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Dan Millheim · 12-15-2006, 07:57 PM

I would like to know if anyone has ever played a performance on an Estand or Freehand Music Pad Pro system? I just wrote in another thead that Harry Connick Jr. has a patent on his own version of a music display system. He can write and edit charts and then send them to the entire band without ever using paper. How cool is that? You use a foot pedel to change pages without ever having to take your hand off your horn. You can even write (in various colors!) on the screens and save changes to a hard drive. Finale and Sibelius import right to the device from your computer as well!

What do you all think? Would you use an electronic display to play your music on a live gig? Would the thought of having thousands of charts at your fingure tips for whatever situation that came up be helpful? Is this the future for all performers and publishers, for that matter? Yes, they are expensive (now) and they might freeze up but it still has endless possibilities and I would enjoy hearing your thoughts. Thanks.

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Dan Millheim Pianissimo User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Fort Worth ,TX Posts: 236	Paperless Music: Do you have experience with this technology? I would like to know if anyone has ever played a performance on an Estand or Freehand Music Pad Pro system? I just wrote in another thead that Harry Connick Jr. has a patent on his own version of a music display system. He can write and edit charts and then send them to the entire band without ever using paper. How cool is that? You use a foot pedel to change pages without ever having to take your hand off your horn. You can even write (in various colors!) on the screens and save changes to a hard drive. Finale and Sibelius import right to the device from your computer as well! What do you all think? Would you use an electronic display to play your music on a live gig? Would the thought of having thousands of charts at your fingure tips for whatever situation that came up be helpful? Is this the future for all performers and publishers, for that matter? Yes, they are expensive (now) and they might freeze up but it still has endless possibilities and I would enjoy hearing your thoughts. Thanks. __________________ Eclipse Custom XLR (Beyond beautiful 24k scratch) gold (05 Eclipse Contest Horn) Getzen Genesis (Beautiful 24k scratch gold) Wiseman Double Case (10% discount code: T624) Monette/Harrelson B1-1 prana custom one off. Horns/MPC Cryo'ed at Cryo-parts.com