Posted by: Scott Langholff
ipad, android, unreal book question - 12/26/12 03:07 AM
Although the ipad/android screens are smaller than I like, (I'm still using an old laptop that still folds flat 180 degress sideways on a music stand) I am thinking of the future and like the idea of have the tablet set up the keyboard or visa versa.
While the ipad seems to have everything we need already, I believe the above procedure along with foot switch turning pages can be done a lot cheaper on an android. I am pretty much just wanting to use it for music and don't care about all the other fluff.
So, with that in mind, I have two questions.
If an app for android were availabe that did what you can do with unreal book, or songbook+ as far as choosing a song by either using the tablet or the keyboard to set everything up, what kind of ports/jacks and abilities would the tablet have to have in order to do those things?
Can this all be accomplished on an android with the correct app or is something lacking for this?
Actually, three questions I guess, I have already been in touch with android app developers, one in particular interests me because he already has a sheet music app available, and it was stated that he was very interested in adding that to his app, but he needed to learn all the stuff needed to add midi to it.
I had already asked the developers for unreal book and songbook+ if they would make their apps available for android and the answers from both was no. The guy for unreal books said he was interested in possibly doing it for Windows though.
I have a sense that android as a whole has a big future. I have held back so far because of the rapidly changing technology.
Can anybody help fill in the blanks for us, please?
While the ipad seems to have everything we need already, I believe the above procedure along with foot switch turning pages can be done a lot cheaper on an android. I am pretty much just wanting to use it for music and don't care about all the other fluff.
So, with that in mind, I have two questions.
If an app for android were availabe that did what you can do with unreal book, or songbook+ as far as choosing a song by either using the tablet or the keyboard to set everything up, what kind of ports/jacks and abilities would the tablet have to have in order to do those things?
Can this all be accomplished on an android with the correct app or is something lacking for this?
Actually, three questions I guess, I have already been in touch with android app developers, one in particular interests me because he already has a sheet music app available, and it was stated that he was very interested in adding that to his app, but he needed to learn all the stuff needed to add midi to it.
I had already asked the developers for unreal book and songbook+ if they would make their apps available for android and the answers from both was no. The guy for unreal books said he was interested in possibly doing it for Windows though.
I have a sense that android as a whole has a big future. I have held back so far because of the rapidly changing technology.
Can anybody help fill in the blanks for us, please?