Lack of editing in iPad is the main reason I can't get rid of my MacBook
Hello guys!
Thanks again for MuseScore. Fantastic software.
A simplified version of my workflow is:
- compose music in MacBook / MuseScore (on my couch)
- export to PDF
- Dropbox sync to iPad
- import PDF to iGigBook Pro to prepare sets for practicing and gigging (at keyboard)
The gotcha is that MuseScore on iPad doesn't allow me to make subsequent edits (and iGigBook Pro doesn't run on macOS). But of course, since this is composition, there are constant tweaks to the scores, meaning that I have to go through the above workflow every time. It's very awkward and annoying. Also note that I'm usually sitting at my grand piano or keyboard, with the iPad nicely sitting on the music desk. The laptop can't fit here.
If MuseScore for iPad could allow editing, that might solve the problem of juggling two devices. The small 10" might be tough. But it might be fine for most things.
Perhaps this has discussed elsewhere, but I couldn't find it in FAQ or a quick look around the forums.
Thanks!
Dave
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See: https://musescore.org/en/faq#faq-23633
Best solution (but not free) would be to replace your iPad by a Microsoft Surface... Full Windows and so full MuseScore.
In reply to Best solution (but not free)… by frfancha
>> Best solution (but not free) would be to replace your iPad by a Microsoft Surface... Full Windows and so full MuseScore.
Thanks for that tip. Unfortunately, iGigBook Pro is not available on Windows, so that's not a solution for me.
In reply to >> Best solution (but not… by reggoboy
Yes, indeed. I understand.
It is the last point in the FAQ, so don't feel bad for glancing past it: https://musescore.org/en/faq#faq-23633
Currently, there is no editor planned for mobile devices. From what I remember, Apple specifically isn't too keen on the software license used by the notation software.
In reply to It is the last point in the… by jeetee
Ohhh thanks. “Mobile”. I searched the page for iPad and iOS and got no hits 😅.
But there already is an app, so what’s the issue with the license? Is that why it’s now free (after I paid for it 😅)?
In reply to Ohhh thanks. “Mobile”. I… by reggoboy
The current app only uses a (relicenesd) part of our own code. However the whole user interface for the current notation software builds on top of other software libraries, which don't all have such a dual license.
Depending on how Apple works on making app development for desktop and tablet unification, this might indeed become an easier effort in the future. (Such as for example the Windows Surface tablets being pretty much considered "normal" laptops.)
In reply to The current app only uses a … by jeetee
Well, Surface Pro are true laptops with a normal version of Windows (it just happens that you can remove the keyboard), and therefore they have none of the constraints iPad do.
Let me add another twist here.
Apple mobile developers are now being given an option to enable Apple Silicon support on their apps, so that they will run under macOS when the new cpus come out. This will finally allow apps to cross the great divide between desktop and mobile.
I’m not sure if that’s bidirectional or not. But are the devs considering how Apple Silicon might make this a possibility?