Re:Ask HN: Songwriters, what software do you use?
by dwnw on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @10:21PM
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Yes, lyrics are usually part of a traditional notation "score". Of course, Ableton is too hip to provide traditional notation with a score editor, but quite a few other popular DAWs do, including Logic:
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/add-lyrics-to-a-sco...
Re:Ask HN: Songwriters, what software do you use?
by dietrichepp on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @10:23PM
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Logic has support for adding lyrics. Create a MIDI region, select it, and press N to open the score editor. Make sure the inspector is open on the left, press I to open it if necessary. There is a block which says “part box” and inside it, LYRIC. This lets you put lyrics in the score.
That said, it’s not one of the strengths of Logic to use it this way.
Re:Ask HN: Songwriters, what software do you use?
by agarv on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @11:26AM
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Studio One has a lyrics track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_XPEXE1HHQ
Generally to produce music you need to use a DAW. Ableton, Logic Pro etc. What sucks is you can't easily just assign a lyric to a note. Like it's just not a feature they provide.
It's something you can do in MuseScore because it uses traditional notation, but it would be great to be able to do it in something like Ableton.