MusicPad Pro Tablet edits musical score on the move
February 11th, 2008We’ve all seen pdf readers designed to allow us to read our favourite written works from anywhere without having to carry a small library around in our pockets but here’s a musical twist for composers allowing score-writers to write and edit in a device more portable than a traditional laptop.
The MusicPad Pro uses a standard 12.1 inch TFT colour display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 and a touchscreen that allows multi-colour markup.
There’s no shortage of content either as FreeHand have set up an online store of over 98,000 downloadable titles at prices ranging from £1.00 ($1.95, €1.35) to £30.81 ($59.99, €41.38) and averaging around £2.03 ($3.95, €2.72).
Features that FreeHand lists include:
- Size: 13.3″ x 9.9″ x 1.8″ (just over 4 lbs.)
- Easy-to-read, low glare, touch screen
- 12.1″ TFT LCD back-lit, color display eliminates need for external music stand lighting
- Resolution: 1024 x 768
- 64MB Flash memory, 128MB RAM
- 64MB Flash memory module
- Video out
- Audio out
- AC power and rechargeable battery
- 2 USB ports (1 host, 1 device)
- Built-in jack for foot pedal
- Store your entire music library
- Download over 98,000 digital music scores already formatted for the MusicPad Pro Plus
- Scan your music library into a computer and then convert
- Fully annotative with zoom in and zoom out feature while writing
- Add or erase rehearsal marks and notations
- Easy-to-read personal on screen color notes
- Library of notation symbols
- Text annotation via a virtual keyboard
- Half-page turn option for look-ahead viewing in portrait mode
- Two-page display in landscape mode
- Remote easy page turning
- Audio Player for MIDI
- File browser and quick search
- Expanded play list capability
The MusicPro tablet is priced at £461 ($899, €620) despite its meagre memory capacity so prices are bound to fall as competitors enter this new sector.
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