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MusicReader PDF software for Mac, PC, and iPad

With MusicReader PDF 4, you can carry your entire music library with you wherever you go. Find any piece instantly. Create playlists and customize effortless page turns. View music in a variety of formats: zoomed half page, full page, rotated portrait (for non-Mac supported graphics cards), and double page views. Annotate your music with digital ink in multiple colors non-destructively.

MusicReader PDF 4 works with all PDF files natively - no need to convert files.  Mac and PC compatible, with an iPad version available separately.

MusicReader PDF 4 also comes with a full set of musicians' tools, including an audio recorder and player, digital metronome, and an audio/visual tuner.

Add Ink and Bookmarks

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Multiple Page Views

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Create Playlists

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Download MusicReader for Mac

 

Download MusicReader for Mac

Requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Download MusicReader for Windows

 

Download MusicReader for Windows

Requires Windows XP/Vista/7

MusicReader PDF iPad App

Free MusicReader iPad App

Available for purchase through iTunes

Features


Library

In the music library of MusicReader you can store your sheet music and find it easy and fast. The music can be categorized according to title, composer, genre, instrument and instrumentation.

With MusicReader you always have your complete music library at your fingertips! The library also has playlist support so you can make lists of pieces for rehearsals and performances.


Turn pages

With MusicReader you can turn pages in several ways:

  1. Using onscreen navigation buttons
  2. By pressing a special foot pedal
  3. Using arrow or page up/down keys of your keyboard or hotkey buttons on your laptop
  4. By pressing on the sheet music by finger or pen (device dependent)
  5. Use the page turn timer for automatic page turns

With these options there is always a convenient way to turn pages!

 

 


Half page turn

MusicReader can turn halves of pages to make it easier to play without interruption. Depending on the music you can choose either half or whole page turns.

 



Browse

Easily browse and/or search through the music and select a page to view it.

 


Annotations

On the sheet music you can make annotations in multiple colors and line widths. It is also possible to draw predefined symbols and highlight certain locations in the music. All annotation can be erased without traces.


Zoom
MusicReader can zoom in on the music.This allows you for example to make detailed annotations or read the music more easily.

Fullscreen
The sheet music can be displayed in full size without any bars and/or menus on screen, making the music optimally readable.

2 pages display

View two pages of music on one screen.


half page display

With half page display the page it split in two parts. These parts are displayed as seperate pages.In this way you can use a portait mode screen to display the music larger then in one or two page display.

This features is espacially suitable for sight impaired musicians.


Tuner
Tune your instrument while viewing the sheet music. The tuner can generate tones or listen to what you play. Multiple pitches and notes are supported.


Metronome
Multiple tempos and beats are possible with the build-in metronome. For some music the metronome can even follow the sheet music and turn pages automatically.

Music player
The onscreen music player can play audio CDs and music files. You can use it to play along with a recording or for studying the music. For some sheet music the music player can even follow the music and turn pages automatically.

Sound recorder
With the sound recorder you can record and play your performances and save them in multiple formats.

Scan music
Existing sheet music can be scanned and converted to MusicReader format. Quality enhancements are automatically applied to all scans for improved readability.

Import files
MusicConvert can read manu formats, like PDF, GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP and TIFF Formats.

The software also contains a Batch PDF Conversion feature.

Printer driver
Print digital music directly from file or website to convert it to MusicReader file format. In this way all types of digital sheet music can be used by MusicReader.

Measure detection
Measure detection is an automated detection for the measure locations in your sheet music.
Measure detection makes some enhanced functionality of MusicReader possible.

Catalog

Specify the features of the music such as title, composer and genre. With this information the music can easily be archived in the MusicReader library.

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Watch this 1 minute infomercial for an overview of the AirTurn page turner and the MusicReader program.

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AirTurn Professional Package

The AirTurn Professional Package contains everything you need to manage your digital sheet music library and turn pages hands free. The Package includes:

  • The AirTurn AT-104 hands free page turning transmitter and USB receiver
  • 2 durable Boss FS-5U footswitches for silent forwards and backwards page turns
  • Full version of MusicReader software for Mac and PC computers