Songs - The App For Musicians

What can I write about this app that hasn’t already been written by all the other 5 star reviews. I had previously used an app that didn’t have a reliable Mac version, and I was looking for something that would let me develop song sheets on my Mac and transfer them to my iPad. After spending money on some really bad apps I ran across this one. While the learning curve is a little steep, the manual is excellent. This has quickly become my favorite app for solo performances. I love that it lets you sync the song sheet to a specific song in your Apple Music library. Once you do that, the correct portion of the song is always in view as you are playing. While I had a minor issue initially, developer response has been great!

Wish there was a way to record your voice and instrument. At the very least import/insert voice notes from my recording app (not as a backtrack). Hopefully both. A lot of my melody ideas start with a hum, or voice memo. Having a way to import them or record into the app itself for reference instead of scrambeling between apps would've made this Song One my actual #1 for songwritting. I can see this being implemented by recording to song sections (Intro, Chorus) or attaching files to them. One could also record and move the recording around freely like in Evernote. Maybe a combination of both. I'd move them to the bottom in a section called references, but other people may want to have them on top of the lyrics.

I’ve only been using Song One for a relatively short time. I tried SongBook Pro first but abandoned it quickly after it lost the links to the backing tracks, twice. Then I switched to OnSong but heard it was not the most reliable and I wasn’t real hip on the monthly subscription fee. Several people on FB recommended it Song One so I checked it out. I’m blown away by all the features it has. Mainly I’m a live performer who uses backing tracks and chord sheets. I’ve found that this app does that well and supports sets. And customer support is pretty incredible, too. It’s never taken more than a day for them to respond. I highly recommend this app.