Comparison

Lyrics plugin vs the notes app on your phone

Can I just read the lyrics from my phone while recording?

You can, and it is the single most common reason a vocal take sounds dull. The phone pulls the head down and off axis, the screen sleeps, and notifications arrive mid-song. A DAW-synced prompter at eye level fixes the sound as much as the lyrics.

It is a microphone problem, not a lyrics problem

A large-diaphragm condenser is directional and sensitive to angle. Singing five degrees down into it takes the top end off the voice, and no amount of EQ later puts it back convincingly.

That is why phone-read vocals often need more brightening in the mix than the same singer sounds like in the room. The lyrics were not the problem; the posture they caused was.

The fix takes two minutes

  1. 1Put any spare screen at roughly eye level, just past the microphone.
  2. 2Open the prompter window in your DAW and move it there.
  3. 3Size the text for the singer's distance, not yours.
  4. 4Set the start marker and record a full pass.
  5. 5Put the phone in another room.

Try it free for 14 days

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

Questions people ask

What if I have no second screen?

An old monitor, a TV with an HDMI input or a tablet running as an extended display all work. The prompter does not care which.

Does the plugin work for one-person home setups?

That is where it helps most, because there is nobody else to scroll for you.

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