iPad app for notes? Not notation!

[uk_lefty]

Looking for advice please. I've got LOTS of material to learn for the new band, 38 songs for a gig on the 10th December to be precise. I am able to get through almost all of it with the aid of notes scribbled by pen (see image). The other guys use iPads clipped on to mic stands for their notes because of the sheer volume of songs they get through. I've got an old iPad, I've got a mic stand mount now. I just need to find a programme that can take my hand written notes, allow me to rearrange the order for different gigs, and won't let the screen time out on me during the gig. So far I've thought of scanning in my notes and putting one song per slide on Google Slides, would that work? Is anything better? The other guys each use different programs which are overkill, IMO. 

 

Edited November 6, 2021 by uk_lefty

[uk_lefty]

Oh and it also needs to work where there's no WiFi signal... So Google slides is probably out.

The iPad is my wife's, she only uses it for Netflix and web browsing, I'm not familiar with Apple and their apps etc.

[Old Horse Murphy]

Excel 👍
 

speaking as an accountant that is...

Edited November 6, 2021 by Old Horse Murphy

[weeleigh]

you can scan your notes so they are pdf or word format, then import them into an app like On Song or ForScore via Dropbox.

 

I use On Song on my iPad, you don’t need a Wifi connection when playing, and it doesn’t use much of your iPad battery either.

[Geek99]

Can’t you just take photos and leaf through them In full screen ? Keep it simple 

Edited November 6, 2021 by Geek99

[uk_lefty]

19 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Can’t you just take photos and leaf through them In full screen ? Keep it simple 

I think that would time out and the screen would go blank?

[Geek99]

You can switch that off, I think 

 

settjngs -> auto lock -> never 

Edited November 6, 2021 by Geek99

[Nail Soup]

Without knowing any specialist apps, I'd probably go Excel too. One song per tab.... it easy to drag the tabs into the right order for each gig.

But as someone said, maybe good old paper in a folder could work.

[Nail Soup]

1 hour ago, Geek99 said:

settjngs -> auto lock -> never 

I think my current settings are:

settings -> auto lock -> 5 milli-seconds before I'm about to start using the PC again

😃

[Geek99]

43 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

Without knowing any specialist apps, I'd probably go Excel too. One song per tab.... it easy to drag the tabs into the right order for each gig.

But as someone said, maybe good old paper in a folder could work.

Not backlit though 

[Bobthedog]

Have a look at the GoodNotes app. Not cheap I recall but use it for general scribbling.  Not sure about the timing out thing, however. 

Edited November 6, 2021 by Bobthedog

[Woodinblack]

17 minutes ago, Bobthedog said:

Not sure about the timing out thing, however. 

 

The timeout is just the screen setting, turn it off and it never switches off.

[Geek99]

9 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

The timeout is just the screen setting, turn it off and it never switches off.

See above ^^

[gafbass02]

Another vote for OnSong. It’s just bang on. 

[ambient]

ForScore is very good.

[Cliff Edge]

21 hours ago, uk_lefty said:

Looking for advice please. I've got LOTS of material to learn for the new band, 38 songs for a gig on the 10th December to be precise. I am able to get through almost all of it with the aid of notes scribbled by pen (see image). The other guys use iPads clipped on to mic stands for their notes because of the sheer volume of songs they get through. I've got an old iPad, I've got a mic stand mount now. I just need to find a programme that can take my hand written notes, allow me to rearrange the order for different gigs, and won't let the screen time out on me during the gig. So far I've thought of scanning in my notes and putting one song per slide on Google Slides, would that work? Is anything better? The other guys each use different programs which are overkill, IMO. 

 

 

[Cliff Edge]

OnSong is probably the gold standard for this, but it’s not cheap. 

If you stop the screen turning off in settings, then scanning your notes into PDF’s will work. Saved onto the iPad the stock MacOS Preview app is a PDF viewer. 
The main issue with this option is difficulty sorting the notes into any particular order. And scrolling if a note covers more than one page. 

[ambient]

Just to add that Fourscore isn’t just for scores or charts, it’s anything you put into it as a pdf.

 

You can move stuff around easily, and organise everything into set lists.

[uk_lefty]

Keynote looks like it should do the job?

[pineweasel]

1 hour ago, uk_lefty said:

Keynote looks like it should do the job?

Looks ideal. One slide per scanned song. Order them in Outline view. 

Edited November 7, 2021 by pineweasel

[funkypenguin]

30 minutes ago, ambient said:

Just to add that Fourscore isn’t just for scores or charts, it’s anything you put into it as a pdf.

 

You can move stuff around easily, and organise everything into set lists.

I'll second ForScore, you can use the scan function to take photos of those cheat sheets and it will save them into the app as a PDF, you can then create setlists and put them in whatever order you choose, then all you have to do is tap page right to scroll through the set. If you have songs that segue one into the other, you can get a relatively inexpensive page turn pedal that Bluetooths to the iPad so you never need to take your hands off the bass.

Ben

[Gareth Hughes]

Another vote for ForScore. Load everything in as pdf, arranged set lists on the fly. Bluetooth foot switch will stop it looking like you’re checking emails between songs.

[ambient]

2 hours ago, Gareth Hughes said:

Another vote for ForScore. Load everything in as pdf, arranged set lists on the fly. Bluetooth foot switch will stop it looking like you’re checking emails between songs.

Does it work when you are checking your emails in-between songs?

Edited November 7, 2021 by ambient

[Drax]

I do exactly what you’re looking to do on my iPad with photos / screen grabs. 
 

Simply create a new album if you need a different order. Really simple solution. 

[Geek99]

3 hours ago, Drax said:

I do exactly what you’re looking to do on my iPad with photos / screen grabs. 
 

Simply create a new album if you need a different order. Really simple solution. 

Thanks I’m not a lone voice in saying there is a free solution to this ….