Android app as a personal library?
Happy new year everyone!
Quick question about the app:
Is it possible to use the Android app as a library/viewer of your own personal collection of Musescore files?
Or is it only usable with musescore.com online service?
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At one time the Android app did have that ability I think, but I can speak to its current state. I can say, the place to get support on the mobile apps is over on musescore.com. There might be a few users here on musescore.org who know about the apps, but most of the expertise on them (as well as the developers) will be over there. Conversely if you have questions about the notation software - those discussions go here.
In reply to At one time the Android app… by Marc Sabatella
As far as such know it still has, in the Pro version
In reply to As far as such know it still… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks for the answers!
The Pro version is $120 per year, that's a lot to play your own sheets. 😆
In reply to Thanks for the answers! The… by jods
More like $30/year with the regular discounts. To my knowledge it has never been above 60 USD.
The newer Pro+ with the so called official scores might have a higher price attached to it, but that is not required for the offline features of the Mobile Apps currently.
In reply to Thanks for the answers! The… by jods
For the record, the main benefit of Pro is the ability to download copyrighted scores - well, at least, that's the main thing you are paying for. Would be nice to have a mid-tier somewhere that unlocked the actual features of the app but didn't otherwise involve needing to pay royalties. Again, though - that's something to discuss over on musescore.com, none of us here have any particular connection to that.
I've just tried the Android app with my account, (non-pro), and the offline songbook does not allow scores to be played if I turn my internet connection off - but it does if the internet is on. Seems a bit strange that it does not suggest a purchase of Pro so maybe it is supposed to work.
The score actually displays offline for about 1 second and is then replaced by a message saying that it's not available.
You could make a PDF library of your scores. Obviously they wouldn't play but they could also be a useful backup. You could store an associated .MP3 file alongside the PDF for playback. It may even be fairly simple to write an Android app which opened the PDF and played the MP3.
Looks like it would be quite simple with .PNG and .MP3 formats.
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/mediaplayer#mediaplayer
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/media-formats
In reply to You could make a PDF library… by yonah_ag
Yes, that's what do. Today I use MobileSheetsPro and I would 100% recommend it.
It has better features for sheet music than a plain pdf reader, for the low cost of $12.
It even has playback of mp3 as you suggested but I don't need/use playback.
I was just curious if the official musescore app could be a replacement for me. Mostly for not having to create and manage the pdfs.
In reply to Yes, that's what do. Today… by jods
I create mp4 videos from my Musescores so that I can have the score automatically paging and change the playback speed. It's free and provides a 'disaster recovery' backup of my scores.
I'll have a look at Mobile Sheets Pro.
Edit: Wow! It looks excellent and there's even a trial version to play with first.
In reply to I create mp4's from my… by yonah_ag
Unfortunately it requires very intrusive Android permissions, so it's a non-starter. Read/write access to my entire storage is just not acceptable.
In reply to You could make a PDF library… by yonah_ag
Even easier: record your Musescore playback as an MP4 file and make a library of those.
Looks like it should work again somewhen:
https://musescore.com/groups/musescore-android/discuss/5121365
Well, it's still broken but has changed. It now says that the copyright holder has not made the score available in my country. This must be incorrect as I am the copyright holder on my original scores!
SongBook offline has now been fixed.