Bilbo Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Most people know I am a staunch advocate but I just wanted to add that I MUCH prefer to read dots off PAPER! Computer screens and ipads etc are never big enough and turning pages is difficult etc. Old fashioned paper, every time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Agreed. It's an age thing. I hate reading books on Kindles, too. I'm just an old bastard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1443863622' post='2878210'] Most people know I am a staunch advocate but I just wanted to add that I MUCH prefer to read dots off PAPER! Computer screens and ipads etc are never big enough and turning pages is difficult etc. Old fashioned paper, every time!! [/quote] I wholeheartedly concur! The screen of my iPad is approx A5 size, so half the area of an A4 sheet of paper. Also the batteries never fail in a paper pad (and the ones in my cheapo LED music stand lights seem to last forever!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Much prefer books on Kindle, but prefer my music on paper. Also much prefer dots to tab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kulabula Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Im still learning to read, I just learned the words "forum" and "discussion" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Also if your pad falls off the stand, the worst that'll happen is you'll lose your page 😊. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Yes, I prefer paper. There's nothing easier than turning up for a gig and you're given a sheaf of numbers, mostly in set list order. I've got a CD, priceless to me, that has at least eight real/fake books stored on it. I use this for home study and there was a time when I attempted to make a condensed file of the numbers I thought might needed on the gig. This didn't always work because, playing with all sorts of musicians, you can't anticipate all the tunes. And, shock horror, a lot of people refer to play in 'their' key rather than the written one. But I'm beginning to find it more useful to take an iPad to any gig I do, most of them as a freelance. iRealPro has 1300 jazz tunes stored and although I play stuff mainly by ear or from memory there are times when you need to ref that elusive chord that starts the middle eight, for instance. And it transposes into any key. And I find it easy to read, it's back lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkyMunky Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Born in '92 and I'd rather read off of actual paper every time. You're not that old, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Same for tab, paper every time. It just doesn't convey well on a screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Yes but , King James or NIV ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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