Comparison

Lyrics plugin vs a shared Google Doc

Why not just share a Google Doc with the lyrics?

A shared doc is excellent for writing and editing lyrics and useless for performing them. It does not scroll with the song, it can be edited mid-take by accident, and on a slow connection it reflows at the worst possible moment. Write in the doc, perform from the plugin.

The doc is a writing tool

Collaborative editing, comments and version history are exactly what you want while the lyric is still moving. None of that helps a singer standing at a microphone with headphones on.

The failure mode is specific and common: someone leaves the cursor in the document, the page scrolls, and the singer loses their place halfway through a chorus.

Use both, in the right order

  1. 1Write and revise in the shared document as usual.
  2. 2When the lyric is locked for the session, copy it out.
  3. 3Paste it into the plugin inside your DAW.
  4. 4Set the start marker and record.
  5. 5If a line changes during the session, update the plugin and re-paste into the doc afterwards.

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No card required. Install the VST3, paste a lyric sheet, and record one take end to end before you decide.

Questions people ask

Does pasting from Google Docs keep the formatting?

Plain text comes across cleanly. Strip chord lines and section numbering first so the singer is not reading them at speed.

What if the lyrics change during the take?

Edit in the plugin window and save the project. The change is stored with the session rather than in a separate file.

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