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Staffpad is hands down my new favorite thing

so what are the real requirements of Staffpad in terms of the size of the libraries and ram requirements? I think I might finally get an iPad and thinking about StaffPad too. Can't find great info about the available libraries, what is in them, how much they cost, how much storage space they need...and how much RAM is needed for Staffpad to work well on iPadPro.
 
so what are the real requirements of Staffpad in terms of the size of the libraries and ram requirements? I think I might finally get an iPad and thinking about StaffPad too. Can't find great info about the available libraries, what is in them, how much they cost, how much storage space they need...and how much RAM is needed for Staffpad to work well on iPadPro.
The main libraries are $99, but now there seem to be sales. Size wise, the largest is about 3GB. Owning all of the libraries requires well under 40GB of space. Apple had a restriction that apps could only use a max of 5GB of RAM, but that has now been lifted. I expect StaffPad to take advantage of that in the future, or I sure hope that they do. My 6GB iPad Pro can handle anything I throw at it. I am hoping that new libraries that require more RAM are added in the future, but at present, I can't see a reason to upgrade my 2020 iPad Pro.
 
I'd also like to see other sample developers build for that platform
@Dave Hilowitz should reach out to DWH and the Staffpad folks. :)

Seriously, with the explosion of Pianobook and the simplicity and availability of Decent Sampler on iOS, it could be awesome! I’m sure there’d be some Staffpad IP that would need to be sorted so the secret sauce isn’t given away, but imagine if Decent Sampler included an approved tool that created the def.xml articulation map for Staffpad. And imagine if Staffpad recognized DS libraries loaded in iOS, perhaps as a setting toggle.

That’s a huge pandora’s box we’d open if Pianobook was available in Staffpad! I envision @christianhenson nodding in approval, “Mmmm. Sexy!” :laugh:

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Decent Samples’ and Staffpad’s in-app stores appear to be similar models. And Muse Group’s direction for Staffpad and Muse Score looks to be aligned with the Decent Sampler and Pianobook philosophies. Come on Dave and David, make us a baby!:2thumbs:

Ok, I need sleep now. Unfortunately my mind is spinning with the possibilities.
 
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I think I just setup a blind date for a couple of dev teams. Wish me luck at playing matchmaker! (I submitted a ticket to Staffpad support floating the idea. :2thumbs:)
 
The main libraries are $99, but now there seem to be sales. Size wise, the largest is about 3GB. Owning all of the libraries requires well under 40GB of space. Apple had a restriction that apps could only use a max of 5GB of RAM, but that has now been lifted. I expect StaffPad to take advantage of that in the future, or I sure hope that they do. My 6GB iPad Pro can handle anything I throw at it. I am hoping that new libraries that require more RAM are added in the future, but at present, I can't see a reason to upgrade my 2020 iPad Pro.

Thanks for this. Sounds like 512gb model may be plenty then, the larger ones are just too expensive sheesh.

At least for now
 
Thanks for this. Sounds like 512gb model may be plenty then, the larger ones are just too expensive sheesh.

At least for now
I have a 256, and if I had it to do over with, I'd buy the 128 because I am going to need a new iPad long before I use all this space. That said, I really only use my iPad for StaffPad.
 
Thanks for this. Sounds like 512gb model may be plenty then, the larger ones are just too expensive sheesh.

At least for now
I use my iPad for a lot of stuff, with StaffPad being the flagship app as far as CPU intensive. Even with art and drawing with ProCreate and massive note-taking and graphs and mechanical drawings, I barely use more than 150GB, even with a bunch of photos I've stored for editing. 512GB and the M1 to me IS future-proofing for quite a while to come. The 1TB and 2TB with 16GB of ram are needed tools for those who edit video using LumaFusion, ALL on the iPad. File transfer speed and local storage come into play. Christopher Lawley has a YouTube channel and does all video work exclusively on his iPad (plus he's one of the best if you REALLY want to know how to use all the iOS features). He needs lots of RAM and storage.

I truly believe that the M1 512GB iPad Pro is THE choice for us on here with StaffPad, Cubasis, etc. Dropping to 256GB to save some bucks is not a problem IMO. This is from a guy who has 48TB of drive space between my tower PC and external drives.
 
I use my iPad for a lot of stuff, with StaffPad being the flagship app as far as CPU intensive. Even with art and drawing with ProCreate and massive note-taking and graphs and mechanical drawings, I barely use more than 150GB, even with a bunch of photos I've stored for editing. 512GB and the M1 to me IS future-proofing for quite a while to come. The 1TB and 2TB with 16GB of ram are needed tools for those who edit video using LumaFusion, ALL on the iPad. File transfer speed and local storage come into play. Christopher Lawley has a YouTube channel and does all video work exclusively on his iPad (plus he's one of the best if you REALLY want to know how to use all the iOS features). He needs lots of RAM and storage.

I truly believe that the M1 512GB iPad Pro is THE choice for us on here with StaffPad, Cubasis, etc. Dropping to 256GB to save some bucks is not a problem IMO. This is from a guy who has 48TB of drive space between my tower PC and external drives.
So you don´t think 16gb is needed for staffpad?
 
So you don´t think 16gb is needed for staffpad?
I don't, but I f I had the funds I would have gotten the 16GB just to have it, lol. StaffPad has been running brilliantly on 8GB. I use an app to monitor RAM and it has lots of breathing room. BUT, I only run StaffPad when I use the app, I quit Safari and all that. If you want the luxury of keeping a bunch of other stuff open, and might possibly use the iPad for photo and video editing, AND you have the money, 16Gb will work the best of course. As it is, apps are only given 5GB in iOS so 16GB won't help StaffPad more than the 8GB model. But now there's talk that Apple will allow certain developers to access more. Given that StaffPad was featured as one of the developers in this latest event, StaffPad will probably be given that wiggle room.

If you really have $400 to throw at an extra 8GB of ram and 512GB more storage, then sure, go for it. But as it all stands right NOW, 16GB is not needed for StaffPad.
 
I love the idea of StaffPad so much. Such a bummer that it has so much trouble reading my handwriting! I would do anything to fix it, even help them sample my handwriting to help their detection engine learn.
 
I love the idea of StaffPad so much. Such a bummer that it has so much trouble reading my handwriting! I would do anything to fix it, even help them sample my handwriting to help their detection engine learn.
I took a peek at your profile... you joined on January 27th. Mozart's birthday. Nice!

That's all, not anything more to add, lol. ;)
 
I would do anything to fix it
Mine still isn’t great, but it’s getting better. So it can be learned, just like anything. There are also workaround; for example, sp recognizes my ‘p’ for piano about 10% of the time. It’s getting better, but after a couple of tries I write an ‘f’ (which it recognizes most of the time) and then down-flick it to a piano. Not great, but certainly within the range of acceptable workarounds.
 
no offence but there are already a ton of apps like that. StaffPad is a great tool for writing music in the traditional way. And it helps with pitch and interval recognition and sight-reading. It can only improve your music skills in its present incarnation. Why drag it down to the level of a plethora of other software music apps that already do this????
It certainly was one of the first app of that kind with pen support, and quite intelligent support at that.
It was discovered and got help from Microsoft, as this was originally an app for Surface Tablets.
The devs are composers.
 
You guys ain't seen nothing yet. That's all I can say....

:)

actually, it's all in that Apple thing that David Hearn was featured in last Spring.
 
You guys ain't seen nothing yet. That's all I can say....

:)

actually, it's all in that Apple thing that David Hearn was featured in last Spring.
my fear is Microsoft is going to get left behind. But if the new stuff is like anything last year; I'll be more than satisfied
 
I'm considering trying this out again, but between the app and the required tablet it's a bit of an investment without being certain. But, I agree about being burned out on the whole virtual instrument part of the process, so I've got to do something....
 
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