User Manual

OnSong® Along

Bring yer audience into th' show, matey! OnSong® Along puts th' lyrics o' th' song ye be performin' right on yer audience's phones. Arrr! As ye play, everyone follows along on their own screen — and if ye like, they can request songs, tip th' band, and find yer links. This screen be where ye set up yer band, choose what yer audience can do, and go live, savvy?

OnSong Along be a Premium feature, ye scallywag. Ye'll need t' be signed into yer OnSong account, and yer device has t' be on Wi-Fi or a wired network afore ye can go live. If ye be not signed in yet, this screen will ask ye t' sign in first, Blimey!

Start/Stop

Tap Start in th' upper right corner t' go live and reveal yer audience's join code, matey. It stays dimmed until yer device has a network address, so if it won't light up, connect t' Wi-Fi or a wired network, savvy? Once ye be broadcastin', it becomes a red Stop button that ends th' session.

Band

Choose th' band ye be presentin' as, matey. Each band carries its own name, links, brandin', and request list, so ye can keep separate identities fer different gigs. Arrr! If ye haven't made one yet, this reads Setup… Ye can then tap t' name yer first band. Otherwise ye'll head t' th' Bands screen t' add, rename, switch, or remove bands, savvy?

Brandin'

Style how yer band looks t' th' audience with a background, logo, and colors on th' welcome screen and lyrics page, me hearty. This reads Custom or Default dependin' on whether ye've personalized it.

Add tip-jar, social media, music, and website links that appear as tappable icons on yer audience's page. This shows how many links th' band currently has, Ahoy!

Requests

Let yer audience request songs from yer band's collection, savvy?

  • Allow Song Requests turns audience requests on or off. When it be on, listeners can browse yer collection and send ye requests, which show up in Quick Pick, matey.
  • Limit Requests T' appears once requests be on, and lets ye choose what th' audience can browse All Songs or a specific book. Curating a dedicated book be a grand way t' control exactly what they see, Arrr!

Location and Wi-Fi

Help people find ye and get connected, me hearty. Both options require Location Services permission, savvy?

  • List Me Band Publicly lists yer band by location on onsongapp.com/along so nearby listeners can find ye without a code, matey.
  • Show Wi-Fi Name shows which Wi-Fi network t' join on yer audience page — which be handy at venues where th' audience needs t' be on th' house network, Blimey!

Once ye be live, yer audience's join code appears here, Ahoy!

  • QR Code be what yer audience scans t' follow along. Tap it t' share, print, or save th' code — perfect fer a slide or a table tent, savvy?
  • Link be th' web address they can open directly. Tap it t' copy th' URL t' yer clipboard, matey.
OnSong 2026 — Last Updated on July 14, 2026