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Lyrics Widget

The lyrics widget gives you a place to store lyrics, vocal ideas, or written notes directly alongside the track they belong to. Instead of keeping lyrics in a separate document or app, everything lives with the song.

Whether you are writing a full set of verses and choruses or just jotting down a hook idea, this widget keeps the words attached to the music.

Adding Lyrics

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  1. Select a track in the grid and open the activity panel.
  2. Find the Lyrics widget.
  3. Click the text area and start typing or paste your lyrics in.
  4. Changes save automatically as you type.

There is no save button. The content syncs in the background while you write, so you can focus on the words without worrying about losing your work.

Editing Lyrics

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Click anywhere in the lyrics text area to place your cursor and make edits. You can:

  • Add new lines and verses
  • Rearrange sections by cutting and pasting
  • Delete text as needed
  • Select all and replace with a fresh draft

The widget behaves like a simple text editor. Standard editing operations (select, copy, paste, undo) all work as expected.

Formatting and Structure

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The lyrics widget supports plain text. Use blank lines to separate verses, choruses, and sections. You can also use common conventions like labelling sections with square brackets:

[Verse 1]
First line of the verse
Second line of the verse


[Chorus]
Chorus lyrics here
Repeat of the chorus


[Verse 2]
Second verse begins
Another line follows

This keeps your lyrics readable and structured without needing a rich text editor. Most songwriters and lyricists are familiar with this format, making it easy to share lyrics with collaborators.

Viewing Lyrics

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The widget shows the full lyrics content in a scrollable area. For longer songs, scroll within the widget to read through all sections. The text area expands to accommodate your content.

If no lyrics have been added yet, the widget shows an empty state with a prompt to start writing.

Lyrics During Playback

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You can view lyrics while the track is playing back. Open the activity panel, select the track, and scroll to the lyrics widget while the waveform player is active. This lets you follow along with the words as you listen, which is useful for:

  • Checking how lyrics flow with the melody
  • Spotting lines that need to be rewritten
  • Following along during a review session with a vocalist

The lyrics widget does not auto-scroll or sync to the audio timeline — it is a static text view. But having the lyrics visible next to the player saves you from switching between apps.

Use Cases Beyond Lyrics

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The lyrics widget is a general-purpose text field, so you can use it for more than just song lyrics:

  • Vocal directions — notes for the vocalist about delivery, tone, or ad-libs
  • Song concepts — the theme or story behind the track
  • Reference notes — descriptions of the sound you are going for
  • Scratch ideas — rough lines or phrases you want to remember

Use it however makes sense for your workflow. The field has no character limit.

Multi-Select Behaviour

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The lyrics widget is a single-track widget. When multiple tracks are selected, it indicates the number of selected tracks and suggests narrowing to one to view or edit lyrics.

Each track group has its own independent lyrics content. There is no way to bulk-edit lyrics across multiple tracks.

Tips

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  • Capture ideas early. Even rough vocal melodies or placeholder phrases are worth jotting down. You can refine them later.
  • Use section labels. Marking [Verse], [Chorus], [Bridge] makes it easy to navigate longer lyrics when you come back to them.
  • Keep lyrics with the track. Storing lyrics here means they travel with the song. Collaborators who access the track always have the context they need.
  • Paste from other apps. If you draft lyrics in a notes app or document editor, paste them into the widget to centralise everything. The plain text format ensures clean pasting without formatting issues.
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