For pianists, synth players and MD keyboards

Setlist app for keyboard players reading charts on stage

Your hands are busy—your chart app should not be. SetSmith puts setlists, PDF scores, chord grids and lyric leads on one tablet with pedal navigation and offline access from the keyboard bench.

Tablet charts
PDFs and chord sheets full screen
Pedal control
Bluetooth page turns in Play Mode
Offline sets
Cache before the gig starts
Keyboard Players
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Chart headaches keyboard players know

Binder clips, bad lighting and wrong transpose copies break focus when you are covering pads and leads.

Paper charts fall off the music stand

Load PDF charts per song, annotate fingerings and marks with stylus and scroll in Play Mode without losing your place.

Vocalist asks for a new key mid-tour

Update the chord sheet or swap the default PDF once. Sync delivers the transpose to your iPad before the next city.

Lyric-heavy songs need chord reminders

Write lyrics with chords positioned above the words or use visual chord notation for quick vamps between sections.

Setlists change after soundcheck

Open the shared setlist on your tablet. Running order updates when the MD reorders songs from their phone.

Click tracks and guide vocals on a laptop

Keep reference MP3s on the song. Stem separation mutes vocals or drums while you rehearse the pad part at variable speed.

Venue Wi-Fi never reaches the stage

Mobile offline cache downloads the project before doors. Play Mode runs without a connection behind your keys.

SetSmith features built for Keyboard Players

Performance view

Play Mode built for keyboards

Full-screen charts with auto-scroll or manual page turns. Floating controls stay minimal so you keep eyes on the keys.

  • Continuous auto-scroll
  • Bluetooth pedal navigation
  • Read-only annotations on stage
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Chart flexibility

PDFs, lyrics and chord grids

Attach multiple charts per song and mark your default. Annotate PDFs with colors, text and musical symbols for hits and stops.

  • PDF annotation with stylus
  • Lyrics with chords above words
  • Visual chord notation
Chart flexibility
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Setlist flow

Follow the show order

See the full set beside each chart. Jump songs from the setlist drawer and tag sets by artist, church or tour leg.

  • Drag and drop set order
  • Tags and search
  • Clone previous nights
Setlist flow
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A keyboard player's night with SetSmith

Before load-in

Sync the setlist offline on your iPad and test pedal page turns at home.

Soundcheck

Confirm chart versions with the MD. Mark PDF cues for intro patches and endings.

Doors

Mount the tablet on your stand. Open Play Mode on the first song.

Show

Turn pages with the pedal, follow auto-scroll on ballads and stay in the set order.

Questions keyboard players ask

Does SetSmith work with Bluetooth page-turn pedals?

Yes. Play Mode supports Bluetooth pedal navigation alongside touch and keyboard shortcuts.

Can I annotate PDF charts with a stylus?

Yes. Draw, add text and musical symbols. Annotations save on the song and display in Play Mode.

What if I need both a score and a chord chart?

Attach multiple PDFs or lyric sheets per song and set which one opens by default.

Will charts work offline behind my rig?

On mobile, cache the project before the gig. Play Mode works without Wi-Fi.

Can I slow reference tracks to learn a part?

Yes. Variable playback speed and stem separation help you rehearse pads and solos.

Replace the binder with one tablet setlist

Import your charts, connect your pedal and walk on stage with every song one foot-press away.