Apple isn't going to do a matte one. You can get a film cover for it if it bothers you.
Sent from my iSomething On Dec 9, 2010, at 11:37 AM, Michael Good <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Eric and Robert, > > Eric, I think Robert's main concern may be that for an orchestra, > integrating iPads or other electronic music stands with the job of an > orchestra librarian is not trivial. The largest ensemble I know that > does this on a regular basis is Harry Connick's band. While it's not > trivial, it's not impossible either. > > Robert, this can be designed so there's no need for network connection > - or even power connections - during either rehearsals or > performances. The iPad's battery life far exceeds the longest opera or > orchestral work in the repertoire. > > People have talked about having conductors push out changes to an > ensemble during rehearsal, which would involve networking, but that > doesn't seem like a necessary feature. It also seems like that may be > more important for smaller ensembles like jazz bands and pit > orchestras rather than symphony orchestras. > > As a singer and pianist I had no problem with the iPad screen size for > music. My problem was with the glare. Are you folks who are using this > as a music stand using some sort of anti-glare cover? Or are you using > it in area without overhead or other lighting that gets in the way? > Maybe I'm just more sensitive to glare than others. > > I'm hoping for a matte screen option in a future generation iPad, in > addition to the bigger and higher-resolution displays that others have > requested. > > Best regards, > > Michael Good > Recordare LLC > www.recordare.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
