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I got an iPad Pro a while back. I use iPads mainly to hold music scores, and at the time, the Roland Piano Keyboard just would not hold a laptop securely. Sin
by k310 6mo ago
I got an iPad Pro a while back.
I use iPads mainly to hold music scores, and at the time, the Roland Piano Keyboard just would not hold a laptop securely.
Since then, I got a Yamaha Clavinova to replace the Roland and there always was the real piano. While both will hold a laptop securely, laptops are expensive displays. If I change from the iPad Pro, it will be to a mini with a 17 inch monitor, even bigger. Both of which are unused at this time, with earlier technology.
Until ios becomes MacOS (and not the other way around), an iPhone or iPad is vastly less productive (and vastly more frustrating) for me. Simple operations like getting an image URL are basically impossible except for McGuyver tricks (mailing myself the image) And I keep email off the iPad, to help focus on its intended use.
- rogerrogerr 6mo ago> getting an image URL are basically impossible except for McGuyver tricks Assuming you're talking about an image in the browser? Long press, drag it to the address bar, that'll load the image alone and you can copy the address from the bar.
- musicale 6mo agoMaybe I should try to do more work on the iPad "Pro" (the OLED display is terrific, the Magic keyboard/trackpad aren't bad at all, and it can even work with a 4K external display and USB mouse/keyboard) but it's my go-to device for creative apps (forScore, Korg Gadget, Procreate, ...), comics, and iOS games.
- k310 6mo agoFor Score is OK except when a half page scroll puts the line I want to read above the screen. I use arrow keys for now with the keyboard case. Tapping the screen was not to my liking and $$$ gestures are beyond my skill level. I scrunch too much trying to read notes. Rarely, I just read the pdf's directly for a non-paged experience.
- musicale 6mo agoNotes seem big enough in 13" portrait mode. No scrolling. iPad is also a great PDF device.
- k310 6mo agoBe thankful for great vision. I often have to process scans of PD scores. The paper they replace weighs hundreds of pounds.
- musicale 6mo agoOh I see - poor quality scans (or scans of manuscripts for that matter) are a lot harder to deal with than digital scores which are native PDFs already. Though I'm still impressed by people who can sight read off a tiny smartphone screen. PDF is amazing for replacing many pounds of paper.