I was fed up with using paper for chord charts! It was expensive to constantly print out new lead sheets each week and it was difficult to shuffle the papers around during a live performance. I decided to buy an iPad 2 to use as a music reader so I could get rid of paper once and for all! That part was easy but the hard part was choosing a music reader app! After doing tons of research looking for articles and reviews I struggled to find much useful information. In the end I finally came across an app called ForScore 2.
ForScore 2 is only $4.99 and works with both the iPad and the iPad 2. It's design and layout is elegant and easy to use. The app allows you to create set lists, search for songs easily by title, artist, etc., and supports a footswitch so that you can flip pages without using your hands. Support for Dropbox is built in which makes it much easier to transfer files between your computer and your iPad. It also has Bluetooth sync'ing so if you have friends or your entire band using iPads you can easily send your music directly to them. The last thing really worth mentioning is that the developers are constantly trying to improve their product and are very responsive to feedback and bug fixes. This is very important and I was impressed that they fixed issues I reported in two days!
Later I will post some tutorials on using ForScore 2 but for now go check out the app at http://forscoreapp.com. Download the manual and look it over as it will give you a good feel for the app before you commit to buying it. Enjoy!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorials, i could certainly recommend ForeScore to my keyboardist ..... have you try Onsong ? http://www.onsongapp.com/
ReplyDeleteIt has similarities to ForeScore and a bit more, not sure if it's what you need :)
Anyway, keep up the good work !!
Sam,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion! I actually have OnSong as well but haven't take much time with it yet as ForScore has become my tool of choice. Maybe I'll dive in with it and post some articles on it as well. I appreciate the comment.
there is aslo a really nice one that i use its called onsong for ipad/iphone/ipod touch. and it was actually made for worship ministries. check it out
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