Getting started

Create an account

You need: Public sign-up is open (without it, people join through an invitation from their band).

1. Select Create an account on the sign-in page.
2. Enter Your name and Email, tick that you agree to the terms of service, and tick the anti-robot check (it works without cookies).
3. Select Continue. Pulse sends a sign-in link to your email – open it, or type the code from the email on the page.
4. Create your band: Band name, Web address, What are you? and Country – see Create a band.

Result: The band opens on its Dashboard with Getting started and 30 days of the Pro plan free. There is no password – next time you sign in with an email link or a passkey.

Sign in for the first time

You need: The invitation from your band, sent to your email address or shared as a link.

1. Open the invitation link. You see You're invited with the band's name and your role.
2. Select Sign in to accept.
3. Enter your Email – the same address the invitation was sent to – and select Email me a sign-in link.
4. Open the email and click the link, then select Sign in on the page that opens. If you read the email on another device, type the code from the email into Or enter the code from the email on the sign-in page instead.
5. Back on the invitation, select Accept invitation.

Result: You are a member of the band and its Dashboard opens. More about invitations in Invitations.

Sign in next time

1. Open Pulse and enter your Email, then select Email me a sign-in link – or select Sign in with a passkey if you have set one up.
2. To sign in faster next time, add a passkey: account menu → Sign-in & security → Add a passkey. It uses your fingerprint, face or device PIN instead of an email.

Result: Pulse opens the band you used last. Details about passkeys and sign-in methods are in Signing in.

Find your way around

1. The menu on the left lists the band's sections: Dashboard, Events, Event planning, Songs & Setlists, Announcements, Members and Statistics. You only see the sections your role allows. Admins also see Finances and Settings under Admin.
2. On a phone, tap the menu button at the top left to open the menu. On a computer, the same button makes the menu narrow or wide.
3. At the top of the menu is the band switcher. If you are in more than one band, select it and choose the band under Switch band.
4. Under Quick filters, the numbers show what is waiting for you: Waiting for my answer (events you haven't answered yet), My events (events where you play, help as crew, or said you are coming), Open polls (date polls you still have to answer) and, for those who see the band's finances, Unpaid gigs – plus Expenses to approve for those who approve expenses.
5. Help at the bottom of the menu opens all help articles.

Search, notifications, help and your account

1. Select Search or run a command… at the top, or press ⌘K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows, Linux). Type part of an event, venue, song or person to jump there, or choose a command such as New event, Invite a member or a section under Go to.
2. The bell opens Notifications. The red number shows how many you haven't read yet; new ones also pop up briefly at the bottom of the screen.
3. The ? button shows help for the page you are on in a card over the page; Open in Help shows the full article.
4. Your picture or initials at the top right open the account menu: Profile, Notification settings, Calendar feed, Privacy & data, Sign-in & security, Language, Appearance, Style and Sign out.

Install Pulse on your phone

1. Open Pulse in your phone's browser. The Dashboard shows Install Pulse on your phone.
2. Android: select Install and confirm.
3. iPhone: tap the Share button in Safari, then Add to Home Screen.
4. Open Pulse from the new icon and turn on notifications in Notification settings (account menu) if you want them on the phone.

Result: Pulse opens from your home screen like an app and can send notifications to your phone.

The Getting started list

1. Band admins of a new band see Getting started on the Dashboard: Complete your profile, Invite the band, Add the first event and Add songs, each with its button.
2. A step ticks itself off once it's done. Below the list you see how long the Pro trial lasts and Compare plans.
3. Select Hide if you don't need the list; it also goes away once everything is done.