For centuries now, paper has been the best material for music scores due to lack of alternatives. Nevertheless, in practice, certain properties are problematic. After some time of intense use, paper may become unusable, from a certain amount, archiving and searching becomes cumbersome, turning pages calls for a free hand, air can blow paper away etc. Further, the mere availability of digitalized scores is extremely limited, and often depends on specific providers. Musicians have a clear need for a modern and easy to use solution, running on regular tablet computers, and were they can use those scores they really need. ScorePad is not just another APP - it's a new system. Besides replacing paper sheet music, and scores, this system goes beyond the existing static electronic products (mainly PDF based). There will be individual functions, such as taking notes, treatment of notes, transposition, fade-in and -out of elements, automatic turn pages, playing, as well as interactive functions that shall support and enrich the play of orchestras, and the exchange of ideas among musicians. As a real innovation, musicians will be able to convert any score into the required digital format. Therefore we cooperate with the University of applied Sciences in a project to develop an automatic conversion process.
