Lyricist... "the Songwriter's Best Friend" is the first-of-its-kind, easy to use, wordprocessor designed specifically for musicians and songwriters. The software combines everything you need for lyric writing, chord charting, and archiving into one package. The end result is Professional Quality Lyric Sheets and Chord Charts.Whether you are an aspiring songwriter or just need lyric sheets for rehearsals, Lyricist keeps you efficient and organized so you can better use your time to be creative.Includes Transposition, and support for the Nashville Number System.Will run on Windows VISTA in XP compatibility modeCustomer Review: You Got a Friend . . .
I love this product. The bottom line is that I've been using this product since version 1 and would now be lost without it. The learning curve is short and the product's interface is intuitive and easy to use. If I'm away from the program for weeks or even months at a time, I have no problem picking up where I left off. Compared to some notation software I've used in the past, this product is a blessing. Lyricist is not notation software so if you're looking to notate your songs, again, this product isn't for you, however, if you're like me - a songwriter who just needs to chord chart songs and arrangements, polish off lyrics and rhymes, archive the song for later use, and then go off to develop another song idea, then this product was made for you. Lennon and McCartney probably would have loved this tool since they, like many songwriters out there work the same way. On the other hand, if you are one of those people who are looking for a product that writes the song for you, then Lyricist is not for you. Lyricist let's you write songs using your own methods, and, for me, for the last 35 years, that's using a guitar and/or keboard armed with a pen and paper. In a songwriting session, I'll usually come up with an idea and develop it. If it starts to work, I might write a verse or two, a chorus, bridge, mark it up with some chord symbols, and rough out an arrangement. By the end of the session, I'll usually have a few pieces of paper with lots of scribble, but, somewhere in that scrible is the next mega Billboard hit. This is where Lyricist shines. When the session ends, at my leisure, I'll take my idea from paper and type it into Lyricist. Lyricist really is a songwriter's wordprocessor with all the features you'd expect, copy/paste, speller, thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, chord wizards, and automated transposition. In the end, you might even want to convert your arrangement to the Nashville Number System, and the Lyricist Transposition feature does that in a breeze. Usually within an hour, I have some very neat polished lyrics, a song chordchart and arrangement in the desired key, and a printout of the song. At this time, I'm ready to go on to the next idea or keep working on the existing song. Either way, I'm secure in knowing that Lyricist has catagorized and archived my compositions in a safe secure database located on my PC. Hey, I'm not saying that Lyricist couldn't be improved. Personally, I'd like to see support for bass notes over chords and support for alternate tunings, but, I can still do 90% of my songs using the current Lrycist featureset. To my good fortune, VSS has promised to include the above features in V4, so, after that's done, I don't think I'll have anything to complain about. I can't thank VSS enough for giving me the best friend a songwriter could ever have. I love this product. Paul Olito Walrus Business Group walrus44@vsplanet.com
Synchronization software sounds like a utility which seems valuable and worth-while, but many software packages fail on execution because the user interface isn't logical or you get conflict errors with the device. So, to compile features which are intuitive enough to use without difficulty, yet perform the task of synchronizing files and folders would be a dream, and GoodSync accomplished this task. The utility is easy to understand, loads of information at your finger-tips and a logical flow to using the software.
Our tests where focused on USB mass storage devices like flash drives and MP3 players and how they sync with a host computer. Installation of GoodSync is a snap, a quick download (2MBs), short install and your ready to synchronize. GoodSync has default help balloons which guild you through the sync set-up for a "job" with pointing you towards the source location, then directing you towards the destination location for the sync process.
What we like most about the GoodSync software is the information provided before, during and after a sync process takes place. This provides a clear understanding of what is about to happen and if there is trouble, GoodSync records all data changed in their embedded database for post-sync access (just in case). A hot button, "Analyze" can be used before a sync takes place to list the differences between one source and another. GoodSync provides an easy, graphical tool, to command the utility on what to-do with missing files, replacing files and priority "source" files. In addition, you can propagate deletions or propagate modifications in either sync direction or bi-directional. Another clear feature of GoodSync is the summary layout which provides a high-level view of new files, unchanged files and all files that where either analyzed or synchronized. The high-level view can be drilled down for more detailed information. During several sync tests, the CPU was just under 20% usage so it was easy to perform the sync process while listening to music, checking email and surfing the web. Of course, what would a utility be without a log and GoodSync provides a detailed log (optional setting) one what transpired during the sync process.
The utility allows synchronizing over a network and uses a proprietary algorithm so it doesn't rely on file system accuracy or network stability during the sync process, thus insuring no data loss between sources. GoodSync has several powerful features which we even had a hard time understanding the application, but it's there. GoodSync can be used to analyze changed information every 'x' minutes and sync or can instantly sync when flagged files or folders record a change. In addition, one can use the Windows scheduling tool to start sync or back-up jobs (one way sync). Since the personal version of the software is free we did a spam scan on the software and found no spyware, adware or malware. A PRO version is available for corporate, business and government use. It appears the PRO version is the same with the added feature of performing multiple jobs at the same time. Cost is under $20.
Finally, the options and preferences set-up window provides an excellent overview of what features will do and when or how they are used. If every software package was this detailed, thorough and well written as GoodSync, life would be much easier for most. In conclusion, GetUSB.info believes this is an excellent product and should be apart of anyone who uses multiple devices and requires sync software to keep up-to-date. We honestly tried to find issues, but couldn't - and thus give it one BIG thumbs-up.
Review by: GMo
April 12, 2006
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