How do I get the lyrics in portrait on the monitor, I have followed your instructions but can't change orientation.

@DustinRadtke

8 ай бұрын

I made a video short for this question. Hopefully this helps you! kzread.infoDDmj_DXtytE?si=3iQgQTsCo19Hpt7W

@drnickthegarbageman6327

19 күн бұрын

mine will still not turn, not sure if here is something else I'm missing

@drnickthegarbageman6327

19 күн бұрын

got it with your second video, thank you

At 64 years old, I can still sing my ass off, but as I get older I just don't want to store all the lyrics in my head anymore. 50 years singing and in the auto parts business. I can still remember part numbers from 1977 but when it comes to lyrics, I just seem to space out and forget cue words. I do the auto parts stuff everyday, the singing now on a part time basis. The floor lyrics monitor is a saving grace. The way I look at it, if Robert Plant, Tom Jones, Sting, to name a few can use one, then f**k it, so can I. Just glance every now and then as a reminder and bam, you put on a good show.

As a lead singer in a cover band, we several dozen songs in our catalog and there are lot of verses and words to remember. I use my phone just to help me in case I have a memory lapse, but having this as floor monitor will be huge. Thanks!

@DustinRadtke

4 ай бұрын

It helps so much, but be careful, sometimes you get over-reliant on it and look even when you don't need to

I'm 60 years old. I've been a live performer for 43 years. I currently play guitar and sing in a 3 piece Classic Rock cover band with my brother and a lifelong friend. I also play bass and sing in another 3 piece band with my son and daughter. In addition, I have a solo acoustic show. Most all current venues offering live music in my area are brewpubs. They all want a 3 hour show. Our current setlist for each band consists of about 40 songs plus about 5 spares. My setlist for my solo acoustic show consists of 60 songs plus spares. The reason that setlist is longer is because I play 3 hours without taking breaks plus there are fewer instrumental solos. For all 3 acts, I provide sound and lighting and mix from stage. I also provide large print lyric sheets for heavy duty 1 inch three ring binder notebooks. The songs are held in premium clear sleeves. We perform with the notebooks on music stands and turn pages between songs. As we learn new material, we simply rotate songs in and out of the notebooks. This approach works well for us. However, the drummer in each band photographs each song and loads it onto a tablet they mount on a stand since notebooks are difficult amid drums. But they carry the notebooks as backup.

I have ADHD and I really needed this one.

Brilliant video, excellent simple and concise. Thank you very much for this.

Great idea man...we need to do something like this, i appreciate your sharing tutorial....happy new years!

I've just built one using stuff I had kicking around. I used a 24" monitor, an Android TV box to power the monitor, and an old broadband router gives me a local WiFi network, software is Mobilesheets. My Samsung tablet can miracast to the TV box, or viceversa. The Stage prompter can also function stand alone or as a central hub for other tablets to connect to it using the WiFi. Mobilesheets can then sync the setlists and control all the tablet page turns from one foot switch. The other tablets need to be running Mobilesheets as well of course. I couldn't connect my tablet direct to the monitor like yours as Samsung in their infinate wisdom removed that functionality from the Tab A, that meant I had to look for an alternative means of getting the lyrics on the monitor. As it turns out I have finished up with a much more flexible sytem than first planned, result :)

@DustinRadtke

7 ай бұрын

Love it! There are so many creative ways to solve a problem.

Thanks so much! This should generate more views!!!

@DustinRadtke

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful!

I’m not sure why there isn’t more comments on this video. Great idea. Good info with all the equipment. Needed to make this happen. Thanks again.

Very helpful

Genius!😀

Not sure if this has been said yet. There’s an app called ableset that acts as a remote for ableton backing trax. It also has a feature to display lyrics karaoke style which is controlled by a midi track in ableton. That could easily be sent to your DIY wedge.

@DustinRadtke

7 ай бұрын

Interesting, I'll check it out. We don't use tracks or anything, but I could see this behind quite handy since it works more hands free

awesome build! What size computer monitor is that? and height/width? Also what are the full dimensions of that front area of the wedge once you remove the grill? Looking to maximize that space.

@DustinRadtke

11 ай бұрын

I tried a couple monitors that we had lying around. The one I went with is an old 21.5 HP. The inside lip that holds the grill and keeps the scene in place is only about a 1/4" larger than the screen on all sides. It was just luck that it fit so nicely. The outside dimensions are 22 1/2 L x 15 3/4 W on the face of the wedge.

That’s cool, and I had no idea they made an HDMI converter for the iPad.

@DustinRadtke

Жыл бұрын

This one is a bit finicky, but the one I use with my iPad Pro works flawlessly. Getting one that charges is ideal since generally gigs are for 3-4 hours.

This is awesome, thanks so much for putting this up. My band is doing the same thing, can you help me with which HDMI converter you used?

@DustinRadtke

11 ай бұрын

It was an Amazon basics Lightning to HDMI to HDMI with the ability to charge if I needed. amzn.to/446mG5R There are some other brands that work with USBC to Hdmi if that's what yours uses.

@user-yq5po8ob8x

11 ай бұрын

@@DustinRadtke thanks so much !! trying to make this work with an Ipad Air

Hello.... great video! How did you get the big monitor to show in "Portrait" mode while the iPad is Landscape?

@DustinRadtke

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was an option in Bandhelper to rotate the external monitor.

Will the band helper software work with a Windows 10 pc

Thanks so much!

great video dustin..can i a use a mini computer like a dell windows pc 20 gb hd? does bandhelper work with desktop pc?

@DustinRadtke

3 ай бұрын

I think it is only a web-based editor on your PC so it doesn't actually run the same. A friend of mine has a prebuilt stage teleprompter that uses a mini PC. Not sure the program it uses, but you use PDF files for the lyrics.

How well can you see the monitor outdoors during the day? We play a lot of fests that are in the sun.

@DustinRadtke

4 ай бұрын

We haven't had any issues. We play outdoors a lot in the summer. The background is black and the text is white, that helps and the monitor has a matte finish. Glossy would glare really bad.

Would I be able to use a Andriod Tablet in the same way as you have used the iPad? I have been using Setlist Helper for about 10 years now. I'm sure this will work, but if not, you have given me another option......

@chrisrandolph466

2 ай бұрын

I also use Setlist Helper and an Android tablet. I was not able to get the lyrics to display in portrait, couldn't find a rotate function in Setlist Helper.

So just ro be clear..the footswitch controls the iPad not the wedge? I have this exact set up (bought not built) but I want to cast the setlist helper I've been using on my tablet to the prompter. I think I can do it if I buy that USB to hdmi adapter, but the footswitch it came with connects to the prompter. Will that not work?

@DustinRadtke

Жыл бұрын

Yep, The footswitch we use controls the app via Bluetooth, and the monitor is just a second display really.

How did you get your monitor into portrait mode instead of landscape?

@DustinRadtke

Жыл бұрын

In the app under general settings, there is a section for External Display. There is a section called Rotation that I changed until it was correct.

Hi Dustin, which model of "old IPad" have you connected to the monitor? Let me Know something more about it...

@DustinRadtke

Жыл бұрын

The one our singer uses is an iPad Air 2 from 2014. We used my 2020 iPad pro once too. Both worked great.

@valeriobartolini5795

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!

How did you get the monitor in portrait mode

@DustinRadtke

4 ай бұрын

I made short on it. kzread.infoDDmj_DXtytE

Working on this exact project myself. Using Set List Maker. Two issues I keep running into. 1. How did you get your monitor to do full portrait? My iPad is locked in portrait,monitor is set up portrait but it still refuses to go full screen portrait. Gotta be something silly I'm missing..lol 2. Wanting to use an hdmi pass through splitter for a second monitor. Not having any luck making that work. Being Apple I'm sure something weird about it. Just wondering if you had any experience with this Thanks!!

@DustinRadtke

Жыл бұрын

I use Bandhelper, but I think it's the same company. For me in the General Settings under "External Display". In there is "Rotation " and for our set up I had to choose 270. I haven't tried the use a splitter, but yeah, being Apple, I'm sure it's not plug-and-play.

@mikemitchell1485

Жыл бұрын

@@DustinRadtke Yup... I Use its little brother Set List Maker. And you are correct. Digging into External Display was the trick. Now to find a pass thru switch to add a second monitor. Im pretty sure Apple just has it out for me. :-) Thanks for the help.

@DestinationUnknownKnoxBand

10 ай бұрын

@@DustinRadtke Hey Dustin - Do you mean the General Settings in the iPad?

@DustinRadtke

10 ай бұрын

No, these are settings inside the BandHelper app

@DestinationUnknownKnoxBand

10 ай бұрын

@@DustinRadtke Thanks! My singer figured it out about an hour after I sent you a message! lol We are using a small guitar stand for the monitor. I'm too old to haul around heavy, wooden monitors!!!

Does it take some kind of app to make this work? I''m getting nothing....

@DustinRadtke

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I use Bandhelper.

@dryley1221

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for reply...but what I meant was an app to get the "picture" from Ipad to monitor. I haven't been able to make that happen.

@DustinRadtke

4 ай бұрын

It's all done through the Bandhelper app and a HDMI dongle to the monitor.

Can this be done with a tablet?

@DustinRadtke

7 ай бұрын

Never tried it with an android tablet, but Bandhelper is on Android so I'd imagine you can.

Try Dylan songs with 20 verses then talk to me😂

thanks for sharing this! we use a similar setup, but with the app 'Stage Traxx 3' which allows you to time-code the lyrics so they scroll perfectly, and that way the font can be MUCH larger. we shared a video here as a sample (along with in-ear monitor audio with cues) kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJ2CmdGLmJCnkdo.html

@DustinRadtke

11 ай бұрын

Interesting! You wouldn't have to worry about losing your spot then. Thanks, I'll take a look at the app.

@vamband

11 ай бұрын

@@DustinRadtke yea exactly. it works best if the band performs with click & tracks as the timing is consistently perfect, but they also have an 'auto scroll' speed editable per song so its very flexible. my favorite part that separates it from other apps is that karaoke-style teleprompting, and ability to color-code, adding chords & arrangement notes too. here's another example 'lyric video' of a mashup we do: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qH2J0cqIpb2wXZM.html

🤦 'Promo sm'!!

@DustinRadtke

Жыл бұрын

I wish! I could use the extra money to buy eggs!🙂