What it's for
A setlist is the running order for a gig or rehearsal: songs split into sets, with breaks and notes in between. Pulse adds up the length of each set, shows the setlist on every event it is linked to, prints a big stage copy and has a full-screen stage mode with chords and charts.
When to use it
- You plan the running order for a gig.
- Several gigs use almost the same program – copy a setlist and adjust it.
- You want a printed sheet for the floor, or the songs and chords on a tablet on stage.
- Members ask which songs to prepare for the next rehearsal.
How to
Permissions and limits
- Seeing setlists and using print and stage mode needs View setlists (all default roles: Band Admin, Band Manager, Band Member, Dep / Guest and Road Crew).
- Creating and cloning needs Create setlists; changing and deleting needs Edit setlists. By default only Band Admin and Band Manager have them.
- Linking a setlist to an event needs Edit events (Band Admin and Band Manager by default).
- Songs and their chords in stage mode are shown only to people who can also see songs.
- An admin can switch setlists off for the whole band in band settings (Enable setlists); the pages then say that setlists are turned off.
Examples
Wedding: two sets and dinner break
Create the setlist, quick add the first set's numbers, add a Break of 45:00 labelled Dinner, select Set and quick add the second set. The set lengths show at once whether you fill the agreed time.
Same program for a whole tour
Build one setlist and link it to every gig of the tour. For a festival with a shorter slot, Clone it, remove a few songs and link the copy to that gig.
Chords on a tablet
Before the gig, open the event and select Stage mode while you still have good signal, so the charts load. On stage, turn on full screen and step through the songs with a foot pedal or by swiping.
Common mistakes
- Leaving the editor without selecting Save – the changes are lost if you choose Discard changes.
- Adding songs to the wrong set. Check Adds to set … above the library, or drag the song where you want it.
- Changing a setlist that several gigs share when only one gig should change. Clone it first and link the copy to that gig.
- Expecting a song's chords in stage mode when only a recording was uploaded. Stage mode shows chords, or else a PDF or image chart.
Troubleshooting
- Quick add says "Unknown song number".
- No song in the library has that number. Check the number in Songs or add the song from the library instead.
- A song is missing from the song library in the editor.
- Archived songs are hidden there. Open the song and select Unarchive, then reload the editor.
- The screen turns off during stage mode.
- Some browsers can't keep the screen on – the sun icon in the top bar is missing then. Turn off auto-lock in your phone or tablet settings for the gig.
- "Setlists are turned off" is shown.
- An admin has switched setlists off for the band. They can turn on Enable setlists in band settings.