Adding Ideas to Songs
Copy ideas into existing songs or create new songs from ideas while preserving the source idea and provenance metadata.
When an idea is ready for production, copy it into a song. Songkeeper keeps the original idea in your ideas list and creates a separate demo recording file on the target recording version.
Two Ways to Use an Idea in a Song
| Action | Use It When | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Add to Song | The song already exists and the idea belongs on one of its versions. | Songkeeper copies the audio into the selected recording version as a demo file. |
| Create Song | The idea should become the starting point for a new song. | Songkeeper creates a song, creates a recording version, and adds the idea audio as a demo file. |
Adding to an Existing Song
Choose Add to Song from the idea menu, search for the song, then choose the recording version. If the song has one version, Songkeeper selects it automatically. If it has more than one version, choose the version that should receive the demo.
Creating a New Song From an Idea
Choose Convert to Song or use the create-song option in selection mode. Songkeeper uses the idea title as the default song title, creates the song, creates a recording version, and attaches the copied idea audio to that version.
How the File Copy Works
- The idea remains in the Ideas page. Deleting the copied song file later does not remove the original idea.
- The song gets its own recording file. Songkeeper stores it in the recording domain with the demo file type.
- One idea can be reused. You can copy the same idea into more than one song or version.
- Provenance is preserved. The copied recording file stores the source idea ID, original idea creation time, file hash, and capture provenance.
Bulk Adding Ideas
Selection mode supports bulk add and bulk create. Use it when a group of related captures belongs in the same song, or when several rough takes together should become the starting material for a new song.