Can a Windows PC be a music stand?
Yes, and many musicians already own one: a Surface that folds flat on a stand, a laptop on a piano's music desk, an all-in-one near the practice room. The need is the same as on any stand. Both hands are busy, and the page has to turn.
SheetScroll puts the page turn under the music's control, so you do not need a free hand.
What does SheetScroll do on Windows?
- 64-bit PCs: Intel, AMD and Arm. Arm has its own setup notes on the download page.
- Reads your music as printed: PDFs and scans keep their look. MusicXML, MuseScore, Guitar Pro, MIDI, ABC, MEI, Humdrum, chord charts and text tabs open too.
- Listens: through the microphone, or a digital piano over USB or Bluetooth MIDI.
- Turns pages: two beats before the end, never early; it holds the page and outlines the places it is choosing between when two passages sound alike.
- Works offline: reading and following run on the PC.
What about Surface and touchscreens?
On a Surface or another touchscreen PC, tapping the bar you are on tells SheetScroll where you are, and tapping the page brings up the controls. On a laptop without a touchscreen, a Bluetooth pedal does the same job.
Most pedals work as they are, sending Page Down and Page Up, the arrow keys or Space. If yours sends other keys, set them in Settings > Pedals and keyboard.
How should I set up a Windows PC for playing?
- Pair a Bluetooth pedal in Windows Bluetooth settings, then open a score.
- Plug a digital piano in by USB, choose it in Settings > Listening, and SheetScroll follows the notes without a microphone.
- Allow the microphone if you play an acoustic instrument. Check that Windows is using the microphone you want.
- Put the PC on a stand at eye level and plug it in. Laptops get warm; leave room around the vents.
- Choose a view for the screen. A wide screen suits two pages side by side; a tablet-shaped one suits half-page turns.
How do I get Pro on Windows?
Pro bought on sheetscroll.com is a license key. Enter it in Settings > SheetScroll Pro > Enter License Key. A key works on up to three devices, and Remove from This Device frees a place.
The reader is free forever. Pro adds listening and automatic turns: $5.99 a month, $29.99 a year with the first 2 weeks free, or $79.99 once. With sync on, Pro bought in any store works on every synced device.
Questions
Does SheetScroll run on Windows on Arm?
Yes. It runs on 64-bit PCs with Intel, AMD or Arm. Arm has its own setup steps on the download page.
Will it work on my Surface?
Yes, on a 64-bit Surface. Tap the bar you are on if you need to tell it where you are.
Can I plug in a digital piano?
Yes. Connect it over USB or Bluetooth MIDI and choose it in Settings > Listening.
How do I get Pro on a PC?
Buy it on sheetscroll.com and enter the license key in Settings > SheetScroll Pro. A key works on up to three devices.
Does a Windows PC need the internet?
No. Reading, listening and following run on the PC. Only sync, purchases and downloads use the internet.
Related
- MacA sheet music reader for Mac (macOS 12 or later, Apple silicon and Intel). It listens and turns the page, never early. Free reader; Pro by license key.
- LinuxA sheet music reader for Linux on x64 and Arm: .deb, .rpm and AppImage. It listens and turns the page, never early. Free reader; Pro by license key.
- Chromebooks and the webOpen SheetScroll in Chrome, Edge or Firefox with no install. It listens and turns the page, never early. Works in Chrome on a Chromebook. Free reader.
- PianistsA sheet music app for pianists: it listens through the mic or a digital piano over MIDI and turns the page two beats early, never early. Free reader.
- Bluetooth page turn pedalsHow a Bluetooth page-turn pedal works, how to pair it with iPad, Android, Windows or Mac, which mode to pick, and notes on AirTurn, PageFlip and Donner.
- Automatic page turnersEvery way to turn sheet music pages hands-free, from pedals to apps that listen, with the pros and cons of each and how a listening page turner decides.
- Opening music filesSheetScroll opens PDFs, photos, MusicXML, MuseScore, Guitar Pro, MIDI, ABC, chord charts and more. How to add them, and pair a scan with a digital copy.
- Digital pianos over MIDIConnect a digital piano by USB or Bluetooth MIDI and SheetScroll follows the notes themselves, with no microphone. Here is how to set it up.
- Page turning appsSheet music apps that turn pages by listening (SheetScroll, Newzik, Smartleggio) or by face and eye gestures (forScore, MobileSheets, SightTune).