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'''StaffPad''' is a [[scorewriter]] application for creating [[musical_composition|musical compositions]] using [[handwriting recognition]] and [[multi-touch]] input for [[Musical notation|music notation]].
'''StaffPad''' is a [[scorewriter]] application for creating [[musical_composition|musical compositions]] using [[handwriting recognition]] and [[multi-touch]] input for [[Musical notation|music notation]].


Originally released for [[Windows 8]] on 31st March 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/staffpad-is-a-music-handwriting-app/|title=StaffPad is a music handwriting app that’s real — and it’s spectacular|website=www.sibeliusblog.com|access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref>, StaffPad was subsequently released on [[iPadOS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoringnotes.com/reviews/staffpad-for-ipad/|title=StaffPad wows with long-awaited iPad release and new free StaffPad Reader|website=www.scoringnotes.com|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/staffpad|title=StaffPad, Notation Software For iOS & Windows|website=www.soundonsound.com|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>, it is used by [[Composer|composers]], [[Orchestration|orchestrators]], [[Arrangement|arrangers]], [[Songwriter|songwriters]] and teachers to create musical compositions and edit musical notation. StaffPad can also play back user compositions using [[Sampling (music)|samples]] to create a digital performance of the musical score.
Originally released for [[Windows 8]] on 31st March 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/staffpad-is-a-music-handwriting-app/|title=StaffPad is a music handwriting app that’s real — and it’s spectacular|website=www.sibeliusblog.com|access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref>, StaffPad was subsequently released on [[iPadOS]] in February 2020


<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21123874/staffpad-ipad-app-release-apple-windows-surface-update-features-reader-score-composing-music|title=StaffPad, a stunning Windows music writing app, is now available on iPad|website=www.theverge.com|access-date=2020-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoringnotes.com/reviews/staffpad-for-ipad/|title=StaffPad wows with long-awaited iPad release and new free StaffPad Reader|website=www.scoringnotes.com|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/staffpad|title=StaffPad, Notation Software For iOS & Windows|website=www.soundonsound.com|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>.
StaffPad is notable for its music recognition engine; advanced playback, use of [[Apple Pencil]] and its realtime automatic parts feature. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=5z97xxqw|title=Behind the Design: StaffPad|website=www.apple.com|access-date=2020-07-24}}</ref>

Designed for [[Composer|composers]], [[Orchestration|orchestrators]], [[Arrangement|arrangers]], [[Songwriter|songwriters]], and teachers, StaffPad is used to craft musical compositions and edit musical notation, and play back user compositions using [[Sampling (music)|samples]] to create a digital performance of the musical score<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=5z97xxqw|title=Behind the Design: StaffPad|website=www.apple.com|access-date=2020-07-24}}</ref>. It received the [[Apple Design Award]] for Outstanding Design and Innovation in 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2020/06/apple-honors-eight-developers-with-annual-apple-design-awards//|title=Apple Design Awards 2020|website=www.apple.com|access-date=2020-06-30}}</ref>.


== StaffPad Reader ==
== StaffPad Reader ==
'''StaffPad Reader''' is a companion application for [[iPadOS]] and [[Windows 10|Microsoft Windows 10]], designed for [[Real-time_computing#Near_real-time|near real-time]] viewing of StaffPad score files. The Reader application can communicate with StaffPad over a [[Wi-Fi]] network, and display an automatically formatted [[Part_(music)|part]] for any musical [[Staff_(music)|staff]] contained in the full score. Multiple Reader applications can connect to the same instance of StaffPad, forming a [[Point-to-multipoint_communication|one-to-many]] relationship between StaffPad and [[musicians]] using the Reader. The user is able to make changes to the full score with StaffPad, and the results are updated automatically on all connected Readers.
'''StaffPad Reader''' is a companion application for [[iPadOS]] and [[Windows 10|Microsoft Windows 10]], designed for [[Real-time_computing#Near_real-time|near real-time]] viewing of StaffPad score files. The Reader application can communicate with StaffPad over a [[Wi-Fi]] network, and display an automatically formatted [[Part_(music)|part]] for any musical [[Staff_(music)|staff]] contained in the full score. Multiple Reader applications can connect to the same instance of StaffPad, forming a [[Point-to-multipoint_communication|one-to-many]] relationship between StaffPad and [[musicians]] using the Reader. The user is able to make changes to the full score with StaffPad, and the results are updated automatically on all connected Readers.

== Awards ==
* [[Apple Design Award]] for Outstanding Design and Innovation, 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2020/06/apple-honors-eight-developers-with-annual-apple-design-awards//|title=Apple Design Awards 2020|website=www.apple.com|access-date=2020-06-30}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 02:46, 16 December 2020

StaffPad
Original author(s)David William Hearn
Matthew Tesch
Developer(s)StaffPad Ltd
Initial releaseMarch 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03)
Written inC++, Swift, C#
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, iPadOS,
Available inEnglish
TypeScorewriter
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.staffpad.net

StaffPad

StaffPad is a scorewriter application for creating musical compositions using handwriting recognition and multi-touch input for music notation.

Originally released for Windows 8 on 31st March 2013[1], StaffPad was subsequently released on iPadOS in February 2020

[2][3][4].

Designed for composers, orchestrators, arrangers, songwriters, and teachers, StaffPad is used to craft musical compositions and edit musical notation, and play back user compositions using samples to create a digital performance of the musical score[5]. It received the Apple Design Award for Outstanding Design and Innovation in 2020[6].

StaffPad Reader

StaffPad Reader is a companion application for iPadOS and Microsoft Windows 10, designed for near real-time viewing of StaffPad score files. The Reader application can communicate with StaffPad over a Wi-Fi network, and display an automatically formatted part for any musical staff contained in the full score. Multiple Reader applications can connect to the same instance of StaffPad, forming a one-to-many relationship between StaffPad and musicians using the Reader. The user is able to make changes to the full score with StaffPad, and the results are updated automatically on all connected Readers.

See also

References

  1. ^ "StaffPad is a music handwriting app that's real — and it's spectacular". www.sibeliusblog.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  2. ^ "StaffPad, a stunning Windows music writing app, is now available on iPad". www.theverge.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  3. ^ "StaffPad wows with long-awaited iPad release and new free StaffPad Reader". www.scoringnotes.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  4. ^ "StaffPad, Notation Software For iOS & Windows". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  5. ^ "Behind the Design: StaffPad". www.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  6. ^ "Apple Design Awards 2020". www.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.

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