Dear David, I have seen no discussion of this, but one is certainly due. iPad size is an issue for me. I don't like a music stand right in my face, and the iPad does need to be closer than the 9.5 x 12.5 parts I print. I have seen a player here in Portland use one for reading lead sheets and, for that limited purpose, I think it is a handy and effective solution - no light problem in dark clubs and a large repertoire easily available. But that kind of reading is limited compared to having to take in the details in some ensemble parts, and I'm not yet convinced about its usefulness in that role. I'm eager to hear more from anyone with experience with electronic music stands. Someday they will work, I'm convinced of that.
Chuck On Dec 8, 2010, at 6:09 AM, David H. Bailey 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 Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
