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From: Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com>
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Subject: Re: Paid apps
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 18:18:42 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
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"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> Wrote in message:

> On 2024-10-02 15:09, Dave Royal wrote:
>> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> Wrote in message:
>> 
>>> As google are offering me 95% off a item from the play store, has anyone
>>> got any recommendations for paid for apps (not games/films)?
>>>
>>> I can't think of any I've been putting-off buying ...
>> 
>> David Zemsky's Sheet Music Scanner is very good ... if scanninng
>>   sheet music is something you want to do. I think that's the most
>>   expensive app I have.
>> 
>> PlayScore2 is better but costs a lot more for the good features.
> 
> I have scores I would like to scan, but they are difficult to read by 
> the eye. If the tool is expensive, then I'm not interested: I'm curious 
> about what music my ancestor wrote, but I can not play it myself.
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> It is difficult to figure out the number of extra lines, and whether it 
> is on a line, or below the line.

Sheet Music Scanner does not work well with hand-written
 (manuscript) scores. Can you post a link to a scan or photograph
 of a sample?

I don't remember how much it cost. This is a 10" tablet, btw: it
 probably wouldn't be much use on a small phone.
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