I tried the with a simple PDF reader called CloudReader for a conduction seminar. Obviously this gave me no way to add eyeglasses or what have you. I would rate the experience as B-, and if I do it again I'll go ahead and print out the materials.
A big issue is how fast the pages turn. I chose CloudReader because all the reviews stated that page turning was speedy, and it is. The only issue is that in the heat of the moment, a gesture meant to turn a page could accidentally turn more than one page or change the zoom level, and then I was essentially no longer using the thing until I stopped the group and re-oriented it. Another problem for me in the seminar was simply finding the exercises. The file names did not match the piece names. When you are using paper you look at the titles, but Cloudreader does have quick way to browse by first page. This is a problem specific to Cloudreader, but it is definitely something to consider when you evaluate whatever software you intend to use. Also, I find the small screen to be really annoying, but ymmv. I would not want to be dependent on this setup as a player. Conductors don't usually make sounds that are part of the music, so they can recover or fake it without the audience noticing anything. But it's different for a player. On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 8:09 AM, David H. Bailey < [email protected]> wrote: > I can't recall if this has been discussed on tpin or not (but then again I > can't even remember what I had for dinner last night) so I thought I would > ask if anybody is using an iPad as an electronic music stand. > > I've looked into the dedicated Freehand MusicPadPro but am also considering > the iPad. The good thing about the Freehand is the screen size, but the > relatively tiny memory would mean a lot of switching files in and out, and > it's not good for anything else. Plus I've read some discouraging comments > online about where the company is heading, so I'm a bit reluctant to > purchase something where the company might be gone in a year or two. If > anybody is using one of these, please comment on it. > > I do know of several music reading apps for the iPad -- MusicReader needs a > PC or Mac to convert the PDF files into native file format but there's a > free iPad app to read the files on the iPad. I've purchased the Windows > version and am very impressed with the capabilities. The other one I've > found, ForScore, will work directly with PDF files of the music but > otherwise seems a bit less capable than MusicReader. I would welcome > comments from anybody using either or both of these. > > Is the iPad screen really too small, assuming one has good eyesight (or > correctable to 20/20 with glasses) or is it manageable? > > Thanks for any/all comments about either device as a replacement for paper > music. > > And many apologies if this has been discussed before on this list and I've > just missed it -- I tend to miss a lot these days ;-). > > -- > David H. Bailey > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
