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Adding a new song

A song is a playlist item with a backing audio file and its own timeline for cue events. Adding one means picking the audio file you want to use.

The Add Song dialog with a title and audio file selected (Lmm-25final.m4a) — selecting an audio file is what makes the new playlist item a song rather than a scene
The Add Song dialog with an audio file selected. The audio file is what turns the new playlist item into a song.

How to add a song

  1. Open the Playlist.
  2. Tap + to add a new item.
  3. Select the audio file you want to use as the song's backing track.
  4. Confirm. ShowPlayer creates the song with the audio attached and opens it for editing.
The Import from Folder confirmation dialog reading 'Found 17 audio files. Import all as songs?' with Import and Cancel buttons
Bulk import: pick a folder of audio files in the Add Song dialog and ShowPlayer creates one song per file in a single batch — see the "Multiple songs at once" note below for details.

Notes

  • Audio is set at creation. When you add a new playlist item with an audio file, you get a song. Without an audio file, you get a scene. The audio is locked in once the song is created — to use different audio later, delete the song and create a new one with the new file.
  • Where audio can come from. Audio files (and folders for bulk import) can be picked from anywhere the device's file browser can reach — on-device storage, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or any other location that appears in the Files app on iOS/iPadOS or in the file dialogs on Mac.
  • Multiple songs at once. In the + flow, choose a folder of audio files instead of a single file. ShowPlayer scans the folder and creates one song per audio file in a single batch.
  • You can't add audio to a scene later. A scene is timeline-less by design. If you've created a scene and realize you need it to be a song, add a new song with the audio you want and move events over.
  • Sound effects without a song. You don't need a song to play sound effects. Add SFX events to a scene — they play on demand without a backing timeline.
  • Adding after a specific scene. Tapping a scene in the playlist opens it (Event list view) rather than selecting the row in place. To position a new song after a particular scene, open that scene, tap the playlist link to return to the playlist, then immediately tap +.

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