Accessories Pageflip Firefly just arrived

[sharkfin]

Just got my new foot switch page turner and paired it with the iPad.
Really pleased with it, and hoping to try it out on Friday when we do one of our regular gigs in the dementia unit of a local nursing home. Bit nervous about trusting completely in new technology, wondering whether I should take paper backup. Anyone had experience with the Firefly or problems with it please?
Apologies if this is in the wrong place mods, my first new thread.

 

[MandyH]

I have no experience of any page turner (although I do have ForScore score reader on my iPad)

should you take the paper music? absolutely! at least if it all goes pear-shaped, you can play on.

Also, unless you bought the sheet music as PDFs(or other soft copy) your paper sheet music is your only proof that you own the originals! A scan to PDF is a copy and you can't play from a copy at a performance! AIUI.

 

[Ivan]

Also, unless you bought the sheet music as PDFs(or other soft copy) your paper sheet music is your only proof that you own the originals! A scan to PDF is a copy and you can't play from a copy at a performance! AIUI.

You're doing Kev's job for him

 

[sharkfin]

I have no experience of any page turner (although I do have ForScore score reader on my iPad)

should you take the paper music? absolutely! at least if it all goes pear-shaped, you can play on.

Also, unless you bought the sheet music as PDFs(or other soft copy) your paper sheet music is your only proof that you own the originals! A scan to PDF is a copy and you can't play from a copy at a performance! AIUI.

Thanks Mandy, good point. I will make sure my Musicroom.com originals are poking out of the top of my bag. I'm using Forscore with iPad as well, yet another good idea I picked up from the cafe. My worry is, is my Firefly purchase the start of a slippery slope and how would I know if it was? Before venturing out into the cafe, gas was something we heated the house with. Now I'm ending sentences with with; could that be another symptom?

 

[Jeanette]

My worry is, is my Firefly purchase the start of a slippery slope and how would I know if it was? Before venturing out into the cafe, gas was something we heated the house with. Now I'm ending sentences with with; could that be another symptom?

Sorry but it probably is, best cut your credit card up now 😉

Jx

 

[kevgermany]

A scan to PDF is a copy and you can't play from a copy at a performance! AIUI.

A local music school got caught this way. Photos on their Web site showed the students playing from photocopies...

 

[kevgermany]

In terms of copyright, you need to check. There's a lot of music which is copyright expired, but this doesn't give you the right to copy a modern edition. You need to copy an edition that's out of copyright.

 

[sharkfin]

Sorry but it probably is, best cut your credit card up now 😉

Jx

No it will be fine, it's all down to willpower. I'll just follow the example of all those other cafe members who have fought it and won.

 

[MandyH]

No it will be fine, it's all down to willpower. I'll just follow the example of all those other cafe members who have fought it and won.

We don't win.....we are clinging onto the side of the slippery slope! 😀
Like swans - calm above, absolute panic beneath!

 

[Jeanette]

No it will be fine, it's all down to willpower. I'll just follow the example of all those other cafe members who have fought it and won.

Is there another cafe I don't know about 😎

Jx

 

[ProfJames]

GAS GAS GAS....look in my eyes.....you need that mouthpiece............

 

[sharkfin]

GAS GAS GAS....look in my eyes.....you need that mouthpiece............View attachment 3581

Too late, Pete has just sent me my PPT Tenor HR 7 and it is superb.

 

[ProfJames]

Look in my eyes..........you need a new lig.....................!

 

[sharkfin]

Look in my eyes..........you need a new lig.....................!

Yup, that came with the mpc. Rovner.

 

[ProfJames]

............look in my eyes..............that mouthpiece is no good (!)....................you need a vintage £999 Chinese plastic mpc...................and £2.79 Chinese lig..............