Start with the Working Band
Choose the Working Band on Home before preparing Band-scoped Flow content. In Flow → Band, manage that Band profile and roster together. You can create another Band or switch the Working Band from Home whenever you need to; Flow does not provide a second selector.
Start with Songs
Start by importing a song list or adding songs manually. You do not need to finish every song detail before generating a first show: ShowGen can suggest placeholder information for incomplete imports.
Flow is the home for the Working Band’s saved Songs. Open a Song to update the title and the musical details you use, including BPM, duration, genres, ratings, placements, notes, and performer information. Flow owns the saved BPM; Pulse can use a temporary live tempo, and Save Tempo to Song is the deliberate action that writes that live value back to Flow.
Import songs and set up the band
Use Import Songs for CSV files, spreadsheets, PDFs, screenshots, scans, and photos of song lists. Review the detected songs and suggested missing values before adding anything to the Song Library. For structured batch editing, use the official ShowGen Song Spreadsheet workflow.
Open Band to create the Band profile, add performers, and define their instruments and roles. Songs imported before setup can temporarily use Unassigned until you connect them to the appropriate member. Copy to Band makes new, independent target Songs; it does not copy Shows or create ongoing synchronization.
Generate a first show
Open Flow → Shows, choose New Show, enter Event Details, and choose Generate Show or Create Manually. Make sure the Songs you want are available. Flow uses the active rules, Song information, and duration goal to organize the result. You can edit sets and song order afterward, including before a performance.
For a saved performance Show, see Current Engagements and Shows.
Back up the library
ShowGen Backup in ShowGen Settings creates a portable application backup. Restore ShowGen Backup… replaces the included local data after confirmation. Export your current setup first and follow the app’s sync/restart instructions; see Backup and Restore.
Importing an ordinary song-list file is separate from a complete library restore and does not replace the library.