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Rhyming Dictionaries & Songwriting iOS Apps
Long before there were iPads I began using a rhyming dictionary PC program called Masterwriter to help with my song lyrics. In fact I have it open every day for my day job as a writer, because it has features that go beyond typical dictionaries and thesauruses.
I just checked and see that there are tons of iOS rhyming dictionaries and songwriting apps.
Any of you use them? If so, which ones do you find most useful?
I tried the LE version of one called “Songwriter’s Pad” and it has a decent rhyming feature, but nothing like the powerhouse in Masterwriter. It does offer a whole suite of utilities for putting your song together in sections (called “blocks”), including a way to put your guitar chords with your lyrics, which is cool. But it also has an "idea" section that I didn't care for.
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I briefly dabbled with VCVCBC, it has a rhyming dictionary built in that can auto-suggest as you type, but to be honest I ended going back to the simplicity of using Evernote and an online rhyming dictionary (Rhymezone). The best thing about Evernote is that it syncs across everything, so I can start something on the desktop and finish it on mobile without being locked in to either.
I should say that I don't have the latest version of Masterwriter, but it works in the cloud and therefore is accessible on all devices.
$9.95 monthly subscription. I'll stick to Evernote and Rhymezone
They don't offer it for a one-time purchase anymore. That really sucks. I guess that's why I decided to stick with 2.0
Were rhyming dictionaries used by Ronnie Van Zant or Oscar Levant?
I'm a bit stuffy about these kind of tools, but am pretty certain that's my loss. However you get there if it's the right way it's the right way.
Rhyming dictionaries are used by just about every songwriter in existence, read any in-depth interview or book to confirm this - Jimmy Webb's Tunesmith is good start:
But there is one thing that these gentlemen and ladies have in common - whatever their style. Virtually all of them keep a rhyming dictionary and a thesaurus close by. No shame here. In fact it is not a very lucid act to attempt the writing of verse in any form without these unless one happens to be a Mensa
A rhyming dictionary can't create emotion, which is what is at the heart of a successful song, it just helps find rhymes more quickly. A thesaurus is allowed as well.
Webb's book is great. I bought it for Mrs C when she was suffering from writer's block/creative indifference/whatever and she found it invaluable.
Funny aint it, because some of us (self) who blanch a little at a rhyming machine are the same people who buy a thesaurus for young folks most Christmases....
Have a look at Songwriter HD, I have used it recently and it helps get some interesting rhymes I probably wouldn't have thought of.
However, those young folks must be warned of thesaurus misuse. I had a classmate whose oral report contained the memorable "...so the Romans once again defecated their enemies"
Oh, eliminate!
Dictionary misuse is a schoolboy's favourite pastime...
@JohnnyGoodyear Thank you. To each his own.
@JeffChasteen Among the people who use Masterwriter are Trent Reznor ("My central hub for songwriting" ), Babyface, David Foster, and Kenny Loggins. And these are just people who agreed to post testimonials on the site. I'm sure that a lot of the greatest songwriters of today use this thing. Why not?
On the other hand I used to know a really great singer/songwriter named Ron Sexsmith. When I told him about Masterwriter he looked horrified. It's alien to his process. But he doesn't use MIDI either.
But I am not Ron.
This is going to sound defensive, but many of the song lyrics I've written have been done in a day or two, but some have taken many months to write. Even years. If I'm unhappy with a lyric I won't stop trying until I'm satisfied. My main instrument is my imagination, but I don't feel bad about using anything else I can get my hands on.
No, there seems to be a misunderstanding; I have no problem with the use of any tool. My apologies if it seemed that way. My query/statement was just a too-clever-by-half meta thing.
Man, Sexsmith is an incredible songwriter.
I see it now, it flew straight over my head the first time
Well, that and proper usage of the PDR...
Penile Desperation Radar? Ah, public school.....
I was speaking of wonders pharmacological, but you do have a point...
...sometimes Sonar is useful when you're desperate and at the beach. Oh my God.