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If you’re looking to skip the stands and just use a confidence monitor, Proclaim’s got you covered. Add chords in-line with your lyrics to show them on the confidence monitor for your musicians.
You can import chords from SongSelect, add chords directly in Proclaim, or add chords in Proclaim Music. Ensure you're formatting your chords correctly, and then, optimize your confidence monitor for chords.
Import from SongSelect
Note: You must have a SongSelect® Premium subscription to import chords from SongSelect.
When adding a new song service item, select a song from SongSelect by CCLI.
In the pop-up, select a key and check Import chords. Then, click Add Song.
The chords will show up on the confidence monitor and not on your Slides output.
When you’ve edited your song, the changes will sync with Proclaim Music so the rest of your team can access them on the web.
If you would like to transpose chords, simply click the key dropdown and select a new key.
Edit in Proclaim
Go to the song in Proclaim and select the arrangement you want to edit. Enter the chords inline in brackets:
A[D]mazing grace, how [G]sweet the [D]sound
That [D]saved a [Bm]wretch like [A]me
You'll want to make sure you format your chords so they transpose correctly.
The chords will show up on the confidence monitor and not on your Slides output.
When you’ve edited your song, the changes will sync with Proclaim Music so the rest of your team can access them on the web.
Edit on Proclaim Music
Note the arrangement title of the song; you’ll need to know that before you start adding chords. Click the Proclaim Music icon on the upper right of the Edit pane.
This will take you to the song page on Proclaim Music, where you can view all your arrangements. Click the arrangement you want to add chords to.
Enter the chords in brackets, like this:
A[D]mazing grace, how [G]sweet the [D]sound
That [D]saved a wretch like [A]me
You'll want to make sure you format your chords so they transpose correctly.
You can do this yourself, or click Import ChordPro to use an existing set of chords and lyrics that are already in this format. You can download these with a SongSelect® Premium subscription or search the internet for them.
Proclaim Music will save your work automatically. When you’re done, go back to Proclaim. From there, click the sync icon, then navigate back to the song to see your lyric changes in Proclaim.
Format your chords
When adding or editing chords in Proclaim or Proclaim Music, you'll need to make sure you format them for the transposition feature to transpose them correctly:
- Do not leave a space before the chord ( [A], not [ A] ).
- Similarly, do not leave a space before the bass note ( [C/F], not [C/ F] )
- Use an asterisk * as the first character in the brackets when writing a comment or annotation. [*A/B] or [*Play louder] will bring up a warning when the song is transposed.
Set up your confidence monitor
First, configure your display settings to show the confidence output on the correct screen.
Go to Settings > Default Confidence. Choose Song from the service item type dropdown menu and set the default template to Large Lyric Preview. You can also make your own custom template if you'd prefer.
You're all done! Go back to the song and click the Confidence tab to see a preview of your chords and lyrics in the Confidence output.