Isn't that exactly what my question was? Thanks regardless. On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Eric Dannewitz <[email protected]>wrote:
> You are going to trust a rumor? Stupid. The rumors concerning apple > are 9 times out of 10 wrong and that is being generous. > > I don't see why you couldn't buy it in your Mac/pc and then when you > get an iPad you'll have it. It's not an iPhone/I touch program as I > don't see it on my iPhone (when I buy something it generally appears > automatically on all my iOS devices).....so you won't be able to use > it for months....probably not until April when the next iPad will > probably emerge. > > Sent from my iSomething > -- > Eric Dannewitz > Musician/Polymath/Evil Genius > http://www.ericdannewitz.com > > On Dec 17, 2011, at 10:55 AM, Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
