Adding songs

The setlist is the backbone of your show. You can add audio files to it several ways — drag and drop works fastest during preparation, and the CSV import is useful when another department hands you a song list.

Drag and drop

Drag one or more audio files directly onto the Setlist panel. LTCast adds them in the order they appear in your file picker or Explorer window. You can drag files from any Explorer window or file manager.

Using the Add Files button

Click the Add Files button in the setlist toolbar to open a file picker. Select one or more files and confirm. LTCast adds them in the order selected.

Supported formats

LTCast accepts the following audio formats:

• WAV — recommended for live use; no decoding overhead
• AIFF — Apple lossless; equivalent to WAV for playback
• MP3 — compressed; supported but not recommended if WAV is available
• FLAC — lossless compressed
• OGG — open compressed format
• M4A — AAC container; common from digital stores

Background LTC scan

After adding files, LTCast queues each one for an LTC scan in the background. Scan results appear as colored badges on the song card — green when LTC is found, yellow when no timecode is detected. You can continue working while scanning runs. See LTC scan badges for details.

Add an empty song

Click the + button in the setlist toolbar, then choose Add Empty Song. An empty song is a silence track with a configurable duration that still outputs LTC and all other protocols. Use it for pre-show silence at a specific timecode, intermissions, or countdowns. See Empty songs for details.

Import from CSV

If you have a spreadsheet of songs, export it as CSV and import it via File > Import CSV. The CSV must include at least a file path column. See the CSV export/import documentation for the required column format.

Reorder songs

Drag any song card up or down to change the playback order. The drag handle is at the left edge of each card. To move multiple songs at once, select them first using Shift+click or Ctrl+click, then drag the group. See Sorting songs for automatic sort options.