Sweetwater Releases Freeware for Creating Set Lists
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December 27, 2001
SetMaker, a freeware application for creating set
lists, has just been released by Sweetwater.
SetMaker is a computer application for rapid creation and
management of Set Lists. Featuring an intuitive graphical user
interface, SetMaker allows users to store song titles, styles, tempos,
lengths, and more. It is also a fast way to create and print out
Set Lists for any occasion. Whether you're a gigging musician, a worship
leader, a DJ, or a music director, SetMaker can help you organize your
songs and assist you in picking the best songs for your performance.
Chuck Surack, the owner and founder of Sweetwater, says that the
creation of SetMaker arose out of his own performance needs. "I
struggled for a long time trying to find a way to quickly and easily
make set lists that I could take to my gigs. I experimented with
different database programs and spreadsheets, but nothing really seemed
to get the job done quite the way I needed it. So finally I approached a
couple friends and we worked together to design a custom program that
met my specific needs. I'm thrilled with it and now I'm offering it to
you, free of charge. I've found SetMaker to be a great help to me
personally and I hope you find it to be useful as well."
There are basically two different parts or areas of SetMaker:
1. Song Manager - SetMaker is a "Song Manager" in the sense that it
allows you to keep a "database" or "list" of song information. This data
is automatically saved with the program and can be categorized,
filtered, and manipulated in a variety of useful ways.
2. Set List Creator - SetMaker allows you to quickly select songs from
your database, put them in a Set List, and print out a compact
clean-looking list of songs to use for live performance, general
reference, etc. You can create and save as many "Sets" as you like
(unlike "Songs" which are automatically saved with the program).
SetMaker is currently available for the Macintosh OS 9.x platform;
future versions of SetMaker will be made available for Mac OS X,
Windows, and Linux.
Download SetMaker for free at: www.sweetwater.com/setmaker
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