Master Writer Software

[indianriverstudio]

Hey there everyone... Just my 2cents... But - I think that it's an ok program - just a bit overpriced, and really what it does is something you could do mostly on your own. I do like the word-phrase helps... I just find it a bit overpriced... Mark - Eine Klavier

[jwebbinspired]

Well, I finally decided to make the purchase. I downloaded the trial, and it seems to be a good fit for me. It did seem a little overpriced to me too Mark. I got it for $200. But the functions I like best are the word-phrase function, rhyming filters, and built in audio recorder for melody ideas. And the fact that it keeps everything together and you don't have to worry about spreadsheets, etc....anyway I bought it.I've been using it a lot. I'm pretty happy.

[guitarhacker]

I've had the demo fro a few weeks.... pretty cool stuff, don't know if I want to buy it though.... I get a deal ...maybe a few bucks off... with BMI.

[southpaw]

Cool stuff Andy, like i said, ive found it to be a great utility, but what continues to be the key thing for me is having a properly organized database to grow my catalog and have all the notes/song information other than the project files in one conveniant place. Im a sucker for efficiency! Cheers

[jwebbinspired]

It's the same deal where ever you go. $90 off. They just jack the price up to make it look like a huge discount.

[ciskokidd]

As an organizational tool Masterwriter is exceptional. It is true you could sit there with your rhyming dictionary, theasaurus, dictionary, etc. But have you ever tried to do that? It's a pain in the butt. I love being able to sketch out a lyric, throw a melody into the recorder, and jump into a different song when I get stuck just by clicking a tab.I started using Masterwriter with version 1 and got a great deal on the upgrade to version 2.It is my primary lyric and idea generation device. I could go back to notepads and having my ideas scattered all over scraps of paper, but that would be like trading my car in for a horse and buggy.Yes it's expensive, but for me it has paid for itself ten times over.Best,Cisko

[jwebbinspired]

I absolutely love my Master Writer. It was exactly what I needed. It's great. I can organize my songs by worktape and demo and I can attach both versions to the file. No more "where did I save that?"And Cisko I agree, the best part is having all those resources a click away...as oppossed to a couple of dozen or maybe hundred page flips.The MAIN thing that this software has helped me with is focus. Instead of getting hung up on a line I can put something in there temporarily with a click without stopping my flow.Mine has already paid for itself in just a couple months IMOAndy

[claire]

I got it as part of the stuff I won in some contest and I'm embarrassed to say that I've never used it. I'm not creatively stimulated by computer programs, unfortunately, and still write using a legal pad and pen - or note paper and pencil - or scratch pads and Sharpies...Claire

[matthoggard]

Thank God Claire!!I thought I was the only one left. I do type my lyrics into word and organize them that way.I keep a pad in the truck to write notes on.My co-writer carries around the same writers book hes had for 25 years. I still have notebooks from 1990. I organize my notebooks in a file cabinet.I like writing at the pc since I can move whole verses and phrases around at will and I havent had the need (yet) to consult ryhming dictionaries. There are hundreds of them online if the need arises. I just cant justify the expense for a writing software.IM just old fashioned that way I guess.M~

[jwebbinspired]

I guess everybody has there own way of doing it. I say do whatever lets the juices flow. I'm definitely not connected to Master Writer by the hip, I just wrote two songs last week without it on a notepad....but I went right in there and typed it up nice and recorded a worktape. All that being sad...I'm willing to wager I'm from a younger generation than both Claire and Matt and so using a computer is almost assumed to me. Although I didn't get a "myspace" until around Christmas LOL go figureBottomline...I think it's not so much the software's features as much as it is a structure for my ADD tendencies Andy