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#31

Schedule Help / Re: Is it possible to select c...

Last post by arlo - February 13, 2026, 11:27:27 PM

In an unavailable event, the Users field should be set to only the user that is unavailable. Then you won't see other users' unavailable events in the shortcuts.

#32

Repertoire Help / Re: Set List > Share Songs > D...

Last post by ChrisMikolaj - February 13, 2026, 01:22:37 PM

If I may add something: Yes in theory it makes sense to use the 1- or 2-column setting, but it probably would also good to be able to overwrite that setting within the PDF-print-menu. As I don't use the 2-column setting a lot, but only come across it while printing the whole set incl. lyrics, it might be worth it having the option to print the lyrics in 2 columns.

#33

Schedule Help / Re: Default event info

Last post by Sedonared - February 13, 2026, 11:41:18 AM

I would like to +1 this type request. My band currently uses BandMule for availability (BH for everything else), basically because it is so simple. You run the app, click once on the day for available, click again for not available.  My guys need that simplicity.

Was thinking with default settings maybe I could get there on BH and drop the other program - If it could default to the user logged in, as well as name, category, dates and times.

For an event I don't mind filling out the fields, but for just free/busy this 'defaults' idea would be great. Thanks for considering!

I would also love to see a format similar to that of Band Mule for availability. A couple members in my band are either in other bands or have jobs that sometimes take them out of town. It would be really nice if they could just go to the "availability calendar" and mark themselves unavailable on a given date in a simple click.

Do you see this as a possibility? I love every feature of BH and would love to just have everything I need in the one app

#34

Repertoire Help / Re: Set List > Share Songs > D...

Last post by arlo - February 12, 2026, 02:31:42 PM

I can put this on my wish list. It would probably make sense to use the 1-column or 2-column setting from the song edit page so you can have a mixture of 1-column and 2-column songs.

#35

Repertoire Help / Set List > Share Songs > Downl...

Last post by valalves - February 12, 2026, 01:26:54 PM

Hi, whenever we go to share songs from a set list, and click the Download button to generate the PDF, is it possible to get the output in 2 columns? Basically, if the lyrics are too long, to automatically display in 2 columns, before inserting a new page. (Auto-Fit is not feasible due to small font size). The current output is too many pages with a lot of empty space on the right of the page. Since it is possible to present the header in 2 columns, I thought it would be possible for the lyrics fields as well.

*ps.: we use both bracketed chords and lyrics in the Lyrics fields.

#36

Other Help / Re: The Button Icons...WHAT DO...

Last post by arlo - February 11, 2026, 01:33:16 PM

Sorry, there isn't a single list of every icon in the app. For buttons in toolbars, and setting names on the Settings pages, you can long-press for in-app help, but for the buttons in the main area of the layouts, long-press is reserved for other functions.

That said, you can generally just click a layout button to see what it does, or if it's always faded because you haven't set up the associated functionality, you can edit your layout and remove it.

"big circle with 5 little circles inside"

That sends MIDI data if set up for a song.

"pushpin"

That shows the contents of the Notes field if populated for a song.

#37

Other Help / The Button Icons...WHAT DO THE...

Last post by skeeternash - February 11, 2026, 12:19:20 PM

Hello, I've searched everywhere for a definitive list of the buttons icons and what they do. I get the Lyrics, Documents, Tempo, Recording, Previous/Next song, and a couple of others; but for the life of me, I don't know what the 'big circle with 5 little circles inside' button does. Or the pushpin? A nice, definitive list (with the icons illustrated) would be very helpful. Thanks!

#38

Finance Help / Re: Invoice not showing the co...

Last post by SoundOfTheCrowd - February 10, 2026, 04:40:57 PM

Thanks Arlo

#39

Finance Help / Re: Invoice not showing the co...

Last post by arlo - February 10, 2026, 11:04:58 AM

I just updated the invoice PDFs to use local formatting for dates.

#40

Announcements / What's new in BandHelper?

Last post by arlo - February 09, 2026, 02:52:02 PM

It's been almost two years since I announced the end of new features in Set List Maker and a shift of more resources toward BandHelper. For those of you who are still using Set List Maker, here are some things you've been missing by not switching:

• A built-in web search for lyrics, chords, song facts and video links that automatically copies and pastes into your song.
• Drawing annotations on the Lyrics field and embedding images into the lyrics.
• Defining a custom sequence of document markers, so you can jump up and down in a document with a single "next page" action.
• Adding markers to recordings to quickly jump to a location in a recording.
• MIDI/OSC presets that can send both MIDI and OSC data.
• Sending predefined messages through Live Sharing, like "5 minutes left" or "More lead vocal in monitor."
• Live layout guides for layouts and stage plots, to help size and align items.
• Editing layouts and stage plots on the website, for easier positioning than on a small screen.
• Editing automation tracks on the website, for easier editing and copying between songs.
• A reorganized App Control page, and a button to turn auto-advance on and off from the set list view.
• Separate app control actions for a foot switch click, double-click and hold.
• App control actions controlled by MIDI continuous controller messages (e.g., move a fader to scroll a document).
• Shortcuts to edit the current set list, document, recording or MIDI preset from the set list view.
• A chromatic tuner in the set list view.

If you want to see this for yourself, the BandHelper app now includes a demo account you can explore, with no registration needed. And I've improved the process for migrating your Set List Maker data into BandHelper; instructions are here:

https://www.bandhelper.com/tutorials/SLM_migration_2.html