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8. Songs & Setlists

8.1 Song Management

Songs are managed from the sidebar in the Engineer view.

Creating a song:

  1. Type the name in the "New track..." field at the top of the sidebar
  2. Click the + button or press Enter
  3. The song is created with the current mixer state

Loading a song:

  1. Click a song in the list to expand it
  2. Click the ▶ (Load) green icon
  3. Audio files are decoded (from cache if already loaded) and the mixer updates

Saving a song:

  • Click the orange Save icon on the expanded song
  • Saves the current mixer state (volumes, pans, mutes, effects, etc.)

Reordering songs:

  • Drag and drop — grab a song by the grip handle (⋮⋮) on the left of the row and drop it at the new position; the other rows shift smoothly
  • Move up / Move down — also available from the overflow menu (⋯) on the expanded row, useful when navigating from keyboard

Other actions (in the overflow menu ⋯ on the expanded row):

  • Rename — inline editing with confirmation
  • Duplicate — creates a copy with a new name
  • Save as template — only available on the active song; opens a dialog for name + optional description
  • Remove from setlist — keeps the song on disk, just unlinks it from the current setlist

Delete a song from disk is in the overflow menu of the "Unused Songs" section (with confirmation dialog and "Also delete files on disk" option).

8.2 Setlist Management

Setlist selector:

  • At the top of the sidebar, click the setlist name to open the dropdown
  • Each setlist shows its song count
  • The active setlist has a mint checkmark

Setlist actions:

  • New setlist — + button in the dropdown
  • Duplicate — copy icon, creates a copy of the current setlist
  • Rename — pencil icon
  • Delete — trash icon (songs are not deleted)
  • Load — click another setlist name

Preloading: When loading a new setlist, all audio files from the contained songs are decoded in parallel. An overlay shows the progress:

  1. ESTË Live logo with pulse animation
  2. Progress bar with current filename
  3. Counter "5 / 12"
  4. On completion: green checkmark + "Ready" (auto-dismisses after 1.2s)

8.3 Unused Songs

At the bottom of the sidebar, the "UNUSED SONGS" section (expandable) shows songs that exist on disk but are not part of the current setlist. From here you can add them to the current setlist with the + button.

8.4 Session Templates

Session templates are pre-configured mixer setups (channel names, bus layout, effects, colors) without song-specific content like audio files or regions. They let you start new songs with a consistent setup instead of configuring everything from scratch each time.

Built-in templates:

Template Description
Empty Blank session with no channels or buses configured
Solo Acoustic Single input + stereo backing track, 1 IEM bus
Duo Two vocal/instrument inputs + backing track, 2 IEM buses
Full Band (4-piece) Vocals, guitar, bass, drums + backing tracks, 4 IEM buses
Full Band (6-piece) Extended band with keys and second guitar, 6 IEM buses

Creating a song from a template:

  1. In the sidebar, type the song name in the "New song..." field
  2. A template dropdown appears below the input — choose a template (defaults to "From current mixer")
  3. Click + or press Enter — the new song is created with the template's mixer configuration

Saving a custom template (Live only):

  1. Load the song whose mixer setup you want to reuse
  2. Click the ⋯ (more) button on the song's action bar
  3. Select Save as template, enter a name and optional description, then confirm
  4. Your template will appear in the template dropdown alongside the built-in ones

Note: Built-in templates cannot be deleted or modified. User-created templates can be deleted from the templates REST API.