For MDs, bandleaders and production captains

Setlist app for musical directors running the whole show

You coordinate charts, keys, deps and running order for musicians who all prepare differently. SetSmith is the shared command center—from first rehearsal email to final downbeat.

Central control
One project every musician opens
Role-based access
Editors, viewers and invite management
Live-ready sets
Clone, tag and open Play Mode on show night
Musical Directors
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Pressure points musical directors face

Chasing charts, fixing keys and re-sending PDFs steals time you need for musical decisions.

Musicians prepare from different sources

Put the official chart, lyric sheet and reference audio on each song. Everyone opens the same default version you approved.

Deps need fast, limited access

Share a single setlist as a copy or invite subs as viewers. They see one night's material without browsing your full archive.

Set evolves through rehearsal week

Drag songs into a new order, add tags for tour leg or venue and push updates that sync before the next run-through.

Section leaders need edit rights

Grant editor access to keyboard or vocal captains while keeping the core band as viewers until charts are locked.

Show notes scattered in messages

Attach PDF annotations, chord grids and tempo notes to the song. Play Mode surfaces marks during performance.

You cannot be on stage fixing chart issues

Offline cache and Play Mode with pedal navigation mean musicians perform from the version you finalized in rehearsal.

SetSmith features built for Musical Directors

Band orchestration

Build the set everyone follows

Create projects per artist or production. Clone previous shows, color-code setlists and search repertoire by tag, band or song title.

  • Clone setlists for recurring acts
  • Tags for tour, venue or series
  • Drag and drop running order
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Chart governance

Approve the chart once

Upload PDFs, write lyrics with chords or sketch chord notation for quick changes. Mark the default chart and control who can edit.

  • Default chart per song
  • PDF annotation for cues
  • Lyrics and chord notation
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Team permissions

Right access for every chair

Owner, editor and viewer roles per project. Share live collaboration or send setlist copies to one-off deps.

  • Manage invites in one place
  • Viewer lock for finalized sets
  • Collaboration or copy share modes
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How musical directors run a show week

Booking confirmed

Clone last month's set, swap new songs and tag the venue and date.

Chart prep

Upload charts, set keys, attach click tracks and invite section leaders as editors.

Rehearsal

Band rehearses from the shared setlist. You reorder songs live and lock viewer edits before dress.

Show night

Musicians open Play Mode. You know every tablet shows the same running order.

Questions musical directors ask

Can I control who changes keys before the gig?

Yes. Use viewer roles for musicians and editor roles only for trusted section leaders or yourself.

How do I onboard a dep for one night?

Share the setlist by email as a copy or add them as a viewer on the project for that date.

Can I reuse sets across tours?

Clone any setlist, adjust order and tags, and keep the song library in one project.

Does SetSmith support click tracks and stems?

Attach MP3s per song, use stem separation for sectional rehearsals and variable speed for tricky passages.

Will the band stay synced if I change the set at soundcheck?

Updates sync to connected devices. Ask musicians to refresh before stepping on stage.

Run the next production from one workspace

Build the setlist, distribute charts and give every musician the same plan—without another email blast.