FreeHand Systems Announces Release of Its 4.0 Software, the Company's Most Significant Software Advancement Since the Release of the MusicPad Pro Plus.LOS ALTOS Los Altos (lôs ăl`tōs, lŏs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,303), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1952. There is diversified light manufacturing. , Calif. -- New Software Release Expands Tools for Performers and Music Educators, Making the MusicPad Pro(R) Plus the Must Have Device for 21st Century Musicians FreeHand See Macromedia FreeHand. Systems, Inc., the world leader in digital sheet music Digital sheet music, also known as Interactive or Virtual, is the newly developed technology distributing high quality but low cost sheet music, which is often created and arranged according to the users’ preferences (custom sheet music or sheet music by publishing and the developer, manufacturer and marketer of the world's first digital music tablet, the MusicPad Pro(R) Plus, announced today the release of its 4.0 software -- the most significant software update since the product was released to musicians in 2003. The new 4.0 software, being demoed in a beta version at NAMM NAMM International Music Products Association NAMM National Association of Music Merchants NAMM National Association of Music Manufacturers NAMM National Association of Mirror Manufacturers in Anaheim this week represents a dramatic leap forward in the software and features of the MusicPad Pro Plus. It will be released to existing customers as an upgrade and included with new MusicPad Pros starting in the spring of 2005. "FreeHand Systems is on a mission to deliver digital sheet music of every genre to music educators and performing musicians around the world," said Kim Lorz, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of FreeHand Systems. "The release of this new feature-rich, performance-driven, software update for our flagship product, the MusicPad Pro Plus, moves us forward exponentially in our quest to marry digital sheet music with our digital music tablet, providing musicians an ever improving tool for 21st century music education and performance." The new features of FreeHand's Music Manager 4.0 software include: --Metronome --Pitch Pipe --Audio player for MIDI and MP3 --Wireless networking --Compatibility with Solero files from sunhawk.com allowing transposition transposition /trans·po·si·tion/ (trans?po-zish´un) 1. displacement of a viscus to the opposite side. 2. and "bouncing ball" MIDI playback --New finger friendly user interface with increased pen colors and notation --Text annotation --File browser and quick search --Expanded play list capability --Two-page display in landscape mode --Improved tool palette and icons FreeHand Systems, a privately held Silicon Valley company with the goal of reinventing music for musicians worldwide, has created the MusicPad Pro Plus, a revolutionary electronic device that changes the way musicians compose, arrange and perform their art. The MusicPad Pro Plus fits neatly on a music stand, solving the age-old problem of turning music pages by letting musicians simply touch the screen. It also creates a paperless environment by providing storage capacity for an entire music library of more than 5,000 pages of sheet music. Plus, with FreeHand's digital music store, www.sunhawk.com, musicians everywhere can download over 35,000 scores already formatted for easy transfer to their MusicPad Pro. The MusicPad Pro Plus digital sheet music tablet is housed in a charcoal grey ABS polymer enclosure not much larger than a sheet of paper. Weighing just over four pounds, it is lightweight, easy to carry and comes with a built-in rechargeable battery. It has an easy-to-read, low glare, backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. 12.1-inch TFT LCD display. Key features include zoom in and zoom out capabilities and on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. color highlighters and pens to add or erase rehearsal marks and notations. Digital music files in PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. , jpg and other popular graphics formats can be directly imported into the MusicPad Pro using the Music Manager software provided with the device. Printed music can be scanned into a computer and then imported. Pricing & Availability The MusicPad Pro Plus is available for purchase on FreeHand System's website (www.freehandsystems.com) and through FreeHand Authorized Resellers around the world for a suggested retail price of $1,199. About FreeHand Systems FreeHand Systems, Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Los Altos, Calif., reinventing music for musicians worldwide. The company is a world leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of its digital sheet music tablet and accessories, as well as the leading Internet-based provider of sheet music and digital files through its acquisition of Sunhawk Digital Music LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Its flagship product, the MusicPad Pro Plus, provides innovative technology and productivity benefits to arrangers, composers, conductors and performers within the orchestral, choral, studio musician markets, as well as music educators and amateur musicians. |
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