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Creating Set Lists for performances

In addition to allowing you to search and load songs quickly, unrealBook allows you to create set lists for live performance. Set lists allow you to turn through a pre-determined list of songs as well as jump directly to any song in the set list quickly.

Turn Set List Mode ON

Press the Do button and turn Set List: to ON. If the set list menu is not showing on the bottom of the screen, then Set List Mode is turned off.

Create a new set list using the set list toolbar on the bottom of the screen

Press the + sign on the bottom left set list toolbar to access the set list menu. Choose New Set List.

Add Songs to the Set List

To add a song to the set list, press any of the blue -> buttons to insert a song into the set list. (As of version 4.31 you don’t need to press the arrow buttons. You can press right on the song name.

**Tip, for faster insertion, use the Magnifying glass below the Save button near the top left. (see below)

Reorder songs using the drag icons

To reorder the songs in the set list, move the drag icons up and down.

Delete songs from the set list using the minus buttons

Press the minus buttons to delete songs from the set list.

Randomize the set list by using the Shuffle button.

Pressing the Shuffle button will randomize the order of the songs.

Sort the set list alphabetically using the Sort Button

Use the Sort button to sort the set list.

Create a new blank page by using the + button

Press the + button to name and add a new blank file to the set list.

Add all the songs from a list to the current set list by using the L button

If you have created lists, then you can add the entire contents of a list into the current set lists. Use this to turn a list, into a set list.

Use the Search Icon to quickly add songs to the set list

The search icon allows you to add files from All Files (PDFs and Bookmarks), Lists (subsets of songs), Indexes (entries in a PDF) and Keywords (keyword listing of files). Please try the All Files as you can search, select, then search again very , very quickly. You can create a set list very quickly using this popup! If you press and hold on a song in the All Files menu, a small preview will appear. If you search for .pdf or even a period “.”, you will be able to create a set list containing all files.

Name and save your set list

Name your set list and press the Save button to save your set list.

Recall your saved set lists

Press the middle of the set list toolbar to recall your saved set lists.

Tap left and right on the page to turn back and through pages.

Tap on the left of the page to go back one page. Tap on the right of the page to turn through pages. Tap the center to toggle the toolbars.

Use the previous and next buttons to move through your set list

Press the < button to go back one file, use the > button to move to the next file in the set list.

Jump directly to songs in your set list

Press the popup to the right of the set list toolbar to jump directly to a song in the set list.
If you press and hold on a song, the title will be highlighted with yellow or the text will be highlighted with red depending on the settings. This highlighting is retained across set lists. Press and hold again to turn off the highlighting.

Give your set list colors, notes and override MIDI strings

Swipe to the left of the set list popup item to access options. Any string entered in the MIDI window will override any MIDI assigned to this file. Note will allow you to add a small note which will be displayed below the song title. Color wll allow you to change the color of the titles.

Configure button in the set list popup. Delete, re-order/arrange and rescan set lists.

(NOTE- Configure is only available when Big View for set lists is OFF in settings->global->View.)

The configure button allows you to delete, rescan and order your set lists. (NOTE- Configure is only available when Big View for set lists is OFF in settings->global->View.)

Configuring/arranging your set lists

Using the configure button you can sort, re-order or delete your set lists. Press Name to sort alphabetically, Date to sort by date and Delete to allow deleting of set lists. Drag the handles on the right to re-order your set lists. Press Rescan to rebuild the entire set list menu.

Modify an existing set list

Click the + button on the left of the set list toolbar. Choose Modify Set List. The set list editor will appear allowing you to edit an existing list. To save under a new name, simply rename the set list in the editor.

Adding the current displayed song to the current set list

You can use the + button on the left of the set list toolbar to add the current song displayed to the set list. It will be added to the end of the current set list.

Create a new list in the songs menu from a set list.

Use the + button on the left of the set list toolbar to add the current set list to the songs menu.

Save a set list to a single PDF

This will create a single PDF from all of the songs in the set list. You can use this feature to join multiple PDF files or to send someone else all of the songs in a set list as a single PDF. Simply load the newly created PDF and then use Share PDF in the action menu. Note that this may not work with super large set lists with hundreds of files.

The following commands are found in the Share Set List… selection in the + button

These commands will share the set list in various ways

Email Set List As Text

Choosing Email Set List as Text will create a new email message with the song listings in the message body. Very useful for emailing the titles of the songs in a set list to other people.

Set List To Clipboard For paste (version 4.2)

Choosing this will place the title and song names of the current set list on the clipboard so you can paste the text into another app (iMessage etc).

Share.. Set List File

Choosing this will allow you to share the set list file to another application, iPad or via email. If the other iPad is AirDrop compatible (iPad Mini or newer), you can send share the file quickly and easily. AirDrop is a super high speed transfer method that will allow you to send the files very quickly to another iPhone or iPad.

Share… Set List and All Files

Choosing this will create a ZIP file that you can share to another application, iPad or via email. This will send the entire set list and all associated files for the entire set list. If the other iPad is AirDrop compatible (iPad Mini or newer), you can send share the file quickly and easily. AirDrop is a super high speed transfer method that will allow you to send the files very quickly to another iPhone or iPad. Note that this may not work with super large set lists with hundreds of files.

Open in… Set List And Flattened…

This will attempt (within limitations – do not try to flatten 300+ files) to create brand new PDF files with the annotations burned in and stored in a zip file. You can then send the zip file to another application or use Airdrop to send it to your computer or other iOS device. If the other iPad is AirDrop compatible (iPad Mini or newer), you can send share the file quickly and easily. AirDrop is a super high speed transfer method that will allow you to send the files very quickly to another iPhone or iPad.

Upload Set List to Dropbox

You can upload the current set list and all files to a dropbox folder.

Choosing a Song/PDF File

It’s easy to choose a song/PDF file.

Press the Songs menu

Select All Files from the Songs menu.

Select a song to load

Simply press a song to load. If you press and hold on a song in the All Files menu, a small preview will appear. From this preview you can rename and delete the file.

Search for a specified song

Type into the search field to locate a specified song. You do not have to type the entire name. unrealBook can search for a subset of letters. If you make a mistake, swipe left on the search field to clear it. Swipe right to bring back the last search term. Swipe left on the file name to delete it.

Deleting a song

Swipe left on the file name in the All Files menu to delete a file.

Preview a song

Press and hold on the song name in the All Files menu to get a preview of the file. You can Duplicate, Rename and Delete the file from this preview window.

Rebuilding the All Files list

To rebuild the All Files list, pull down on it. You may have to do this after adding a PDF to unrealBook’s folder. You can also rebuild the Quick Find and any index list by pulling down on it.

Quick Find

Quick Find will display a list of files and indexes (if you have created them). This can be useful if you want to see every single song listing – but if you have lots of indexes, it can be overwhelming. In that case, using All Files and then pressing the All Indexes button may be a quicker way to switch between files and index listings. Pull down on the Quick Find to rebuild the list.

Date

This will list files in order of newest at the top and oldest at the bottom. Useful if you have just added a few PDF files and want to remember which ones you have added recently.

Recently Loaded

This will list songs in the order they were loaded in unrealBook. This is useful if you want to see what songs you played previously. To reset the list, simply swipe left across the Recently Loaded text and press the red delete button to reset the list and start over. If you press the Save button, you can also choose to save the Recently Loaded list as a set list or as a regular alphabetized list that appears in the Songs menu.

Getting songs into unrealBook

The first thing that you must do is get PDF files into unrealBook. There are several ways to do this. Using iTunes is the main way to load a number of PDF files into unrealBook. All PDF files that are in the unrealBook Documents folder will be listed in the Songs menu. All files must be of PDF type and have a .pdf extension.

There are many ways to get PDF files into unrealBook, please access the Info & Help menu to access the support pages (must have internet connection).

You can use iTunes, iMazing (from imazing.com), email, open in…. from another program, Dropbox.com, Box.com and Airdrop from a computer. Access the support pages for all fo the latest information.

Access the support pages (FAQ-Knowledge Base and Manual)

Access the unrealBook support page and get the latest information regarding unrealBook and iOS changes. All the latest information and questions answered.

Quick Start for dropbox.com – Access dropbox

You must have a dropbox.com account. Once you have an account, put your PDF files inside a folder. All of the PDF files must have a .pdf or .PDF extension. Choose Dropbox – Remote files from the Action menu. Log in with your dropbox name and password.

Quick Start for dropbox.com – download your new files

Navigate to your dropbox folder and choose Get New. All the newest files will be downloaded into unrealBook.

Tap to do something

You can tap in different areas of the screen.

Tap in the middle to toggle the toolbars. Tap in the left to go to the previous page. Tap in the right to go to the next page. Double-tap in the middle of the screen to reset the zoom to default.

**There is also a shortcut to the Songs menu. Tap the top left corner to quickly access the Songs menu.

Access the support pages (FAQ-Knowledge Base and Manual)

Access the unrealBook support page and get the lastest information regarding unrealBook and iOS changes. All the latest information and questions answered.

using unrealBook

Thank you for choosing unrealBook. I hope it will make your musical life much easier on stage and off. Good luck with your music!

unrealBook is written by Aron Nelson in Hawaii

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