Esh
the batteries didn't work properly. Am I the only one who had to go through this?
I bought MPP with the version 3.xx on it. I did not have any battery problems at all.
Esh
I got great results right away by printing fakesheets from Band In A Box to the Music Pad Manager - this is my preferred way to create leadsheets for the MPP.
I got great results myself, I have a CD that has 11 fake books. I imported copies of the individual sheets to MS Paint then did the conversion to the MPP format. Takes lots of time and I still have quite a number to convert. I'm still waiting for version 4, Scott Yee was telling me they have a good exchange program. But they are very slow in expiditing. I've e-mailed them several times and called as well. Each time I get a song and dance about when this will happen. They said mid Februrary it was supposed to happen, of course they didn't say what year.
Esh
But those old Hal Leonard fakebooks don't work when you try to scan those tiny scores into the MPP, so I've been spending a lot of time recreating leadsheets from HL fakebooks in BIAB. This is a huge ongoing task but it's worthwhile... I now have a backup library of my stage music that can be edited and printed easily. I've need that for many years.
I agree, I have some Hal Leonard books and with those tiny scores, it's a strain to see them. I was about to make an appointment with my eye doctor, but I don't think that's going to solve the problem. I've converted some using Sibeilus way too much tedious work.
Esh
The new MP3 player in v4.0
With the cost of the MPP they should include that not charge $49.
Esh
I am using a Memorex 2GB flash memory that cost $80 at Staples and it works great! Good to see large flash memory dropping in price.
I'm using a 1 gig and that seems to be large enough for my purposes at this point.
Esh
I give the Music Pad Pro a solid "C" grade... It does the job but only afer lots of patience and IMHO this product has a LONG ways to go in development to be worth the money it costs.
I couldn't agree more. The concept has lots of potential but needs more development.
There are some positives for me. Not carrying a small suitcase full of fakebooks and the ablility to create playlists that match the gig disks I use with my PSR 3000. Despite the negatives I wouldn't be happy with out the MPP. The convenience of creating playlists is a great feature.
What would work better is if this hard head brain of mine could retain what's printed lead sheets, unfortuantely this aging brain of mine has never excelled at memorization.
[This message has been edited by Stephenm52 (edited 03-17-2006).]
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