MADE FOR COMPOSERS
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StaffPad is designed for composers who want to write music effortlessly, using music notation and audio. Write your music using Apple Pencil, and the app will transform your writing into beautifully typeset notation that can be edited, played back, printed and shared. Record or import audio directly onto your score and edit it intuitively with Apple Pencil. Magically convert your real piano playing or existing recordings into notation using advanced on-device machine learning. Add video, smart symbols and use world leading sample libraries and mix your score with a suite of studio effects. From basic idea to a full film score; StaffPad is the easiest, most powerful and most intuitive way to compose music on iPad.
WRITE NATURALLY
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Write your score with the fluidity of natural handwriting. Use touch and Apple Pencil to quickly edit your notation. Transpose, repeat and structure your score with intuitive gestures and tools. Customise the tempo with a unique tempo staff (or import a tempo map from a MIDI file), add chords either manually or automatically with the chord staff. You can even copy music written in StaffPad into other apps, simply using the normal copy and paste functions.
HEAR YOUR MASTERPIECE
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With a groundbreaking playback engine and over 55 included instruments, StaffPad is ready to perform your written piece instantly. Add industry-standard sample libraries, adapted and customised for StaffPad, from some of the world's leading sample developers. This is a leap forward for composers working at the highest levels.
SHARE WITH SCORESYNC
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Once you're ready to perform or record your work, tap the ScoreSync button in StaffPad and your score is instantly shared across a Wi-Fi network to any device running the free StaffPad Reader app (available in the App Store). The Readers present each individual musical part beautifully formatted, update in realtime with any changes you make to your score, handle automatic page turns, and play back in perfect time with a synchronised metronome, for capturing the perfect recording every time.
IMPORT AND EXPORT
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StaffPad imports and exports MusicXML and MIDI files for easily working with other music apps. You can also export your playback as WAV, AAC or MP3. You can import audio files into your score, with support for most major audio formats.
WORK WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO
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For the first time, you can seamlessly mix audio with your notated score. Record directly onto the score canvas using your device's in-built microphones, or import loops, Tempo map freeform/rubato performances using the tempo staff. Add shine to your production with a suite of studio quality DSP effects, and polish with precise automation.
PIANO AND MIDI CAPTURE
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Record your real piano and convert it into notation. Don't have a real piano? Don't worry - you can connect a USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard and record your performance in realtime, converting to notation as you play.
PRINT / PDF
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As well as digital parts via ScoreSync, StaffPad will automatically format and print parts or export PDFs for you. Customise the paper size, bar number styles, number of bars per line, scaling, margins, multi-bar consolidation and more. StaffPad automatically formats the score for consistent presentation.
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Is StaffPad free?
Yes, StaffPad is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is StaffPad legit?
🤔 The StaffPad app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.
La verdad que esta aplicación es increíble! Les agradezco muchísimo su realización, me sorprendió mucho la estabilidad al trabajar con audios y su posibilidad de edición de y con los mismos. Les recomendaría agregar algunas cosas que después de haber trabajado mucho en sibelius, las añoro. 1 la posibilidad de convertir notas en silencios y viceversa, quizás agregar en la paleta donde están las articulaciones, un botón q haga esto sería de gran ayuda, para no tener q borrar y escribir, sino solo cambiar. 2 un botón que lleve a una consola general mínima de “volumen, solo, mute,” porque tocar en el fondo del pentagrama sobre el título del instrumento no siempre es fácil, además q hay que tocar de a uno en el caso de q sean varios los instrumentos que hayamos muteado, soleado, etc. 3 un banco de instrumentos del bandoneón urgente! El acordeón se asemeja pero aún es lejano su timbre y capacidad dinámica de ataque sobre todo. 4 la capacidad de maquetación al exportar pdf es muy pobre, quizás podrían crear una app aparte q se encargue solamente de esto, en el caso de los q le dedicamos una importancia especial a ello, por ej en mi caso me gusta q cada pentagrama tenga 4 compases para agilizar la lectura x frases. Incluso otra opción de vista, yo estaba acostumbrado a ver por páginas en lugar de hoja infinita, aunque confieso que me acostumbré. 5 la posibilidad de re nombrar una marca de ensayo puntual a nuestro gusto, en la música popular argentina usamos nombres habituales de la danza para señalar partes, por ej: intro, estrofa, zapateo, etc…
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La verdad que esta aplicación es increíble! Les agradezco muchísimo su realización, me sorprendió mucho la estabilidad al trabajar con audios y su posibilidad de edición de y con los mismos.
Les recomendaría agregar algunas cosas que después de haber trabajado mucho en sibelius, las añoro.
1 la posibilidad de convertir notas en silencios y viceversa, quizás agregar en la paleta donde están las articulaciones, un botón q haga esto sería de gran ayuda, para no tener q borrar y escribir, sino solo cambiar.
2 un botón que lleve a una consola general mínima de “volumen, solo, mute,” porque tocar en el fondo del pentagrama sobre el título del instrumento no siempre es fácil, además q hay que tocar de a uno en el caso de q sean varios los instrumentos que hayamos muteado, soleado, etc.
3 un banco de instrumentos del bandoneón urgente! El acordeón se asemeja pero aún es lejano su timbre y capacidad dinámica de ataque sobre todo.
4 la capacidad de maquetación al exportar pdf es muy pobre, quizás podrían crear una app aparte q se encargue solamente de esto, en el caso de los q le dedicamos una importancia especial a ello, por ej en mi caso me gusta q cada pentagrama tenga 4 compases para agilizar la lectura x frases. Incluso otra opción de vista, yo estaba acostumbrado a ver por páginas en lugar de hoja infinita, aunque confieso que me acostumbré.
5 la posibilidad de re nombrar una marca de ensayo puntual a nuestro gusto, en la música popular argentina usamos nombres habituales de la danza para señalar partes, por ej: intro, estrofa, zapateo, etc…
Mejoras
Me resulta genial esta aplicación pero hay momentos en que cuesta reconocer dos corcheas por más formas o manera correcta que este escita no lo reconoce incluso quise colocar semicorcheas y no hay forma , no se si hay alguna actualización que corrija estos detalles
Gracias
Mejoras
Tendría que mejorar la parte de escritura en score cuando se agregan anotaciones al pdf salen todas corridas de lugar
Mejorar Reconocimiento
Funciona y suena muy bien, faltaría mejor reconocimiento de la escritura, se hace tedioso tener que borrar tanto y volver a escribir.
Fabuloso!
Espero ansioso el próximo upgrade que permitirá importar tracks de audio, convirtiéndolo en el DAW #1 para compositores y arregladores. Los instrumentos suenan impresionantemente bien. Es por lejos, el mejor de todo lo que existe en el mercado! Felicitaciones StaffPad!!
Buen diseño pero poco práctico
Sería muy interesante que se pueda modificar la forma de visualización al escribir. No solo como compases continuos… es muy incómodo al intentar hacer una sola línea, se pierde la perspectiva…
Great app, bad mechanics.
The concept of this app is amazing and the layout is amazing. But the most prominent feature is not that great. The handwriting recognition for notes is god awful. I can’t change any values unless a I change them manually. I would like to write them instead. I can’t even writing articulation correctly. Does an accent look like a staccato? Because StaffPad sure does think that. I draw obvious notes and articulations and StaffPad makes something completely different. This app desperately needs an update to make handwriting recognition better, and make it do what it was built to do: RECOGNIZE OUR HANDWRITING.
Good app, but I have a few petitions
So far, I have really been liking staff pad. I’ve never liked notation softwares so I have always relied on paper. However, though it is intuitive and easy to use there are a few things missing for me that I bet if added could be perfect for A LOT of composers.
Overall I just find it bit too traditional. As someone interested in experimenting and in avant-garde techniques, I find myself unable to use certain types of notation that are not even that uncommon in today’s age. Since I’ve never been interested in notation softwares for listening to my own music, I would love if microtonal accidentals could be added as an option even if it doesn’t change the audio. Another thing that would be great for me is being able to just write the note heads or neumes for the musician to improvise.
Something else that I really wish would be added is cross staff notation and being able to hide time signatures and barlines. Or just be able to select no time signature as an option.
As I said, this could make it perfect for more modern composers like me. Who are not too interested in listening back to their music but need these kinds of notation.
One more suggestion would be being able to “format the score” my way. Not always trying to fit 4, 6, or 8 bars into each system. But to be able to really customize the end product of your score.
I really hope these can soon be integrated! it would make it the best for me and many other composers and I think it doesn’t need too many changes. Keep up the good work
Un usable
Writing music in this app is impossible. Flats, natural signs, triplets are extremely temperamental and will not read even when written clearly. I want a refund
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