Lyricist
v2.2 is our professional version of the ultimate songwriting
tool. No more folders full of unorganized document files! No more
searching through the pages of your rhyming dictionary, or scanning the
thesaurus for just the right word. Lyricist combines everything you need
for lyric writing and archiving into one package!
Lyricist is now available for the ridiculously low price of $39.95
plus $7.95 shipping and handling (immediate USPS Priority Mail service - 2-3
days). No, we're not insane! Well, maybe
a little. We simply believe that Lyricist will prove to be the most useful
tool in the lyric writer's arsenal, and we want to bring it to as many people as
possible.
Online File
Copyright Lyricist's Online File Copyright feature takes you
to the website of Official
Software, where you can copyright your Songs online. There
you can copyright your songs online or complete step-by-step online
forms. As a Lyricist user you receive up to 20% off any Official
online or software product to protect your music, lyrics, CDs, and
other original works.
Chord
Charting & Editing The
single most user-requested feature is finally here! Lyricist comes
complete with 2,550 different guitar chord symbols, representing a total of 425
chords with multiple voicings. Insert chords into your lyrics with only a
few mouse
clicks! New in v2.2: We have expanded our chord database with over
400 new and updated chord symbols!
Of course, there are more possible chord variations than any software program
could ever contain, so Lyricist also lets you edit your own chord
symbols. If your fingers can play it, Lyricist can display it. Check
out the screenshots on this page for a closer look
at this exciting new feature.
Chord Wizard
Most guitar players, at one time or another, have stumbled across a
great-sounding chord while writing or practicing and not known what
it was. Plug the finger positions into Lyricist's new Chord
Wizard and let it identify the chord for you! Chord Wizard
also provides a list of alternate chords you could create by simply
changing a note or two. Once you've identified your chord, you
can insert it directly into your song. Check
out the screenshots on this page for a closer look
at this exciting new feature.
Three
different Lyricist Views Version
one featured a single window in which to edit your lyrics.
Lyricist features three different ways to view your work!
Lyrics View
is the basic editing window. Chord
View lets you
add guitar chord symbols to your lyrics. And Arrange
View lets you
view your chord progressions without the lyrics.
Programmable
text styles If you
normally show your title in blue 12-pt Verdana text, your verses in
black 10-pt Arial, and your choruses in italics, you don't want to
have to set each of those parameters every time you write a
song. With Lyricist's text styles, all you need to do is
select your Title text and click the Title Style button...and
bam! You've got the text style you want. Lyricist
includes Style buttons for Title, Copyright, Chorus, Verse, Bridge,
and two user-defined Styles.
Web
link buttons The
Lyricist editing windows now include two new web link buttons.
The Links button takes you to our VSS links page,
which directs you to websites about all aspects of music. The
OLGA button takes you to the On-Line
Guitar Archive, a repository of guitar tablature from a variety
of artists and genres.
Database-oriented storage Most
word processing applications store your work as a series of
individual document files. These can be difficult to manage
and organize. Lyricist stores your songs in a
centralized database, making for easier management and backup.
Database storage also means "on the fly" saves! This means that
every time you click a button, switch songs, pretty much anything apart from
individual keystrokes, your work is
automatically saved. You rarely ever have to hit the Save button (we gave you
one anyway just for good measure).
Album categorization Lyricist
organizes your songs into Albums for easier reference. You can
even open an entire album at once with only a few mouse clicks!
Spell checker No
need to embarrass yourself bringing those typo-ridden lyric sheets
to rehearsal. Let Lyricist's spell-checker give it a
once-over first.
Thesaurus Already
used the word "beautiful" eight times in this song?
There's gotta be another word for it...let Lyricist's
built-in Thesaurus clue you in. Remember...your vocabulary is
only as limited as your resources. A smart person knows a lot
of words...a genius knows where to look them up!
Rhyming dictionary If you're a lyric
writer or poet, and you say you don't use a rhyming dictionary,
you're either lying or...no, you're just lying. There are few
tools more valuable to the lyric writer, so we included one with
over 11,000 of the most commonly used rhymes, including slang!
RTF file export Save any song as
an RTF (Rich-Text) file for viewing and editing in a number of word
processing programs such as MS-Word.
Email
your songs! Lyricist
will even attach your song (as an RTF file) to an email so you can
swap songs with your friends! (Requires an email application)
Media
file launch Do you have
an MP3, WAV, MIDI, or RA file of the song you're working on? Maybe a
rough mix or a scratch track? Or maybe you have a scanned file
of the song's copyright form, or a spreadsheet of recording
expenses, or any other file that relates to your song. Link the file to
the song and
you can launch the file with one click! Lyricist opens
the file using your computer's default program for that file type. No need to switch to Explorer or
your Desktop to find that file and then go through the process of
opening it. Just click and go!
Take
a look at these screen shots to see Lyricist
in action! Click on any of the thumbnail images to see a full-size screen.
(Allow a moment for each image to download - remember that these are actual size
screen shots!)
Chord
Charting:
Select from
2,550 different guitar chord symbols and insert them directly into your
lyrics!
Chord
Editing:
If the chord
you want is not among the 2,550 symbols included with Lyricist, simply
edit one of the user-definable symbols.
(Uses your system's default .bmp editing program.)
Chord
Wizard:
Stumbled across a new chord and you're not sure what it is? Let the
Chord Wizard figure it out for you. Just plug in the finger
positions of your chord and the Chord Wizard will give you back a list of
chords that fit your notes, plus a list of alternate chords you could
create by changing a note or two. Once you've identified your chord,
you can insert it directly into your song.
Programmable
Text Styles:
Select any
section of your song and apply an appropriate text Style with one
click. You can configure each text Style any way you like.
Three
Different Views:
Use Lyrics View to
edit your lyrics, Chord View to add guitar chord symbols, and Arrange View
to view your chord progressions without the lyrics. (The
thumbnail to the right links to an animated .gif. Please be patient
as the image cycles through the animation.)
Multiple Document Interface:
View as many songs as you like at once!
Built-in Thesaurus!
Built-in Rhyming engine!
Media File launch!
(Requires installed software to launch the file)
Online File
Copyright Lyricist's Online File Copyright feature takes you
to the website of 
