Slightly OT: I don't own an iPad -- YET. I plan on getting the newest version when it comes out (some sources say February). Can I download this app now for $.99 and just hold onto it until I get an iPad? I already have an iPhone, so I'm all set up with an Apple Store ID. Thanks.
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Eric Dannewitz <[email protected]>wrote: > This is a must buy for iPad owners. The sounds are very nice, a little > better than the non-garritan sounds finale comes with (smartmusic > synth stuff). > > Yeah, makemusic needs to get into the game. Do they have anything > useful for ios out? They could easily do a smartmusic app for iOs...or > at least like sibelius has done, a viewer app..... > > Sent from my iSomething > -- > Eric Dannewitz > Musician/Polymath/Evil Genius > http://www.ericdannewitz.com > > On Dec 17, 2011, at 3:02 AM, "David H. Bailey" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I just wanted to let the iPad users on this list know that Notion > > Software has just released a brand new music notation product for the > > iPad, Notion, which is a very robust product. It's got many of the > > capabilities of their larger product for computers which has been on the > > market for many years now, and it comes with fantastic instrumental > > sounds included. I sure hope that Finale and Sibelius are paying > > attention and are working on such software as well -- Notion can import > > and export MusicXML files so it will be possible (although I haven't > > tested it yet) to work on a file in Sibelius or Finale on the computer, > > export as MusicXML and load that onto the iPad and continue working on > > it while travelling and then export as MusicXML from Notion on the iPad > > back to the computer for more work. > > > > They've got an introductory price of just $.99 -- after December 20th > > the price will jump to $14.99. The product is much more like computer > > notation products (Finale, Sibelius, Notion) than Symphony Pro (the > > other very robust iPad music notation software product). To get a > > complete set of sounds you need to spend an additional $29.99 but in my > > opinion (as a working musician who is also a composer and arranger) it > > is definitely worth the price. And for a total of only $30.98 I have > > ended up with a fantastic app. > > > > It is a large download, though, runnning just around 1.9GB for the app > > itself and then an additional 1.5GB to hold the additional sounds I > > bought. It is possible to purchase just some additional sounds as > > in-app purchases, but I figured I would bite the bullet and just buy the > > whole thing right off the bat. > > > > Here's the link to the Notion software page about the new product: > > http://www.notionmusic.com/products/notionipad.html > > > > You can get to the appstore page from that screen simply by clicking on > > the "Available on the AppStore" link about half-way down the right hand > > side of the screen (you'll most likely have to scroll to see it). > > > > -- > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
