Etude for iPad is out

Post by samstokes » Wed, Jun 02, 2010, 10:00 PM UTC

samstokes wrote: post #18

I can see how this could be convincingly better than the analogue equivalent, and worth buying an iPad for (if I still had a piano): * Is page-turning easy? With paper you have to carefully dog-ear the sheet music so that you can grab the corner and turn the page without breaking flow. A simple one-finger swipe or tap would be less disruptive to playing. * On-demand sheet music purchase is a great idea, if the catalo…

Post by dangrover » Wed, Jun 02, 2010, 10:30 PM UTC

archgrove wrote: post #6

It looks lovely, and I'll probably grab it (especially at that price). However, as an Etude for iPhone user, I have to say - you really need to get some more scores into the store. At the moment, months after launch, you still only have material from 21 composers. Everyone I've shown it to loves it, but it's a really hard sell with such a limited selection. I've no problem with paying for sheet music, and I'd probabl…

Post by samstokes » Wed, Jun 02, 2010, 10:59 PM UTC

lanstein wrote: post #22

samstokes wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, it bugs me that it's Etude and not Étude, but I'm probably alone in that :)

Yeah, you are, because accents are often left off of capital letters in French.

Post by fookyong » Wed, Jun 02, 2010, 11:24 PM UTC

Post by lanstein » Wed, Jun 02, 2010, 11:35 PM UTC

samstokes wrote: post #25

lanstein wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, you are, because accents are often left off of capital letters in French.

Huh, didn't know that, but you're right ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_alphabet#Diacritics ). I declare myself out-pedanted :)