Ha ha ha. Ho Ho Ho! When the App store opened, most apps were < $0.99. Now they are creeping up in price all the time. Like the drug dealer said - "First one's free."
On 19/12/2011, at 8:24 PM, David H. Bailey wrote: > On 12/18/2011 1:39 PM, John Howell wrote: >> At 9:25 AM +0100 12/18/11, Florence + Michael wrote: >>> Apparently Notion for iPad cannot edit lyrics. >>> Here's a comparison between Notion and Symphony >>> Pro: >>> http://techinmusiced.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/a-preliminary-comparison-of-notion-and-symphony-pro/ >>> >>>> From that article: >>> >>> "Notion 1.0 doesn't allow for lyrics-but it CAN >>> import lyrics. If you write a song with lyrics >>> using another program (e.g. Finale, MuseScore, >>> Sibelius) that has the ability to export >>> MusicXML files, you can import (but not edit) >>> those lyrics in Notion." >>> >>> Michael >> >> >> Sounds as if the Notion folks have really dropped >> the ball on this, considering that over 95% of >> all pop music DOES involve lyrics. (And I doubt >> that their target market is professional >> engravers!) >> >> Oh, maybe they'll bring out a new version in a >> year with lyrics as a new "feature"!!!!! >> > > Actually, in the world of apps for Apple's iPad and iPhone, > updates/upgrades are free to registered users. So that when the Notion > folks add the lyrics capability it will be free to all of us registered > users. It's not like the PC/Mac software world where annual paid > upgrades keep the companies in business so introducing a product without > a capability means that users have to pay for an upgrade to get new > functionality. > > And in the few days since I started using Notion on my iPad I am > increasingly amazed at all that they've included in this initial release > and feel confident that they will continue to add features such as > lyrics capabilities and other things in the coming months/years. > > John's right that their market isn't necessarily professional engravers > -- it's composers of any/all genres, however, many of whom (like me) use > computer programs to print their music. And the ability to > export/import MusicXML files means that people who want lyrics handling > can do a lot of the composing on their iPad and simply send the MusicXML > file over to their computers where either Finale, Sibelius or the > desktop version of Notion can give them the ability to include lyrics > and print the music. > > I did most of an arrangement of a song for my elementary school band > yesterday while out riding around with my wife as we did errands -- > while she was in certain stores I sat in the car and worked on the > music. It was wonderful and so much more portable and easy to work with > than even a notebook computer would have been! > > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > _______________________________________________ > 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
