Is there anyone who can help me upload a song into a Songbook?

PeppermintPatty

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Apparently this is supposed to be easy as pie but for some reason I don’t get it.

I belong to Smule, which is a place which a huge selection of background music for those wishing to sing, play on instrument, or both.

You can do a vocal or instrumental solo or join others.

I’ve done quite a few songs with this app but what I’d most like to learn is how to download these background tracks into my own personal songbook.

Here are the instructions from Smule on how to do it.

https://smule.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037235531?banner=true

Steps by step tutorial on how upload a Song to the Songbook​


  • 2 months ago
  • Updated

  1. Open Smule.com from your web browser.

  2. Once you have a backing track that meets the requirements (see below), click on the Upload button and select Upload a song to Smule.

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3. Select the backing track from your PC. The upload shouldn’t take longer than a few minutes.

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4. Enter the title and artist of your song. If we already have it in our system, we’ll suggest a match.

Enter the genre and the mood of the song (required).

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5. On the next screen, add the lyrics to the song by pasting them in the text field.

On the right, you have the option to select which user should sing each lyric in a duet performance, by clicking on the tiles.

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6. Then, you have to time your lyrics to the music.

Tap the spacebar or click your mouse to indicate when the singer should see a given line on the screen.

As soon as that line should appear, click it with your mouse or hit the spacebar.

The speaker icon appears to show you what the singer would currently be singing.

When you’re ready with timing the lyrics, click “Next”.



7. On the next screen, you can select which part of the song is the intro, the verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, etc.

This is in order for you to be able to select a Moment when you sing your song later on. Click "Save" when ready.

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8. All done! The song you uploaded can be located in your Smule account.



  • Uploading requirements:
Maximum file size: 20 MB, or recording length from at least 30 seconds to a maximum of 10 minutes

Supported formats: m4a, mp3
16 Bit, 44100 or 48000 Hz Sample Rate
Mono or stereo files only
Maximum compression: 64kbps (mono) and 128kbps (stereo)

Is there anyone here that understands this who would be willing to translate it into something I might be able to understand.

What I’m ultimately wishing to do is upload background music ‘legally’ so I can use it ‘legally.’

Since I have a membership to Smule and I’m legally allowed to download these songs,

I should be able to start my own library of my favourites.

I’m sure it’s a tall task to take on but I’m hopeful. 😊
 

You said that you want to download the song (to your personal songbook); but the instructions you have posted are for uploading a song to the Smule app, not for downloading them.
Can you maybe play the song on your device and do some kind of a wave download to your device songbook ? Maybe Smule has directions for how to download songs, since they have the instructions how to up load them ?
 
You said that you want to download the song (to your personal songbook); but the instructions you have posted are for uploading a song to the Smule app, not for downloading them.
Can you maybe play the song on your device and do some kind of a wave download to your device songbook ? Maybe Smule has directions for how to download songs, since they have the instructions how to up load them ?
lol! That’s how good I am at computer. There are many options after recordings which I haven’t tried yet. I shall create a recordings and send it to my email. Maybe from there I can figure out how to store it.

I’ve got a library full on songs on Smule but I can’t figure out how to share them to others who aren’t Smule members. I’m not on any tips of hurry. I’d just like to learn how to do this as well as sing and play an instrument, while I still can.

Thank you happyflowerlady. ♥️
 

Once you have the songs downloaded to your computer in mp3 format ( right?) you will need to find a site to upload your songs to. I use Audiomack. It is free. From there you can refence your song by posting the url where is resides for example on of mine.

https://audiomack.com/paco-dennis/song/falling-up-love-blues

my main page is : https://audiomack.com/paco-dennis

Just click load more if you want to hear more songs. I think I have uploaded about 30 songs.

The are other popular sites to upload your songs to...search Google "where can I upload my original songs to"... check them out to see if they will work for you. Good Luck. I can't wait to hear them. :)
 
Once you have the songs downloaded to your computer in mp3 format ( right?) you will need to find a site to upload your songs to. I use Audiomack. It is free. From there you can refence your song by posting the url where is resides for example on of mine.

https://audiomack.com/paco-dennis/song/falling-up-love-blues

my main page is : https://audiomack.com/paco-dennis

Just click load more if you want to hear more songs. I think I have uploaded about 30 songs.

The are other popular sites to upload your songs to...search Google "where can I upload my original songs to"... check them out to see if they will work for you. Good Luck. I can't wait to hear them. :)
Thanks Paco. Know it’s coming back. I’ve actually done this before but forgot how I did it. I think I’m getting early dementia.
Thanks. I shall try that one. I forget which one I used. It was free at first but once I had a song library started they wanted to charge me.
 
Interesting, @Peppermint Patty! I went on the site and noticed there is no way to download the music to your personal computer. I found a site that does that for you: https://www.smuledownloader.online

I have not tried it, so check it out first before using!

Good luck! I also would love to hear your songs!!!
YES!!! I knew there was something. Thanks so much . I shall try these great ideas.
Yayyyy! I’m so glad I posted. 🙋‍♀️
 
Ok. I’ve managed to download two files so far. They are currently in my files. Now I’m wondering how I get them from my files to here. I’m actually surprised I got this far.
I’m computer challenged and then some.
 

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