PlayScore with Anthony Wilkes (iPad Pros - 0135)

Anthony Wilkes is the CEO of PlayScore; the makers of PlayScore 2 and the Optical Music Recognition library ReadScoreLib that 3rd party developers can license from PlayScore. This app lets you snap a photo of sheet music and convert it to a digital file you can work with in apps like Dorico or use within PlayScore 2 to use as a practice tool to learn a piece of music. 

In this interview we dive into how he got into music and technology, the app’s origins, how the app is used today, what is next for PlayScore, and some of the more interesting uses of that library being licensed to 3rd parties. 

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Chapter Markers 00:00:00: Opening 00:02:44: Anthony Wilkes 00:03:38: Do you use the iPad as a performer? 00:04:41: When did you decide to create this app? 00:06:07: The original app 00:08:23: Version 2 00:09:53: MP3 Export? 00:12:24: Feedback from Arrangers 00:22:22: 3rd partyapps 00:25:50: Playback 00:28:13: Tempo 00:29:07: Repeats 00:29:55: Future Updates? 00:31:35: User Feedback? 00:33:49: How'd you get into music? 00:36:53: Technology Advancements 00:38:30: Where can people find more info? 00:39:25: Closing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.