Right...there are certain libraries, synths, samplers, and other misc. audio apps, sfx, and soundfiles that are very different than what iPad's can offer and are hard to imagine living without from all the work I've done over the years, because they have become part of 'what I do and have to offer'.
(....we don't all want to sound the same, or be limited by our instrumental choices, do we? If all I did was compose orchestral music, then I'd be totally happy with the StaffPad library offerings....but in a 'limited' way.
I would sure want to see more brass mute offerings, more string harmonics, and many, many other intrumental techniques that aren't even touched on with any of the StaffPad libraries.
Hopefully other companies or library creators will add on to what could be available for StaffPad.)
But I can certainly see doing what @ssnowe has done. Take the StaffPad audio and then put stems or the whole audio file into Logic or another DAW and do further work adding other instrumental sounds, etc.
I really enjoyed and loved my just finished project in which I scored and composed entirely in StaffPad for a 13 minute piece which was writen for a live concert setting. So, I really wasn't that concerned about the playback in StaffPad except for just checking my harmonies and form as I went along. It was excellent for me, in the same way that NotePerformer is excellent in Sibelius on my studio Mac.
I transferred my StaffPad score over to Sibelius so that I could add all the articulations, etc. etc. etc. and then format parts and use the music font that I prefer for this particular ensemble. It was all very smooth.
Yeah!....the portability is unbeatable! I just ordered a CME 25 key USB controller so that I can always have it in my bag with the iPad Pro for when wanting to go somewhere else to sit and think, or actually get some work done. The CME is only about 15" long, and has full-sized keys.
I have a 3rd gen. iPad Pro and the piano capture isn't what I'd call useable. You probably need an M1 iPad because it seems that is what was used for the initial development of the piano capture.
For me, the huge plus of StaffPad is that I just feel more 'in the flow' being able to use my pencil/paper upbringing for the actual composing process.
Am glad to see that the availability of StaffPad, and what David Hearn has done, is to help make people realize that actual music notation is alive and well and will never die out. The handwriting recognition will probably only get better and better as time goes on!
