Using the Lyrics Track and Inspector

The Lyrics Track lets you craft lyrics that stay perfectly in time with your music, while the Lyrics Inspector lets you view, edit, and follow them as they play.

Showing/hiding the Lyrics Track

To show or hide the Lyrics track, do one of the following:

  • Click the Track View Options CNTRACKVIEWOPTIONS.png button and select Lyrics under Project Tracks.
  • Select View > Show Lyrics Track or press ALT+L (Windows) / OPTION+L (Mac). The Lyrics track appears directly under the Arranger track (if visible).
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  • To resize the Lyrics track, drag the splitter bar between the Lyrics pane and the Track pane.
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Lyrics Track / Inspector

The Lyrics Inspector has three tools: the Lyrics Editor for editing track lyrics, the Lyrics Scratch Pad for jotting down ideas without affecting the track, and the Lyrics Prompter which scrolls the lyrics in sync with your music.

To show or hide the Lyrics Inspector, select View > Show Lyrics Inspector or press F7.

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Full details for each tool can be found in the Cakewalk Next manual here.

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