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We recognized a void in the way sheet music had evolved.
The evolution of mobile devices had quickly outgrown organic uses of sheet
music
and the advancements of this technology clearly offered more possibilities than any
music publisher had delivered.
It is out of this environment that the idea for NoteStar was born. Here we
had the opportunity to take advantage of the iPad’s dynamic display,
touch response, and audio integration and offer a sheet music experience that
moved beyond simple page display. NoteStar is Yamaha's application for the iPad that
features hands-free, smooth-flowing, easy-to-read digital sheet music,
matched with real audio backing tracks complete with lead vocals.
NoteStar provides a playing experience that feels like you're actually in the band.
Using Yamaha's new screen-flow technology,
you can play even the
longest piece of sheet music without ever having to turn a page.
This keeps your eyes on the music, and your hands on the keys where they belong!
Each piece of sheet music in the NoteStar catalog is matched with an audio
backing track that has been professionally recorded by top studio musicians,
complete with lead vocals!
NoteStar's unique mixing tools allow you to listen to, and play-along with the band,
or isolate the keyboard part for reference.
If your keyboard supports external audio input,
you can use the iPad's headphone output to send NoteStar's audio directly into
your instrument.
NoteStar offers a lot of flexibility in the way digital sheet music is displayed.
Increase the note size with a single tap.
No zooming is ever required.
Learning new songs can be tricky first,
which is why NoteStar is packed with the essential tools to give you a
customizable experience that will help you learn faster.
With the tempo function, it's easy to slow down any song to practice difficult parts.
As you get more comfortable with the music,
you can increase the tempo to test your skills.
The transposition function allows you to play any song in the key of your choice,
offering increased usability for practice and performance.
Use the annotation tool to make notes on any NoteStar song, and leave yourself
helpful tips and reminders for difficult parts.
Once you've made an annotation on a NoteStar song, it
will become a permanent part of the sheet music as if you had actually
written it on the page.
NoteStar's store is packed with your favorite songs, by your favorite artists.
Play along with perfectly mixed backing tracks recorded by professional studio
musicians to enhance your playing experience.
NoteStar songs are hand picked from the catalogs of the world's biggest sheet
music publishers, and have been specifically created with keyboard
players in mind, providing a unique transcription of the keyboard part
that allows you to join the band.