A gizmo for rich musicians! Unfortunately the price of this sheet music holder is a bit pricey because every musician could use one. The holder consists of a 12″ LCD which creates a paperless music stand. By simply tapping the screen or the included pedal you turn the page quietly and without the occasional drop of the sheet music.
You can scan sheet music to a computer and transfer it to the tablet, purchase and download over 85,000 scores from an online store or transfer scores in JPG or PDF to the gizmo. Also, the “holder” can be setup horizontally or vertically and can be attached to the included stand or setup on a piano.
Some other cool features include the ability to store setlists, bowing and fingering charts and includes a metronome, pitch pipe, audio player for MP3, wireless capabilities and 128MB RAM.
This digital sheet music tablet stores several thousand scores and displays pages on the backlit, 12″ LCD, allowing musicians to seamlessly turn pages by touching the screen or tapping the foot pedal. Two pages can be viewed at once, and half-page turns can also be performed. With silent page turning, the digital tablet is appropriate during performances, and it sets up on its music stand or rests on a piano. You can scan sheet music to a computer and transfer it to the tablet, purchase and download over 85,000 scores from an online store, or transfer scores in PDF and JPG formats or from music software. The low-glare screen has a 1024 x 768 resolution that sets up horizontally or vertically and charts on the tablet are annotated using a vi rtual keyboard, stylus, or by touchscreen. The device also stores setlists, bowing and fingering charts, has an integrated metronome, pitch pipe, audio player for MP3, wireless capabilities, and comes with a file browser. Includes 128 MB RAM, 128 MB USB memory module, two USB ports, video and audio ports, an audio player for MIDI, carrying case, and rechargeable battery that provides three hours of use (also plugs into AC). Supports Windows 98/Mac OS 9.1 and up. 13 1/3″ H x 10″ W x 2″ D. (4 1/2 lbs.)
Price: $1399.95
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)
MusicReader is a good alternative for the Music Pad Pro. This electronic music stand software runs on Tablet PCs, laptops and desktops. On the website an evaluation version can be downloaded for free.