Video Guide
Video Guide
Overview
This article is an excerpt from the 📖Playback User Guide.
Once tracks have been uploaded to a cloud song,(📖Uploading Cloud Song tracks), song section markers can be added directly in Playback. Song section markers unlock powerful Playback features such as dynamic guide cues, live looping of song sections, live ReOrdering between sections, custom song arrangements, and more.
Note: Making changes in the Cloud Song Section edit mode will reset the song sections in any existing named arrangement.
What's required?
Section Marker editing is available for Cloud Songs only.
Cloud Pro is required to upload tracks to the cloud for use in Playback.
(Also included in the Live Bundle or MultiTracks One bundle).Requires the Team Leader or higher role to edit cloud section markers for cloud songs in their organization in Playback. Learn more about Team Permissions here.
How To Edit Cloud Song Sections
Add Song Section Markers
When a Cloud Song is first opened in Playback, the entire waveform will be labeled as an “Intro” song section. Scroll to any bar and press the + button to add additional song sections.
Tap EDIT and then select "Cloud Song Sections" Edit Mode from the drawer.
Scroll to any bar and tap the + button to add a Song section
Select the section name and press Add
Building a Count Off song section
In order to utilize Playback’s built-in count off for the beginning of the song, change the first song section to a Count Off and then add the first song section (whenever the band comes in) 1-2 bars after the count off.
Changing a marker’s song section
Tap on the section marker bubble to open the Edit Section Marker menu
Tap the “Song Section” cell to choose a new song section label
Press Update to confirm changes
Moving a Song Section Marker
Method 1: Quick Menu moving
While hovering over a song section, Tap the 3 dot quick menu
Tap Move Song Section
Use the left and right arrows to move the song section marker by measure along the waveform
Press the checkmark to confirm changes
Method 2: Using the Edit Marker Menu
Tap a section marker bubble to open the Edit Section Marker menu
Tap the “Bar” or “Timecode” cells to move a song section
Timecode only recommended for advanced users
Press Update to confirm changes
Cloud Song Sections can only start on the downbeat of a measure based on the tempo and time signature of the cloud song. It may be required to change the time signature or tempo of the song to get the best results, especially with songs that have variable tempo and time signatures. For more information see:
Saving Song Section Markers
Since song section markers can be created online and in Playback and affect every saved song arrangement, there are two options when exiting Cloud Song Section Edit Mode:
Choosing to "Save To Cloud" will overwrite the default song sections stored in your Library.
Choosing "Don’t Save to Cloud" means changes made to song section markers will be local only in the current setlist and won't effect the song data in the cloud or other devices.