got from internet that I saved as .doc extension. In order to be able to use Songbook Pro, I had to saved my songs into .pdf extension. When I import the files into SBP and try to modify it, it does not work?
Hi there! I've never actually used a PDF in SBP myself; you probably can't edit PDF's within SBP (the songs I edit within SBP are just text files so it's easy for SBP to work with them). Hope that helps! Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
Thanks so much glad you enjoyed the review - make sure you check out the update reviews as well that talk about the addition of being able to synch backing tracks with your chord charts. Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
Nice tutorial. Thanks for posting. Here's a question. I don't have a tablet. Other than this app I don't think I'd ever have much use for a tablet, but having this app alone can be worth investing in a tablet. But, would I also have to purchase phone/internet service for the tablet? Or can I download songs anytime I have WiFi available and be able to access those files anytime, even when I don't have WiFi available?
Thanks! And no you don’t need phone service (mine is wifi only); you just need it available to search for new songs, download backing tracks to play along with etc online but once they’re on the tablet you don’t need internet. Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
I use the app on my iPhone and iPad, so for those I use the sync feature with OneDrive and there is a Google drive option there as well. I don’t think it works in such a way that you can just save your files there and they will appear in the app - you have to use the synch feature in the app to refresh that device’s data. I’m not sure if the pc version of the app works differently or not. Hope that helps, thanks for visiting the channel!
Onsong files look like chordpro or songbookpro files. So, if you export your onsong files to a folder on your pc, then change the file extension of each song from .onsong to .pro, it should work.
No I don’t think so. But if you set the BPM and length of the song in Songbook Pro then start your mp3 and start the song scrolling it will line up nicely I do that all the time.
LOL you are correct! My first version of this video I was using Norwegian Wood as the example, and I switched to Yesterday at the last minute and forgot to edit my script to say 4/4. Good catch! Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
You don't need an internet connection to use SongBook Pro (once you have songs set up within the app). To download a new chord chart from Ultimate Guitar you would of course need an internet connection to do that. Hope that helps, thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
Thank you! Do you have to pay for the SongBook pro on each of your devices, and then figure out the sync thing so I see the same info on each device? For instance, I have a laptop, iPad and iPhone. The price is right, but I couldn't find any info on that online.
Hey there! I'm pretty sure you pay for it once, and can use it on iPad and iPhone and sync (assuming you have the same Apple ID account on your iPad and iPhone). If it's a Windows laptop I THINK you will need a second account for that one (and you probably won't be able to sync between that and your Apple devices). I use it on my iPad and iPhone and it works great. Hope that helps! Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
@@PianoTone Thanks. I bought it on my iPad, and then put the app on my iphone. Both have the same apple ID, etc., but on my phone it doesn't recognize that I bought it already. My main concern is having them synced. I can buy again, but am afraid they'll be thought of as 2 different accounts. I'll keep working on it.
From what I understand, it chooses the chord versions based on the key of the song. But you can have some control over that - go to Settings-Advanced-Accidentals and you can force one or the other. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
@@PianoTone thanks man. Really appreciate it. Just got booked to do a cruise solo Acoustic guitarist/singer gig but I gotta add 150+ songs. You saved me a lot of time lol
I have been using this apps for coming 3 years, everything is 'perfect'..... EXCEPT the apps can't export foreign (e.g Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew Characters) properly in PDF, it always appear as squares. I had emailed the developer many times on this, but whenever there is a new updates, its disappoint as the issue is not solved. Hope the developer look into it and provide a solution in the next update. Looking forward! Thanks
Yeah this app is awesome. I think you can only share on "like" devices (like an iPad and an iPhone etc, not iPhone to Android or pc; not positive though, you should check their website for sure). It's it settings-backup and synch; you can choose OneDrive, DropBox, GoogleDrive. Hope that helps! Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
Can anybody advise- to export a song from ultimate guitar do you have to have the pro version as I don’t see the button to export it in the free version
If you click the plus sign to add a new song, then "Search Online" the default choice is Ultimate Guitar, then search for your song name - all the versions available on Ultimate Guitar will be displayed; once you choose one you want (preview it by clicking on it) there will be a save button in the top right which imports it into SBP. The free version only allows (I think 10?) songs. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
If you click on the clock in the top right to open the "Quick Actions" menu, you can change the key of the song either manually, or you can transpose up or down however many steps you want and the chords displayed will adjust.
Hello Tony...here is my question for you and maybe some folks here can answer my question.... I just purchased the songbook pro full installation and I have started to download and insert my lyrics in PDF and all of that works fine, but one thing I am puzzled at is that I cannot seem to get my mp3's from dropbox and into my songbook app to play??? My lyrics are fine and scroll nicely, but I just need a little help trying to add my MP3 backing track...please & thank you...anyone please... thanks mutely from Gene
Hi Gene! I use SongBook Pro on my iPad, and I make backing tracks (using various sources) that I play along with on my piano - I did get it all working but it took a bit to figure it all out. At least on the iPad it seems like for SongBook Pro to "see" your songs/tracks they must be in your iPad's actual music library (not just ON the iPad in a folder) which means they have to be added to your iTunes library - I did it this way: - added my tracks to iTunes on my pc - connected my iPad to the pc and then manually copied the tracks from iTunes to my iPad (I also probably could have just synched it instead) - then for each song I went through and connected it to the appropriate track (I did see some flaky behaviour where if I changed a track to a new version it seemed like ALL the tracks in Songbook Pro had to be reconnected again to their appropriate tracks) But now that I've gone through all that; I LOVE it - before I would open the files app on my iPad, start the track, then quickly switch to Songbook and start the songsheet scrolling. If you're not on an iPad, then not sure what to suggest other than possibly trying to add your mp3's to either iTunes or to your device's default "music" folder / app? Hope that helps! If not, try contacting the developer directly at songbook-pro.com/get-in-touch/
@@PianoTone I found out to bring in my backing tracks into songbook pro from calling apple support and he actually told and shown me how to do just that.... I had to hook up my iPad to my MacBook where my tracks were first... second .. on my MacBook send a backing track to my audio library... then find my backing track title and point to the right of the title there a 3 little red dots... thirdly tap on those 3 red dots and a drop down asks me to send this backing track to my audio library on my iPad... it says "send to Gene's iPad... it is magic.... now go to audio library and find your track and share it your music program, which in my case is songbook pro.... its awesome once you do it a few time... cheers and Happy long weekend.
@@genecordoni That's awesome glad you got it working! Sounds like basically the same general process I had to do except on a pc (add the backing tracks to iTunes/audio library and then transfer them to the device). Pretty awesome once it's working though isn't it? Happy playing!
Yes there’s a “lyrics only mode” I use for songs I’ve played so many times I’ll never need the chords again :). Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
@@KavitaKamesh You can customize colours for the titles, lyrics, chords, artist, etc individually and you can also choose a background colour. And yes, you can input your own chord chart/lyrics (once the ones from Ultimate Guitar are imported, they are just text you can edit - so you can start your own from scratch as well) Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
@@PianoTone Thank you so much for making these videos. They are very helpful. Also, thanks for the quick reply. Do you have another video on how to customize and change the colors of chords ? I couldn't find these options in the edit mode anywhere
It says on their website that it works with android - I know it has page turning pedal functionality so you would think your pedal should work? I don't have an android device so I haven't tested the app on that - if you want to contact SongBook Pro to ask them they have a documentation & contact page here: songbook-pro.com/helpdesk/
@@PianoTone thank you very much. It looks like it cost around 6 dollars, not sure if thats monthly or one time. And not sure if it cost for each song you download. The support wouldnt answer me how it charges you.
@@garyclements318 Hey again - I just remembered (sorry I bought this so long ago I forgot); you can download it and try it out for free (so you can test it on your android and you can test your pedal). The free version is limited to 12 songs, that's all. So you should grab it and test it out. And if you decide to buy it, it is crazy cheap; only around $6 and that's a one time fee, then you can download as many songs as you want (there is no charge for songs - the songs don't come from Song-Book Pro - the app just connects to song sources online like Ultimate Guitar). Hope that helps!
@@PianoTone Thank you for responding. I think i will give it a go. I mainly need it for lyrics and notes above the changes. I just bought my android tablet and pedal. Having hard time making them jive together trying google drive, pdf stack and other things, headache if you know what i mean Also im wondering if you can use it offline once you got your songs? I do gigs in the mountains where u easily lose connections. Thanks again. Im going to sub now.
My iPad is years old and it works great; I've never tried it on Android though. You can always download it first for free and try; you only have to pay for it if you want more than 10 songs. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
I only use this app on my iPad so I'm not sure, sorry - maybe try to contact Song Book Pro on their website and ask songbook-pro.com/ Thanks for visiting the channel!
I bought it once and downloaded to my iPad and iPhone - both those devices use the same Apple ID so I assume that’s why I only had to pay once. Then I can synch them (manually) with each other using Microsoft one drive. I usually always make edits just on the iPad and then synch those changes to one drive and then open it on the phone and synch to download new stuff/changes.
Hi there! The free version is (I believe) limited to 12 songs, once you buy the full version I don't think there is a limit (other than what your device can store). You could confirm that by contacting the software developer if you like on their site at songbook-pro.com/
Click the 3 lines with the check mark in the bottom right side of the menu above “settings” that will put a checkbox beside each song - then you can select and click the trash can. Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
Hi there - not quite sure what you’re asking? You can specify a song as 3/4 if you like but it doesn’t really do anything - if you are using the built in metronome you will get a beat sound/flash every beat based on the rpm (but the metronome beat doesn’t accent a new measure or anything); I never actually use the built in metronome. Hope that answers your question! Thanks for visiting the channel, feel free to subscribe
@@PianoTone Check your own words here 3:44 My question must be: have you ever played or heard Yesterday? :) I'm not sure google will ever tell you it is 3/4 as you say. Besides of that.. great video.
@@ChokDK-bryllupsmusik-duo Oh thanks for pointing that mistake out I wasn't sure what you meant when all you said was "3/4" (I made this video a year ago). Yes you are correct Yesterday is of course in 4/4 not 3/4, and actually yes I do play it all the time it's such a lovely song. Thanks for visiting the channel!
Take another watch of the video; that’s exactly how I get songs into song book pro (importing direct from ultimate guitar). Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
Appreciate your taking the time to share what you learned on this sweet app Tony!!!
Thanks so much! This app is amazing; and I use it daily for practicing songs for my band. For covers I look up chords online (and for the harder ones I'll often buy a backing track to practice with from karaoke-version.com) and for originals if I have time I'll manually create the song in SBP, otherwise I'll just import a PDF chord/lyrics chart. Make sure you check out the 2 new videos I did on SongBook Pro adding functionality for backing tracks: th-cam.com/video/-4vRzpBhIXY/w-d-xo.html
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That was a very useful video. Thank you for putting it together!
Thanks so much, glad you found the review useful. Make sure you check out my videos on the backing tracks features: th-cam.com/video/-4vRzpBhIXY/w-d-xo.html
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Wow, where has this app been my whole life! This ecactly what I've been looking for for so long lol. Thanks for the awesome review!
Thanks a bunch! And yeah this app is awesome I've been using it daily since I found it. The backing tracks feature is awesome as are the "song notes".
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Wow!...thanks for taking the time to share this info...you sir, have a gift.
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this app, and your preview of it's features... a god send
It's a great app, I use it daily! Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
This is just what I needed. Very well done review, and tutorial. Thank you so much I am subscribing to your channel!
Hey thanks so much! Yeah that program is fantastic I still use it all the time. Make sure you check out the video I did on their new backing tracks feature (app was already awesome, this makes it even better)
th-cam.com/video/ZPZf-ZAYOYM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! That was so helpful😊
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Excellent tutorial, thank you for uploading this.
Thanks so much! It really is an awesome app I use it daily.
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Thank you that was very useful and not too technical. Am using this for our ukulele group
Thanks! Yeah it is an awesome app I use it all time still. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
Thanks for this great tutorial
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Your video is just what I was looking for, thanks!
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Thanks very much for creating this video. It is a good introduction.
Thanks so much glad you found it useful! I have a couple videos on using the backing tracks feature that was added to the app you should check those out as well.
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Very helpful video, helped me decide to purchase this useful app, though you might want to add an addendum to your video as Yesterday is definitely not in 3/4 time!
Yeah I know lol I even play that song all the time :) Glad you enjoyed the review! Make sure you check out the new backing track features; I did a couple videos on that (there have been 2 new versions of the app since this video:
Update 1:
th-cam.com/video/-4vRzpBhIXY/w-d-xo.html
Update 2:
th-cam.com/video/ZPZf-ZAYOYM/w-d-xo.html
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Ya, I was gonna say this. I even tried playing it in my head in 3/4 and it felt like driving on a flat tire.
Thank you Piano Tone this video helped me so much!
Glad you liked the video! They’ve added a new backing track feature I plan to make a video on soon - check it out it’s super cool (you can start a backing track song file from within the app to play along with as the song scrolls).
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Very helpful video. I'm going to try this app out.
Glad you found the video helpful! I use the app all the time as my "boss copy" storage for all my chord charts. Thanks for visiting the channel!
Thanks so.much for an excellent intro...
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Great review. Thanks.
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So helpful! Thank you for your time!
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Thanks for this video.
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Thanks for your insight on this app and using. B
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Fantastic! Thanks so much!
Thanks a bunch! Make sure you check out the other videos on my channel on songbook pro; they’ve added an awesome feature where you can start, stop, pause backing tracks on your device (in your files or your music library from within the app as you watch the chords/lyrics scroll by-awesome feature)
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Excellent tutorial, Tony!
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Great Tutorial! Thank You!
Thanks so much glad you enjoyed the review; it’s an awesome app I use it all the time.
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I can't wait to try this out. I was wondering if I had a friend who has her own library, can I share or add my library to hers, or add her library with mine? I think that this would be a great option to the app, where fellow users like friends and family, to share a song or library to each other, so I can play a song, if a friend doesn't know it, I can send the song chords from my library to hers and she have it instantly.
You can export songs as a SBP file format and share them one at a time; I've never actually done that though. You can also export them and share as PDFs which I have done.
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This video is awesome!! One question though. When I set the font bigger it made the title and things larger but can I make the chords and lyrics larger too?
Thanks! Under settings->personalization you can set font sizes for everything.
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Thank for a reply and I tried the free version, but it would not import my songs properly. Am wondering of I buy it will it work properly. And it took my hypernated chords out.
It wont work any different if you buy it - the free version is the same it just limits how many songs you can have.
There are a few additional things that would be extremely useful to understand. 1. What do I need to do to my songg to get it in a format that SongbookPro will interpret (chords, etc.), as most of my songs are already in 'Word or PDF format and aren't necessarily available on Ultimate Guitar. 2. Usig backtracks, how can I incorporate or insert a timer / counter to let me know where I am in a song. There are fantastic bigband tracks available but they are difficult to use without such help.
If you have an existing doc in Word/PDF, you can click on the "+" to add a new song and choose "Import Files" to import it into the app. If it is a word doc, it will import as text that you can edit in the editor; if it is a pdf it will still import but you won't be able to modify the text (it comes in basically like a picture),.
As far as setting the timing for scrolling, if you click on the pencil in the top right to edit the song and then go to the advanced tab you can enter the duration of the song; that's what tells the app how fast to scroll the song. You can also enter the time signature and the tempo, which can be used for the built in metronome (which you can turn on or off in the bottom right).
But there isn't really a way to "synch" the metronome WITH your backing track; if you need a click track even when playing along with your backing track you would have to add that to the track itself.
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Brilliant!!
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Great help! But yesterday is in 3/4? Me thinks not.
LOL thanks! I was going to use Norwegian Wood and switched at the last minute and mis spoke :D
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Thank You!
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I tried the free version and when I import my own typed out song files on my pc it does not place the chords above the words in the right places. Could it be that if I buy it on line it will do what I need it to do properly.
I think the free version is the same, it just limits how many songs you can have. You can edit the text afterwards if you want (to move the words and chords around). I’m using the iPad version. Hope that helps!
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I have the trial windows version . I don't see the menu when I click on the play button to access spotify or device .Why is this ???
Not sure I only have the iPad version - maybe try contacting Songbook pro for some support?
Thanks for the video. Can we add a custom song?
Sure can you can just start typing in the editor, or paste text in from another editor.
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Which version of Yesterday is in 3/4? Certainly NOT the Beatles version.
LOL you are correct. I had been using Norwegian Wood when planning this demo and switched to Yesterday at the last minute and mis spoke. Good catch!
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I was having a moment with that myself..glad you explained
This is perfect. The only reason I was still using paper is so I can write my own notes on my chord sheets. I'll be purchasing this! I play keyboard also. The backing tracks I'm planning to use are from Jamzone, drums and bass only. I'm planning on connecting my iPad to the aux in of my keyboard, and while the Jamzone track is playing, I will be recording that song onto a USB plugged into my keyboard. So, when I'm ready to play, all my backing tracks will just come from my USB. I will only need my ipad for Songbook Pro. Have you tried this setup yet with Jamzone on USB via keyboard?
Or.... Is there a way I can get my Jamzone tracks incorporated into Songbook via itunes somehow?
@@donnar278 You can do it through iTunes (that was on a Songbook Pro update a while back), OR you can now do it just from files in a folder (an even more recent update). I actually made a video on exactly that - it works extremely well!
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I bulk imported close to 500 songs into SBP; some of the files went into a folder named "Unassigned" and others showed up in the main database folder named "All Songs" . The thing is, "All Songs" folder doesn't contain all the songs. I need to integrate the songs into one searchable folder. So, I tried copying both partial folders to a third folder, which looks like it might work. Then I tried to delete the "Unassigned" folder and one I named "New" and I can't make them disappear even though they are empty. What am I missing here?
Hi there; I'd recommend contacting SongBook Pro about that on their site's contact form, hopefully you can sort it out (sorry I've never used OnSong, and I use SongBook Pro on my iPad not my pc). Here is the link for their contact form: songbook-pro.com/helpdesk/
Can I upload Mp3 file in this software from my mobile directory and it will generate chord sheet automatically in pdf format ? Is this possible ? I am from India and want to generate Guitar chord sheet for Film songs.
Hi there! No this app only looks up chords for generating chord sheets. I know the Yamaha Chord Tracker app will create a chord sheet for you from an .mp3, and then allow you to play along as it scrolls (I don't know if that can be exported to a pdf or not you would have to check). Hope that helps and thanks for visiting the channel!
@@PianoTone Thanks
Have just paid for this and very happy. However can’t transpose keys. Have Word and PDF music files that I can’t change key. What is the file form SongbookPro uses. Thanks
Hi there; I've never imported word or pdf into SongBook Pro - I would assume the SongBook Pro files are just some type of standard text file? I would check their site at songbook-pro.com/ for help; I think there is a contact page on there as well.
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Great video thanks. If one of the band mates makes notes, when we sync and he syncs.... won't all those notes get overwritten? Is there a way to avoid this? Example: the drummer adds a note that after the first chorus he does special drum fill, the keyboard person adds note for what sound setting for this song and the guitarist highlights all the F#M chords. Well when we all do a backup and sync (so we can get the new set list for this gig)... many folks notes will be erased. That is not a good thing!
I wouldn’t sync between different people just different devices (your phone, your iPad). I’d share the song files (in songbook pro format) via email with band mates then they will have their own copies they can make their own notes on.
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@@PianoTone OK now that I know this. When I share a set with others. If I have added notes to my song example: "Whole lotta Love" and someone in the band says add this song to our set. Will it want to add this song a second time or will it know to add my version with all my notes. does this make sense?
Hi Tony.
I use my laptop with SBP windows10 format. have lot of songs that I got from internet that I saved as .doc extension. In order to be able to use Songbook Pro, I had to saved my songs into .pdf extension. When I import the files into SBP and try to modify it, it does not work?
Hi there! I've never actually used a PDF in SBP myself; you probably can't edit PDF's within SBP (the songs I edit within SBP are just text files so it's easy for SBP to work with them).
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Excellent!
Thanks so much glad you enjoyed the review - make sure you check out the update reviews as well that talk about the addition of being able to synch backing tracks with your chord charts.
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Nice tutorial. Thanks for posting. Here's a question. I don't have a tablet. Other than this app I don't think I'd ever have much use for a tablet, but having this app alone can be worth investing in a tablet. But, would I also have to purchase phone/internet service for the tablet? Or can I download songs anytime I have WiFi available and be able to access those files anytime, even when I don't have WiFi available?
Thanks! And no you don’t need phone service (mine is wifi only); you just need it available to search for new songs, download backing tracks to play along with etc online but once they’re on the tablet you don’t need internet.
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@@PianoTone That's good news. Thank you.
Do you know if you can access your songs from your cloud account? Like if I'm using Google drive, can I add charts by adding them to drive?
I use the app on my iPhone and iPad, so for those I use the sync feature with OneDrive and there is a Google drive option there as well. I don’t think it works in such a way that you can just save your files there and they will appear in the app - you have to use the synch feature in the app to refresh that device’s data. I’m not sure if the pc version of the app works differently or not. Hope that helps, thanks for visiting the channel!
I am having trouble importing my old (ipad) Onsong files to my tablet appreciate some pointers. THX!
Hi there! I've never actually used OnSong before, sorry! Thanks for visiting the channel though, hope you can figure it out!
Onsong files look like chordpro or songbookpro files. So, if you export your onsong files to a folder on your pc, then change the file extension of each song from .onsong to .pro, it should work.
anyone know how to change margins? I imported some songs but they have no margins at all
Hi there! I’m not sure what you mean exactly - are you importing PDF of sheet music?
Can I link mp3 songs to start with the scrolling with Songbook Pro? This is possible with Songbook from Linkesoft but it has other issues.
No I don’t think so. But if you set the BPM and length of the song in Songbook Pro then start your mp3 and start the song scrolling it will line up nicely I do that all the time.
Very helpful. Thanks/
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"Yesterday" is not a waltz (should be 4/4 time) right?
LOL you are correct! My first version of this video I was using Norwegian Wood as the example, and I switched to Yesterday at the last minute and forgot to edit my script to say 4/4. Good catch!
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awesome.do i need internet to paly them or can i download on my computor or i pad and play them without internet?
You don't need an internet connection to use SongBook Pro (once you have songs set up within the app). To download a new chord chart from Ultimate Guitar you would of course need an internet connection to do that.
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Thank you! Do you have to pay for the SongBook pro on each of your devices, and then figure out the sync thing so I see the same info on each device? For instance, I have a laptop, iPad and iPhone. The price is right, but I couldn't find any info on that online.
Hey there! I'm pretty sure you pay for it once, and can use it on iPad and iPhone and sync (assuming you have the same Apple ID account on your iPad and iPhone). If it's a Windows laptop I THINK you will need a second account for that one (and you probably won't be able to sync between that and your Apple devices). I use it on my iPad and iPhone and it works great.
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@@PianoTone Thanks. I bought it on my iPad, and then put the app on my iphone. Both have the same apple ID, etc., but on my phone it doesn't recognize that I bought it already. My main concern is having them synced. I can buy again, but am afraid they'll be thought of as 2 different accounts. I'll keep working on it.
I use OneDrive for synching mine and it seems to work well
Is there a way to change keys to the sharp version instead of flat? For example, D# instead of Eb
From what I understand, it chooses the chord versions based on the key of the song. But you can have some control over that - go to Settings-Advanced-Accidentals and you can force one or the other. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
@@PianoTone thanks man. Really appreciate it. Just got booked to do a cruise solo Acoustic guitarist/singer gig but I gotta add 150+ songs. You saved me a lot of time lol
@@MultiMillyon Awesome, glad to help! Good luck on your cruise ship shows, hope they go well!
I have been using this apps for coming 3 years, everything is 'perfect'..... EXCEPT the apps can't export foreign (e.g Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew Characters) properly in PDF, it always appear as squares. I had emailed the developer many times on this, but whenever there is a new updates, its disappoint as the issue is not solved. Hope the developer look into it and provide a solution in the next update. Looking forward! Thanks
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This App changed my life how do i share my account on my other devices ??
Yeah this app is awesome. I think you can only share on "like" devices (like an iPad and an iPhone etc, not iPhone to Android or pc; not positive though, you should check their website for sure).
It's it settings-backup and synch; you can choose OneDrive, DropBox, GoogleDrive.
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Can anybody advise- to export a song from ultimate guitar do you have to have the pro version as I don’t see the button to export it in the free version
If you click the plus sign to add a new song, then "Search Online" the default choice is Ultimate Guitar, then search for your song name - all the versions available on Ultimate Guitar will be displayed; once you choose one you want (preview it by clicking on it) there will be a save button in the top right which imports it into SBP. The free version only allows (I think 10?) songs.
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Thank you-that’s great
In Guitar mode is there a Capo adjustment?
If you click on the clock in the top right to open the "Quick Actions" menu, you can change the key of the song either manually, or you can transpose up or down however many steps you want and the chords displayed will adjust.
Hello Tony...here is my question for you and maybe some folks here can answer my question.... I just purchased the songbook pro full installation and I have started to download and insert my lyrics in PDF and all of that works fine, but one thing I am puzzled at is that I cannot seem to get my mp3's from dropbox and into my songbook app to play??? My lyrics are fine and scroll nicely, but I just need a little help trying to add my MP3 backing track...please & thank you...anyone please... thanks mutely from Gene
Hi Gene! I use SongBook Pro on my iPad, and I make backing tracks (using various sources) that I play along with on my piano - I did get it all working but it took a bit to figure it all out. At least on the iPad it seems like for SongBook Pro to "see" your songs/tracks they must be in your iPad's actual music library (not just ON the iPad in a folder) which means they have to be added to your iTunes library - I did it this way:
- added my tracks to iTunes on my pc
- connected my iPad to the pc and then manually copied the tracks from iTunes to my iPad (I also probably could have just synched it instead)
- then for each song I went through and connected it to the appropriate track (I did see some flaky behaviour where if I changed a track to a new version it seemed like ALL the tracks in Songbook Pro had to be reconnected again to their appropriate tracks)
But now that I've gone through all that; I LOVE it - before I would open the files app on my iPad, start the track, then quickly switch to Songbook and start the songsheet scrolling.
If you're not on an iPad, then not sure what to suggest other than possibly trying to add your mp3's to either iTunes or to your device's default "music" folder / app?
Hope that helps! If not, try contacting the developer directly at songbook-pro.com/get-in-touch/
@@PianoTone I found out to bring in my backing tracks into songbook pro from calling apple support and he actually told and shown me how to do just that.... I had to hook up my iPad to my MacBook where my tracks were first... second .. on my MacBook send a backing track to my audio library... then find my backing track title and point to the right of the title there a 3 little red dots... thirdly tap on those 3 red dots and a drop down asks me to send this backing track to my audio library on my iPad... it says "send to Gene's iPad... it is magic.... now go to audio library and find your track and share it your music program, which in my case is songbook pro.... its awesome once you do it a few time... cheers and Happy long weekend.
@@genecordoni That's awesome glad you got it working! Sounds like basically the same general process I had to do except on a pc (add the backing tracks to iTunes/audio library and then transfer them to the device). Pretty awesome once it's working though isn't it?
Happy playing!
Question: When you download a tune, is it possible to have just the lyrics scroll without the chords?
Yes there’s a “lyrics only mode” I use for songs I’ve played so many times I’ll never need the chords again :).
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Can I change the color of the chords ? Like if I want the lyrics in black and chords to be displayed in red, is it possible ?
Also, if we don't want to import the chord sheet from Ultimate Guitar and create our own chort sheet for our original songs, can we do that ?
@@KavitaKamesh You can customize colours for the titles, lyrics, chords, artist, etc individually and you can also choose a background colour.
And yes, you can input your own chord chart/lyrics (once the ones from Ultimate Guitar are imported, they are just text you can edit - so you can start your own from scratch as well)
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@@PianoTone Thank you so much for making these videos. They are very helpful. Also, thanks for the quick reply. Do you have another video on how to customize and change the colors of chords ? I couldn't find these options in the edit mode anywhere
I don’t have another video doing that but it’s easy it’s in settings - personalization
@@PianoTone Great. Found it. Thank you so much 🙂
Very good video, but does this work with android 10 tablet, and will my Donner page pedal work in it?
It says on their website that it works with android - I know it has page turning pedal functionality so you would think your pedal should work? I don't have an android device so I haven't tested the app on that - if you want to contact SongBook Pro to ask them they have a documentation & contact page here: songbook-pro.com/helpdesk/
@@PianoTone thank you very much. It looks like it cost around 6 dollars, not sure if thats monthly or one time. And not sure if it cost for each song you download. The support wouldnt answer me how it charges you.
@@garyclements318 Hey again - I just remembered (sorry I bought this so long ago I forgot); you can download it and try it out for free (so you can test it on your android and you can test your pedal). The free version is limited to 12 songs, that's all. So you should grab it and test it out.
And if you decide to buy it, it is crazy cheap; only around $6 and that's a one time fee, then you can download as many songs as you want (there is no charge for songs - the songs don't come from Song-Book Pro - the app just connects to song sources online like Ultimate Guitar).
Hope that helps!
@@PianoTone Thank you for responding. I think i will give it a go. I mainly need it for lyrics and notes above the changes. I just bought my android tablet and pedal. Having hard time making them jive together trying google drive, pdf stack and other things, headache if you know what i mean
Also im wondering if you can use it offline once you got your songs?
I do gigs in the mountains where u easily lose connections. Thanks again. Im going to sub now.
Can i use this with my ipad andoid 9 or do i need better
My iPad is years old and it works great; I've never tried it on Android though. You can always download it first for free and try; you only have to pay for it if you want more than 10 songs.
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Hello,can anyone help me with file import thing i am uable to import fil
There is not an option to backup my files 'locally'? (to my laptop or pc?)
I only use this app on my iPad so I'm not sure, sorry - maybe try to contact Song Book Pro on their website and ask songbook-pro.com/
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Yes, a local copy is kept on each device you use.
Proabaly a stupid question, but do you have to buy the app for every device or can you transfer your account?
I bought it once and downloaded to my iPad and iPhone - both those devices use the same Apple ID so I assume that’s why I only had to pay once. Then I can synch them (manually) with each other using Microsoft one drive. I usually always make edits just on the iPad and then synch those changes to one drive and then open it on the phone and synch to download new stuff/changes.
@@PianoTone I bought it once for my Android devices and had to re-purchase it for Windows
I don't play guitar....I play ukulele.....
Love the ukulele that’s awesome! Did you know if you go into settings in SongbookPro that you can have it display ukulele chord diagrams for songs?
How many songs can I store?
Hi there! The free version is (I believe) limited to 12 songs, once you buy the full version I don't think there is a limit (other than what your device can store). You could confirm that by contacting the software developer if you like on their site at songbook-pro.com/
@@PianoTone Thanks
How to remove a song from songbook pro
Click the 3 lines with the check mark in the bottom right side of the menu above “settings” that will put a checkbox beside each song - then you can select and click the trash can.
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3/4 ????????
Hi there - not quite sure what you’re asking? You can specify a song as 3/4 if you like but it doesn’t really do anything - if you are using the built in metronome you will get a beat sound/flash every beat based on the rpm (but the metronome beat doesn’t accent a new measure or anything); I never actually use the built in metronome.
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@@PianoTone Check your own words here 3:44
My question must be: have you ever played or heard Yesterday?
:)
I'm not sure google will ever tell you it is 3/4 as you say.
Besides of that.. great video.
@@ChokDK-bryllupsmusik-duo Oh thanks for pointing that mistake out I wasn't sure what you meant when all you said was "3/4" (I made this video a year ago). Yes you are correct Yesterday is of course in 4/4 not 3/4, and actually yes I do play it all the time it's such a lovely song. Thanks for visiting the channel!
Would like to have the option to import songs from Ultimate Guitar... maybe they have an api or something. :)
Take another watch of the video; that’s exactly how I get songs into song book pro (importing direct from ultimate guitar).
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@@PianoTone Thank man, :)