Just as you do with a multi-page paper piano part, you flick as quickly as 
possible back to the del segno, or da capo

paper or touch screen isn't that different.


On 09/12/2010, at 2:49 AM, Chuck Israels wrote:

> What happens with a multi-page part when there is a DC al coda?
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> On Dec 8, 2010, at 7:13 AM, James Gilbert wrote:
> 
>> I've owned a MusicPad Pro for the past 7 years and have been very happy with
>> it. Rumors suggest that the company is no longer developing the unit, so
>> what we have now is probably all we'll ever have from that company - just a
>> rumor. The unit uses a thumb drive to store music in its proprietary format.
>> I have a 1 gig memory stick and have over 3,000 (maybe 4,000) titles. I can
>> access them and search via the system's very good 'browse collection'
>> feature. I can also put songs into playlists that allow me to touch the
>> right side of the screen (or press a foot pedal) and it automatically loads
>> in the next song. Repeats can be programmed in very easily. You can also
>> make notations on the screen in various ways, including text. Any graphic
>> image or pdf file can be converted to freehand format and the company sells
>> more music than one could play in one's lifetime that is in freehand format.
>> I personally find converting Finale files to freehand results in less disk
>> usage than using scans from a scanner or pdf files. I can't say that there
>> is much about it I don't like. Some minor enhancements to how one finds and
>> organizes files would be nice.
>> 
>> I think it was on a Reaper DAW format where I heard some people saying that
>> they were having success using the iPad to view PDF files of music with
>> success. I've not seen an iPad.
>> 
>> James Gilbert
>> www.jamesgilbertmusic.com
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On
>>> Behalf Of David H. Bailey
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 9:09 AM
>>> To: finale@shsu.edu
>>> Subject: [Finale] {Spam} iPad as electronic music stand
>>> 
>>> 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.
>> 
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