Realtime Sheet Music Application
Love the idea of not having to remember the chords/lyrics to hundreds of songs while doing live gigs.
V1 - Basic
1) Way to enter song list for each set (ability to name set)
2) List Songs in each set in order you want them played
3) Enter song title/artist and length for each song (establishes scrolling speed)
4) Link to song file itself (PDF, Text, etc.)
5) Scrolling program then slowly advances the chords/lyrics as a given backing track plays (or not...if you don't accompanying music)
6) All songs in a "set" play automatically unless the performer pushes the "pause" button.
7) Normal tape transport controls at bottom of GUI
8) Button to switch from Set List view to Song Scroll window
Options for V2
1) Have way to link song to actual music backing track so the two "start" at the same time
2) Have way to paste lyrics/chords directly into App and then identify "order" of a given line of text with a given line of text being able to repeat multiple times (prevents unnecessary repeat entries of choruses/repeated verses, etc.)....could result in a new format "iPad Sheet Music"
3) Button to slow or speed up scrolling realtime
HW option - Mic Stand iPad "holder" (else just use a sturdy music stand)
Of course one of the major questions is the format of the file being scrolled. The good thing about simply using the iPads "built in Apps" to display various types of "text" format is that the scroller App wouldn't care....it just moves the right hand scroll bar down over Time X to Time Y. Entering the chords/words into the App would be a lot more work but ultimately would be a better way to go if the App were to evolve to be more integrated with the music.
I have $$$$.......just waiting for someone to implement just a basic version of the above.
