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    Default using an android tablet for music book

    hoping to find the right app (to replace my giant books of lyrics/music) for my android tablet.....or at least create a file of pdf, or other better format for flipping to songs that are not commited to memory....I could easily do it with word docs on a reg laptop, but need to be able to transfer the files to the tab and organize them and potentially create setlists for each show.....I know it can be done, I just am new to the tablet thing and usually create everything in Word and print it out for my books....now I would like to take those existing files and transfer them....so far the apps I have read reviews of are not that impressive......and I'm looking for some real world experience to get me pointed in the right direction....

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    Default Re: using an android tablet for music book

    I'm an iPad user, but found that this may be your best bet: http://www.zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/. I don't know much about it, but if it works with the bt105 page turning pedals it can't be all bad.

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    Default Re: using an android tablet for music book

    Have you looked at Documents To Go? It works with .doc files.

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    Default Re: using an android tablet for music book

    I think your tablet already has Polaris Office. It works with .doc files, I have it on my Galaxy II phone and have my songs downloaded.

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    Default Re: using an android tablet for music book

    Thanks guys......Im going to start with the mobile sheets....seems like a solid app that should do everything I need....and its nice that there is a free version to start with(so many apps are junk and you dont know it till you have spent the money)
    Im sure that this will be very time consuming for a while till I get my library formed.....anyone used Mobile Sheets long enough to give a real world review? Ill give some feedback after I have had a chance to really use it for a while.....

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    Default Re: using an android tablet for music book

    I'm not an android user, but do use iPad. I like PDF files as they are transferable between devices.
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    Default Re: using an android tablet for music book

    I tried this but went back to paper in a spiral noebook.

    Its hard to find an ap that allows a whole song on one page in font large enough to read. its too much to be scrolling pages when trying to play live. I noticed Elton John had his music on two large tab screens side by side on his piano---the whole song at once. Probably costs a fortune and I'm sure he had a live page turner anyway. Then again, he's Elton John.

    Please share if you find one that works.

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    Default Re: using an android tablet for music book

    double post

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    Default Re: using an android tablet for music book

    the zubersoft/mobile sheets seems to be working great so far...loaded about 10 songs in pdf form today...........,
    and a larger screen would be nice, but they do make foot controled bluetooth scroll page turn that works with it too...

    I will be working on this for a long time and I will report the pros/cons.....

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