Customer Reviews Page
Read what some of our users have to say about their experience of SightRead and Musicpad Pro.
"I've become a dedicated MusicPad user ever since I bought it.....wouldn't be without it."
Chris Gardner - : Read More
"MusicPad pro is a very welcome addition to the Studio and gig equipment. Very easy to read and operate."
Jeremy Debarbara - : Read More
"Did our gig today. I smugly set up the MusicPad while others fiddled with books and the order in which to play. It really has reduced time and stress for me. It is the BEST piece of technology invented for musicians."
Marian Caldwell - : Read More
"We are both very pleased with our pads"
John Woollams - : Read More
"My MusicPad Pro is now as fundamental and vital a piece of equipment to my success as a top keyboard and sound system."
Freddie Meynell - : Read More
"All in all an excellent piece of kit with nothing to equal it."
David Sams - : Read More
"The MusicPad Pro's most outstanding feature has been it's total reliability "
Ken Longley - : Read More
"Since discovering the fabulous MusicPad Pro (MPP) I am happy to report that page-turning issues are a thing of the past. "
Ken Hall - : Read More
"what I love most about my MPP is the accessibility to my entire inventory of music without the need to carry the sheet music. "
David Hornung - : Read More
I've become a dedicated MusicPad user ever since I bought it... wouldn't be without it, with all the chord sheets, lyrics, jazz charts, scores etc. which I need for my 'serious' band, Vanilla Smooth (jazz, blues, 'strictly come dancing', fixed tempo ballroom for balls weddings etc) my 'fun' band, Cappucino (happy clappy pop and blues for functions parties etc), my teaching (RGT grade exams) and more... all safely and easily accessibly installed on the one pad... about 1000 I guess… marvellous!
Chris Gardner – CBG Guitar Tuition
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MusicPad pro is a very welcome addition to the Studio and gig equipment. Very easy to read and operate . Looks good and much more professional than a music stand Delivery from SightRead is very fast and the staff are extremely helpful. My only criticism for the pad is that the software is not supported by 64 bit processing systems(only 32 bit is supported). As most new laptops run this system it can be a problem as the software will not run am having to look for a cheap desktop to enable me to use it properly Can a new software version be produced? One that can be supported by a 64 bit systems?
Jeremy Debarbara
- watch Jeremy perform with Blue Onyx Moody Blues Tribute Band : Leatherhead December 2010
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I live in Australia and began searching the Net for digital sheet music. To my delight I found the MusicPad, however I was unable to find any company who either had it in stock or was prepared to ship to Australia.
My luck changed when I found Bernard Perry at Sightread in Ashton-Under-Lyne in Lancashire. I emailed Bernard and he answered all my questions and promptly arranged shipment. Then I changed my mind! Yes I did want the pedal and yes I did want the stand. No problem! Bernard coped with my issues as they arose.
After sales support. What is that you ask? It is a reality at Sightread. After the MusicPad was delivered Bernard followed through by emailing several concise step-by-step instruction sheets to enable me to cut to the chase and begin using the MusicPad within the first 24 hours.
So it is with great enthusiasm that I endorse ALL the other testimonials on this site. No more; books to lug, searching for sheets, time spent assembling and sorting, forgetting music and no stress as ALL your music is in one compact unit, the MusicPad. A repertoire is assembled in a few minutes, deletions and additions to the ‘play list’ are made with a click of the mouse and annotations on your screen may be saved, changed or deleted anytime. Coloured annotations are great!
Paper is not required. Once you have your words and chords or sheet music on your screen, hit print, select freehand and off it goes to your chosen folder ready to be imported directly into the MusicPad. MusicPad is a dream come true for me and the best use of technology for musicians.
Marian Caldwell
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We are
both very pleased with our pads, I have 1200 jazz and standards
on mine all on the internal memory transferred from band in a box as
PNG (interlaced) files which are clear and use very little space.
As I have put nearly 4000 tunes on band in a box I have some way to go
yet!
John Woollams
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am a musician who
plays for all sorts of professional engagements and I find the MusicPad
Pro ideal for playing in all the many verities of engagements I
undertake. I have now put thousands of sheets into it (and yet, unlike
my old music case, it still weighs the same) and can for instance using
its easy to assemble or reorder Playlist, play for hours without
stopping, whether Background Music, Singalongs, Musical Theatre (where
its Backlighting is invaluable) or whatever.
My keyboard is also very programmable and so with the
MusicPad
Playlists arranged in the same order as my keyboards registration files
(memorised settings that include the tempo, beat, voices etc that I
have saved for that song/piece) I use my left foot on the MusicPad
pedal to turn the page and my right foot on one of the keyboard pedals
to advance the registration on through the sequence I've set for that
song.
It's also very easy to browse to find a song quickly for a
request
(much quicker than on the keyboard, very often)
It's very easy to scan sheet music into the MusicPad or to
use PDF
sheets/books that are freely available on the internet. In addition you
can download purchased pieces from a huge website.
I don't know how I managed before, with the approximate 20
books I took
around with me and a separate index to tell me which book a particular
piece was in. I certainly couldn't assemble a 'Playlist' in the same
easy way.
My MusicPad Pro is now as fundamental and vital a piece of
equipment to
my success as a top keyboard and sound system.
Freddie Meynell
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The
MusicPad is a
must have for all
Musicians who need to carry a lot of music. It has great capacity and
external memory can insure that you would never need to carry any
music, no matter how much you may have. It can be used not only for
music but for Lyrics – Playlists or any number of uses which a musician
may have as a prompt in performance or even in giving a speech. Further
it has the capacity to highlight, numerate and edit. It is an excellent
all round tool. For reading you may view in expanded versions, with
page numbers at the bottom or with nothing showing at all giving a true
100% fit to the screen. Page turning is further facilitated by a foot
pedal or screen touch back or forward.
The use of colour for text and ‘messages’ is an added bonus
by using
pro tools.
The highlight of using the pad is the exemplary support the team and
the forum members give which is unequalled in my experience.
All in all an excellent piece of kit with nothing to equal it.
David Sams
For me, the MusicPad Pro's most outstanding feature has been it's total reliability over the last few years - an absolute essential when you are using such a device for gigging! This reliability also included two very nasty bumps. Once when knocked over whilst on stage and once when I slipped down a flight of stairs whilst carrying it and my amplifier! I got hurt but the MPP didn't!
Ken Longley
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I have been playing piano since age 7. Ten years into retirement I have still not mastered the "art" of turning pages (and the pages remaining "turned")!
Since discovering the fabulous MusicPad Pro (MPP) I am happy to report that page-turning issues are a thing of the past.
With a simple addition of the optional foot-switch, page turning is no longer a challenge, allowing the music to flow without any (previously) missed bars because both hands can be on the keys.
Within the context of page turning in the MPP, the ability to use a "look ahead" facility also gives me a much more confident and smoother performance.
The "Annotation" feature of the MPP allows me to create personal playing style notes within each piece of music. All safely filed and retained for each time that piece is used.
Another major benefit to me is the ability to create "Play Lists" by an easy drag and drop method from my MPP file archive of over 3,500 songs (and growing).
These "Play Lists" allow me to create a programme of music to fit any occasion and duration so that the event is a simple and unflustered process that also increases my confidence and air of professionalism.
Music files can be obtained from various "web" sources (some freeware) and imported into the MPP. Alternatively, music can be scanned and imported to the MPP using the (included) MusicPad Manager software.
My music collection that currently takes up two bookcases is being "compressed" into a 4Gb USB stick!
What used to be a chore of humping heavy books to each venue is now no more difficult than carrying a very neat lap-top-style carry case that includes the MPP and foot pedal.
Ken H.
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I think what I love most about my MPP is the accessibility to my entire inventory of music without the need to carry the sheet music. I can retrieve a particular piece of music without wasting much time, and play it. Not having sheets/binders of music around gives a less cluttered look to the staging area. The MPP meets my needs and it is just plain fun to watch the audience try to get a peak at what is on this viewer and why I'm tapping the foot pedal. I certainly wouldn't want to return to the old sheet music again.
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