Inconsistent
Nice concept...way too many glitches! After over a year of use still has trouble recognizing my hand writing. How is it possible?!
Great start
Here's what I feel is desperately needed:
--Needs a metronome/click track for playback
--even when turned up all the way, I can barely hear playback... My other piano apps are much louder on the same device
--piano sounds could certainly play smoother
--photoscore needs to be able to read pdf files
--need a button on camera page to import page from photo library instead of using picture.
--I need to be able to switch default instruments in the settings (the SATB default midi choirs sounds are as bad as you would expect, which I get, I'd just like to set the default to something else
--when changing instruments, instead of 'rename instrument' there should also be a drop down menu of choices. (If you type piano, it does change to piano, but it can be better)
--where are the settings? Is there no where to change settings?
Don't get me wrong, great app. It's like magic and I can compose in editable format on the go or in bed on my iPad which is awesome.
The problem is I paid $40, and leaving out basic functions and user interface necessities doesn't seem right.
I am sure at this price point this is in constant development and these issues will be addressed quickly if not already in process.
Until then, I find notateme more of a novelty than really usable for work.
--Needs a metronome/click track for playback
--even when turned up all the way, I can barely hear playback... My other piano apps are much louder on the same device
--piano sounds could certainly play smoother
--photoscore needs to be able to read pdf files
--need a button on camera page to import page from photo library instead of using picture.
--I need to be able to switch default instruments in the settings (the SATB default midi choirs sounds are as bad as you would expect, which I get, I'd just like to set the default to something else
--when changing instruments, instead of 'rename instrument' there should also be a drop down menu of choices. (If you type piano, it does change to piano, but it can be better)
--where are the settings? Is there no where to change settings?
Don't get me wrong, great app. It's like magic and I can compose in editable format on the go or in bed on my iPad which is awesome.
The problem is I paid $40, and leaving out basic functions and user interface necessities doesn't seem right.
I am sure at this price point this is in constant development and these issues will be addressed quickly if not already in process.
Until then, I find notateme more of a novelty than really usable for work.
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Great app!
This is a phenomenal app. It's great. It's worth teaching it your handwriting and everything. Easier to use than Sibelius and the other stuff in my opinion. The price is a bit scary, but I'm glad I bought it. I couldn't compose without this app.
That being said, there's a few features that the next update needs to include support for such as grace notes, glissando, the ability to make crescendo and descresendos longer/short, accelerando, and custom chord symbols, but the ability to insert bars is most important.
The app is improving, and there's room for more, but this is still a phenomenal app.
That being said, there's a few features that the next update needs to include support for such as grace notes, glissando, the ability to make crescendo and descresendos longer/short, accelerando, and custom chord symbols, but the ability to insert bars is most important.
The app is improving, and there's room for more, but this is still a phenomenal app.
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Pretty Amazing
I've been a professional composer/ arranger/orchestrator, for over 30 years and find this program pretty amazing. I have been waiting for something like this for years. The handwriting recognition is very good, and I'm sure will only improve. The guys at NotateMe are on the verge of revolutionizing software notation. I am excited about the future development of this program. It is easily worth the $40 price tag. Keep up the good work!
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Good and fun to play with!
It's a great app if you want to make a professional looking score but, dealing with the alternate tuplets and trying to get them on the right notes is a challenge. Still a great app though!
Make it pair with adonit jot touch
Hi,
This would be a great app if it worked and paired with stylus adonit jot touch!
I just got my my adonit jot touch for100$ and got disappointed,cause it doesn't pair with this app and i'm not able to use must functional options of this expensive stylus...I hope to fix this problem and make your app more pro to be the first professional hand writing software in the world!
This would be a great app if it worked and paired with stylus adonit jot touch!
I just got my my adonit jot touch for100$ and got disappointed,cause it doesn't pair with this app and i'm not able to use must functional options of this expensive stylus...I hope to fix this problem and make your app more pro to be the first professional hand writing software in the world!
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Great Product, Scummy Pricing
I really enjoy this product for what it does. It is really useful and easy to create a score of music on your iPad and be able to export print and use this, especially as a middle school music teacher for arranging music for my choirs. The core product works well, is fairly intuitive to use and has overall been a creative boon. Unfortunately I was incredibly disappointed by the decision to charge 40 dollars for the photoscore plugin for the app. When I pay money for an app on the store, especially shelling out the initial price for this app, to me there is an implicit expectation that if there are any significant upgrades that they should come for free, or alternatively for much much cheaper.
Practices like this where you get nickel and dimed for every new upgrade cause customers to feel inherently distrustful of the publisher. Will there be a new version of the app that we will have to buy in order to get all of the new version of the app?
Perhaps I am being unreasonable, but the price seems excessive in a tablet world.
tldr;
App is 5 stars top notch for mobile composing
App is -1 stars for making me feel like I'm getting a good value.
Practices like this where you get nickel and dimed for every new upgrade cause customers to feel inherently distrustful of the publisher. Will there be a new version of the app that we will have to buy in order to get all of the new version of the app?
Perhaps I am being unreasonable, but the price seems excessive in a tablet world.
tldr;
App is 5 stars top notch for mobile composing
App is -1 stars for making me feel like I'm getting a good value.
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Not Ready for Professional Use
As a teaching tool, or perhaps as a means of jotting down simple projects and ideas, this would be a great app. However, for the price I paid, I was expecting something that would actually allow me to do real, grownup, professional work. This app does not meet the needs of a professional arranger, and I am disappointed that I had to spend $40 to find that out.
One of the more positive aspects of this app, in spite of its myriad of shortcomings, is the handwriting recognition feature. It has the potential to become a powerful tool for composers, arrangers, and copyists. But until the developers come up with a better, more efficient way to handle tuplets and other, more complex functions, this app will continue to be nothing more than an expensive novelty. The company should either lower the price or offer more functionality.
One of the more positive aspects of this app, in spite of its myriad of shortcomings, is the handwriting recognition feature. It has the potential to become a powerful tool for composers, arrangers, and copyists. But until the developers come up with a better, more efficient way to handle tuplets and other, more complex functions, this app will continue to be nothing more than an expensive novelty. The company should either lower the price or offer more functionality.
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Unique
First great thing; it does recognize handwriting. First problem; it takes tremendous patience to teach the program. It is MUCH quicker to put pencil to paper, or to use Sibelius or Notion (an excellent tablet and desktop notation program) directly. But, if you are patient, and you need to be composing or arranging with your iPad at your local cafe, you cant do better than this app.
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Fantastic, intuitive, intelligent scoring
I can't say enough good things about this app-- I'm recommending it to all my friends who write songs or score music. Some editing features could be smoother, but all in all this app is helping my songwriting process and best of all it enables me to write music on the go, anywhere, on phone or iPad, and the Dropbox syncing is seamless and easy. Well worth the price!
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