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by maxweylandt 986 days ago
I have one and never thought about sheet music. Would you mind sharing a bit about your setup in terms of the apps you use?
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Most of the heavy lifting is done by MobileSheets. I have the e-paper version installed on my tablet, and the android version on my phone. You have to buy them separately; the e-paper one is only for sale on the online shop, but you get an APK and punch in a license key.

I do the set management on my phone, and then sync it over to the tablet. Phone's faster UX makes it less cumbersome, but this is mostly for convenience. The sync features are built in, and can be useful for more than just library management; when I'm playing with other horn players who have the app on an iPad or another e-ink display, we can sync it together and have page turns and other features occur automatically across all of us.

When performing or practicing, I often have the phone set next to the bigger screen, showing the upcoming page. They are synchronized using the same means as across different players.

For page turning, I use either an AirTurn Duo or an AirTurn Quad. The Quad mostly stays at home, with the extra pedals used to control midi playback. MobileSheets has built-in support for the AirTurn, so setup is a breeze.

Finally, a decent chunk of the music I get is old sheet music from sheet music libraries; I simply scan them to PDFs. For more modern pieces, or pieces where more work needs to be done (i.e. transposing, rearranging, etc), I use LilyPond.

MobileSheets: https://www.zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/

AirTurn: https://www.airturn.com/collections/bluetooth-pedals