Currently the set list is a list of songs, but when using a Korg, I used to make some ‘fake songs’ to denote the start of set 1, 2 and 3 (and the nonplayed songs after ’ end of gig’ ).
Should I do the same in GP to know when a new set starts, or is there an alternative solution or better practice/convention?
Why not create different Set Lists?
Because I have to load different set lists when the band decides to change a song in a set (typically happens at the end of a gig). And loading takes several minutes normally.
That’s the way I do it.
I have one completely empty rackspace that I associate to fake songs called
------ 1. Set --------
…
------ 2. Set --------
…
------ Bonus -------
…
------ Backup ------
The only rackspace I use in more than one song 
Each other real song has it’s own rackspace.
Thanks for this confirmation … I will use then a similar approach.
Although I try to use variations for rackspaces which are generic (like one for hammond/piano, strings/piano etc) … my gig file is already like 70 MB.
Seems odd to me make pseudo set lists in a single set list. Why not just make a set list for each set?
You can always switch to “All Songs” and use the find function to quickly find and select a song that is not in your current set list.
That’s also a good idea … I need to think if I want my keyboard/touch pad to be accessible … but if so, then it could work.
My laptop is hidden remotely in the side fill of the stage. I want the audience to see a musican, not a computer nerd. They don’t have a clue what we are doing with GP. Laptop? Ok, must be a pure mp3 playback guy …
Once the gig is loaded during sound check I close the lid and don’t interact with the laptop for the whole show, 4 hours long. Song names are displayed on a small unobtrusive Android tablet by TouchOSC.
I can step song by song with a button on my MIDI controller.
How could I switch setlists by MIDI or OSC? Without having to fiddle around at my laptop?
FWIW I also have “fake songs” named SET 1, SET 2, SET 3 and EXTRAS. They all point to a basically empty rack space that also sets my hardware keyboard to an empty program.
This has worked relatively well for me.
Yes, I do recall you mentioning your laptop being offstage before so I do understand your use case.
There are GPScript functions to select setlist that could be used but in your case wouldn’t seem to accomplish much but added complexity.
Talkin to myself: A quick search of GPScript funtions showed ways to switch setlists by scripts and thus, commands. So it is possible. But more complicated than some fake songs to structure my setlist.
Actually, not offstage, but maybe I’m going to place the keyboard (with a stand) in between two keyboard, and the screen being in front of me 45 degrees tilted … but I need to do some testing if that’s safe enough (mostly we play on not too big stages, and I would hate some guitar neck knocking over my laptop.
I’m not too lazy to write some script if it would work better … iterating through 50 songs with a button is also a bit cumbersome (especially when not ordered in alphabetic order, typically in a gig)