Tablets

x9ret · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:05 am Post subject: Tablets

Hi everyone. I think it would be pretty cool to have a tablet to read music pdfs. Any suggestions? Need to be big enough to see the music, show music pdfs properly, ability to email a page of the pdf to a student etc. A lot of the advice on this topic on the web appears out of date.

Also I'm guessing Sibelius would be too big for a tablet? Do you know of an alternative program to write some basic music parts out on a tablet like an exercise? Thanks
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Don Herman rev2 · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:10 am Post subject:

There was a thread about this recently in the Lounge. Covered both tablets and SW.

http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=131787
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x9ret · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 6:20 pm Post subject:

Thanks!
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Troy Sargent · Veteran Member Joined: 13 May 2012 Posts: 205

i actually do this with all my music.

I use an iPad (full size not the mini) and an app called forscore to display/mark/organise the pdf's and it works amazingly well!
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GizB · Veteran Member Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 200

Any recommendations for tablets other than iPads? I'm looking for something less expensive, and software that would be similar to Forscore, which I believe is Apple-only.

Don Herman rev2 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:55 pm Post subject:

Check out the other thread. Androids are popular.
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davism · New Member Joined: 27 Nov 2014 Posts: 1 Location: USA

Yes I believe android will work for you as this is the latest and very updated.

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x9ret · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 3:02 am Post subject:

I ordered a Samsung from a Black Friday sale. Will let you know how it goes. Quite a few tablets had discounts on.
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GizB · Veteran Member Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 200

Is there software for Androids similar to ForScore?

Don Herman rev2 · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:34 am Post subject:

MobileSheets seems popular but check out the thread in the Lounge (linked in my post above).

A quick Google search found this: http://techfortheclassicalsinger.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/forscore-and-android-a-no-go-for-the-time-being/

HTH - Don
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RandyTX · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:40 am Post subject:

Rapier232 · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:27 pm Post subject:

I'm with you Randy. Bring on an iPad with a bigger screen. I can get by with normal size but bigger is better.
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SatchmoGillespie · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:38 pm Post subject:

Check out Orpheus. The interface is easy, it can connect with a dropbox folder and you can cache the files so that you don't need a wi-fi connection. I was using mobile sheets but I had issues with it on a couple of my tablets trying to upload the files to the tablet. That was when I went looking around and found Orpheus.
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DH · Veteran Member Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 493

While I don't have a tablet, I DO have an old MusicPad Pro, no longer made, with a 12" screen. All my books and solos have been scanned into the format for the thing (Brother makes a 11x17 printer/scanner that is WELL worth the couple of hundred if you're going to copy much of your music).

A friend with an iPad showed me music on that, and while it was readable, it was probably too small to be used in all circumstances.

My daughter has a 10.5" Samsung and things looked much better on there. I'd like to see things on the Samsung 12". When my MusicPad dies, that' probably what I'll be looking at.

LittleRusty · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:23 pm Post subject:

Until I used the ipad in rehearsal and performance, I too was under the mistaken impression that the screen size was an issue. Just like some I have older eyes and presbyopia has made reading a challenge.

I looked at purchasing a musicpad because it was larger. But at that point it was clear it was reaching the end of support. I looked at existing tables and vapor ware and found nothing that I was willing to invest in.

Most of us imagine reading the iPad at the same distance as the desk on your normal music stand. But the beauty is that you can move the iPad closer than the bell of your trumpet if you choose, thus making the size pretty much a non-factor.

That said, I did find I missed the horn feedback I recieved from the standard music stand.

Don Herman rev2 · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 7:37 am Post subject:

I put in my order for the 31" iPad with forScore. It's on backorder.

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loudog · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:04 pm Post subject:

I've got an iPad for sale in the marketplace, if you're interested.

(Sorry for the shameless self promotion...)
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x9ret · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 1:24 am Post subject:

OK so the Samsung 10.1" tablet arrived. It's OK! When I'm out and about I'll see the value of it.
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x9ret · Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:17 am Post subject:

OK, the tablet is not bad. One thing I don't like is when trying to play a track from it and line out from the headphone jack to silent brass or other- it hisses.
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LittleRusty · Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:41 am Post subject:

Does it hiss in headphones?