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#378924 - 12/21/13 03:14 AM
Re: Lyrics & Mp3 songs on iPad, Tablet pictures needed
[Re: Dnj]
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Registered: 04/25/05
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Loc: NW Florida
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Thing is, how much do you TRUST these things? If you rely on a chart or lyrics, and would be hard pressed to gig without them, do you want to trust something that might crash, battery die, or get stolen (iPads and iPhones are some of the most stolen items nowadays)?
My needed charts and lyrics sit in a ring binder in plastic protector sheets, and have survived rain and drinks, and will probably still be 'working' long after the iPad is history!
My SMF's often have the lyrics synced, so I rarely use it, but I never go to a gig without it in case the SMF don't work!
As a side note, be careful of committing important data to electronics... We will probably know more about the Egyptians and the pyramids in a couple of hundred years than we will know about LAST 50 years or so. So many of our historical and government records are being stored electronically, on data systems that get obsolete REAL quick. There's a ton of stuff on tape, a ton of stuff on those old huge 12" optical disks, and very few players left working well.
But clay tablets and papyrus lasts FOREVER!
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#378936 - 12/21/13 04:11 AM
Re: Lyrics & Mp3 songs on iPad, Tablet pictures needed
[Re: Diki]
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Registered: 03/02/06
Posts: 7143
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Thing is, how much do you TRUST these things? If you rely on a chart or lyrics, and would be hard pressed to gig without them, do you want to trust something that might crash, battery die, or get stolen (iPads and iPhones are some of the most stolen items nowadays)?
My needed charts and lyrics sit in a ring binder in plastic protector sheets, and have survived rain and drinks, and will probably still be 'working' long after the iPad is history!
My SMF's often have the lyrics synced, so I rarely use it, but I never go to a gig without it in case the SMF don't work!
As a side note, be careful of committing important data to electronics... We will probably know more about the Egyptians and the pyramids in a couple of hundred years than we will know about LAST 50 years or so. So many of our historical and government records are being stored electronically, on data systems that get obsolete REAL quick. There's a ton of stuff on tape, a ton of stuff on those old huge 12" optical disks, and very few players left working well.
But clay tablets and papyrus lasts FOREVER! To be on the safe side of things... You might better stop playing electronical instruments, because they may drop out of power... May i suggest you start playing lute..
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#378937 - 12/21/13 04:39 AM
Re: Lyrics & Mp3 songs on iPad, Tablet pictures needed
[Re: Dnj]
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Registered: 07/27/05
Posts: 10606
Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
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I posted this on another thread a while ago... I have four ring binders with the tunes that are difficult to play without music, or at least referring to it occasionally while playing, more of a crutch than anything. If I have the music in front of me, i could probably play through without looking...but if it ain't there...trouble. Using ring binders allows me to easily change out or add to the contents. They weigh a total of 10 lbs., and I have them in a soft case with a handle...basically an old small keyboard gig bag. The Test: A friend of mine at a gig (accidentally) dropped his electronic music pad thingy on the concrete floor...it did not work afterwards. I took one of my music binders, and (purposely) dropped it on the floor right next to where his fell...it worked afterwards. Winner? Music binder.  My friend did not appreciate the contest at all. He said the floor under my music binder was likely made of softer concrete.  I let him look over my shoulder and read my book for the rest of the gig. Sometimes the old ways are better.  Ian
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#378970 - 12/21/13 10:30 AM
Re: Lyrics & Mp3 songs on iPad, Tablet pictures needed
[Re: travlin'easy]
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Registered: 09/30/10
Posts: 733
Loc: So California, USA
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you guys all live on the EAST COAST but you guy are invited to so cal any time we can have a BBQ and a Jam and its 80 degrees today so much for a white christmas I hear its over rated .
Ron
Edited by musicforyourday (12/21/13 10:40 AM)
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