Okay, maybe a more realistic solution is a (paper) music stand that accommodates a general purpose pad device in a secure, tailored inset, leaving the screen flush with the rest of the stand so you can easily put a folder over it. (Hey wait a minute, did I just invent something?) But I just think the pad device needs to have a larger screen and be a lot cheaper than an iPad before it gains wide acceptance. And you still haven't addressed how I'm gonna play outdoors on a sunny day.
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Eric Dannewitz <ericd...@jazz-sax.com>wrote: > Problem with a dedicated device is cost. Nothing "dedicated" is ever cheap. > A music stand with a display in it would be over a thousand easy. That > MusicReader thing did just that (the hardware thing) and they pretty much > seem to be getting killed on the price/features compared to the iPad. > > And you don't need to buy a Manhassett for every iPad.....you could use > the fore mentioned Klip thing and use a microphone stand. And it isn't like > a Manhassett stand is super expensive...... > > The individual annotations is an interesting idea. I would think that any > BIG publisher whom embraced tech would have some sort of Application that > would allow them to reign in the copies (so there is no piracy) and storing > annotations would be fairly easy to do within the Application I would think. > A lot of the Apps already for the iPad allow you to store your > Annotations.... > > On Dec 9, 2010, at 1:50 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: > > > Okay, but in the long term I think a dedicated device is more likely to > hit > > the correct mix of function and cost than a general-purpose device like > > iPad. For every iPad you have to buy a Manhassett. If your device were > built > > into a paper music stand, you'd be a few tens of dollars per unit to the > > good off the bat. > > > > Another issue is preserving an individual's annotations for the long > haul. > > It's quite possible that the same individual will play (e.g.) 2nd horn in > > the same orchestra for decades. During that time, s/he will see the same > > copy of the parts come around again and again, and his/her markings will > be > > there. Some of the big orchestras even have their own copies of rental > parts > > (stored with the publisher). How likely is it that a niche product like > this > > will provide decades of stability so that that player sees his same > > annotations over and over again for the long haul? I'm not saying it > isn't > > possible or even that it is a mission critical feature. But it is > certainly > > a benefit of the current paper-based system. > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
