Which tablet?
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wrote on 14 Aug 2024, 12:59 last edited by
Which tablet are y'all currently using for sheet music? Which tablet do you see others using?
Second question...Can I write it off as a business expense?
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Which tablet are y'all currently using for sheet music? Which tablet do you see others using?
Second question...Can I write it off as a business expense?
wrote on 14 Aug 2024, 13:15 last edited by@Jolly said in Which tablet?:
Which tablet are y'all currently using for sheet music? Which tablet do you see others using?
Apple iPads. I looked and I could not find another decent high-resolution ("retina" or better) tablet outside of Apple, Inc.'s offerings. :man-shrugging:
With sheet music, not only you want high resolution, you also want fast response time -- you don't want a tablet that's "slow" to render the next page after you do whatever you do to "turn page."
Second question...Can I write it off as a business expense?
Depends on your business and what you use the tablet for. Consult the IRS or your tax CPA.
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wrote on 14 Aug 2024, 13:54 last edited by
This is for a working musician...
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wrote on 14 Aug 2024, 14:14 last edited by
I bought an iPad 13" - not cheap, but it's great for sheet music because of its size. Fast, great screen, and just a bit smaller than a sheet of paper.
I got it used on eBay.
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wrote on 14 Aug 2024, 14:15 last edited by
As long as we're talking, what software do you guys use?
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wrote on 14 Aug 2024, 15:00 last edited by
I've tried using the regular 11" iPad, but it's too small to be useful, so I end up resorting to paper. This is for single stave saxophone music - for piano it would be even less useful
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wrote on 14 Aug 2024, 15:13 last edited by
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wrote on 14 Aug 2024, 15:22 last edited by Doctor Phibes
@George-K said in Which tablet?:
The 12.9" iPad against a printed sheet.
That's really nice. Now I'm tempted to save up for one.
I've tried using a laptop, and they're just too cumbersome.
Of course, I rarely read that much music so it's a complete waste of money for me, but this has never stopped me before....
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wrote on 14 Aug 2024, 15:48 last edited by Copper
I don't use the iPad for sheet music, but I have looked into doing it.
The reason I was looking is that I wanted something that could give me the LARGE PRINT version for old men.
Some features you might want to consider
- Scan in sheet music and be able to interpret it
- Make the font and notes bigger (for old eyes)
- Transpose the key
- Output pdf
- Print sheet music with the adjusted font
- Convert sheet music to MIDI and vice versa
- Zoom in and out the sheet music
Just some things to consider.