Staffpad - music notation software

[sharpuser]

Could you tell us about the process? You imported or downloaded a midi file from a cloud location? One that you did or did not create?

I tried two things:

1) Downloaded MIDI files from a public website. Stored them on my SP3.
2) Opened one of the downloaded MIDI files with StaffPad and pressed the Play button.
3) Took the screenshot.

 

[Boblette]

Alright SharpC,

Now for your next task...if you are willing to accept it...hahar..

But seriously, thanks for putting some info out for us on the sidelines. I would be interested in how well you can insert a midi file onto a pre-existing score in StaffPad.

Are you still using Sibelius? Are you current with 7.5.1?

If so, I would love to see how well the two work together, mostly parts created in StaffPad imported/loaded into Sibelius.

(May 5th [shipping date for my Surface 3] seems so far away. Although, I will receive the pen on Monday. I wonder what I can do with it until my tablet arrives? I guess I could go to a Best Buy and play with my pen on their Surfaces!)

 

[jaekqubp]

Thanks for sharing this. It's too bad they don't offer a demo version.

 

[sharpuser]

I use MuseScore lately, rather than Sibelius. Neither is as easy to annotate as the very inexpensive StaffPad, due to the Surface Pro 3 an its pen.

MuseScore with "Unchained Melody"

 

[AndrewFitz]

I recently wrote up a sway/blog post on my first impressions of StaffPad and its use in my classroom. Check it out here https://sway.com/dPDZu-j6LX1Dcvw0

 

[Boblette]

Thanks Andrew!

 

[malberttoo]

Completely agree with Andrew, I want to be able to do this with my pen....

 

[Boblette]

I don't know about you guys, but not with a $50 pen I won't...I'll do tricks with a bic!

 

[goodintentions]

$70 seems pretty steep. Some comments suggest that the pen input doesn't work as flawlessly as they make out in the video...

Shame they don't have a demo.

$70 is not steep at all if it's a quality app. I don't understand this new freemium mentality that is flying around. People don't seem to care about quality anymore. They want their single purpose, barely functional $0.99 apps.

 

[sharpuser]

Works as smoothly for me as in the video (Windows 10), and to me, well worth the money.

 

[Boblette]

Things are getting interesting.....

Avid/Sibelius is going with an subcription model (as Cakewalk has done recently with Sonar) AND Sib 8 (reportedly out this quarter) now with Surface Pen support!!

http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/next-sibelius-release/

 

[sharpuser]

... Sib 8 (reportedly out this quarter) now with Surface Pen support!! .../

Wonderful. Free market. When people fight over who gets my money or my attention, I win every time.