Nashville Numbers 4+

Truly wonderful!

I have spoke with the developers a few times and they have truly created something wonderful. Is it buggy? Yes. Are they always taking feedback to improve? Yes. I submitted a suggestion yesterday and it is already in the cue for an update. I do wish we had updates more frequently, but this is created by developers who are not full time developers and this is a side project from their main careers. However, this reason is another for why this app will blow you away. I use it and then transfer the PDF to ForScore to store and annotate and it’s a wonderful combination! Couldn’t recommend it more!

Makes Clean Charts, Fast, But Poor Storage

As a full-time Nashville instrumentalist and arranger, this app has been handy for making easy-to-read charts using classic Nashville
Number Notation, on a basic level.

The interface is easy to use, mostly, especially for arrangements without too many twists and turns. Overall, this app gets the job done for basic charting. The app is almost as efficient as pen and paper, for an experienced chart-maker, but it’s not quite there, yet

NNS lacks in a few ways:

- Instead of offering text-based notes for written cues etc, NNS only offers freehand “drawing tool” style annotation, which appearz sloppy and difficult to make legible— easily inserted text windows would vastly improve this app.

- Organized Storage is lacking here. Charts are exclusively listed alphabetically, and there is no option to make folders or lists for specific artists, venues, etc— This feature is glaringly missing, and it’s puzzling why something like this isn’t present for organizing users’ charts.

I plan to continue using NNS. However, it’s no substitute for pencil & paper, the gold standard of chart making. Hopefully this app can continue to improve, because it’s very close to being truly amazing

Developer Response ,

Hi Drassssssssss, I appreciate you checking out the NN App; glad you like it.
It's really expensive to make an app, so we concentrated on the single function of creating number charts. We'd love to have text boxes and all the nesting organization folders, but we had to decide where we wanted to put our effort.
The NNApp is singly a really good way to make Nashville Number charts on iPad or iPhone. There are a bunch of excellent pdf organizers out there; way better than we were prepared to compete with. For example, For Score does everything you talk about that's missing from our app, really well.

I've written hundreds of number charts with the NNApp. Check out my workflow:
Write a chart as detailed as you want. Use Apple pencil to write syncopated rhythmic notation, or save that for later.
Tap the export button.
Tap the For Score icon.
With 2 taps, your chart opens automatically in the FS app where you can add arrangement instructions with moveable text boxes or Apple Pencil.
After arranging, you can then place the chart in any folder/setlist you create. You can use a bluetooth foot switch to turn pages and move from chart to chart during performance.

I'm glad you like making charts with our app. Reach out if there's anything we can help with.
 
Meanwhile, we have a brand new free update; NN 1.6.5, available to download at the App Store.
Here are some of the improvements:

* Drawing updates: select and move existing drawings, a new eraser, and an improved export flow for better PDF compatibility
* Batch export: export all charts in the app all at once to a zip file for easy backup
* Stability and reliability: many bugs and crashes have been fixed to improve overall app reliability

Great app for charting

I’m new to the Nashville Number system and had been writing charts out by hand. Now that I have others to play with, I’m using this app to make cleaner charts and quickly send them via email. Switching to the letter names is a HUGE feature - perfect for when you have musicians not accustomed to the number system.

My only feature request would be text annotations, and the ability to insert a time signature change. Definitely check this one out!

Developer Response ,

Hi weirdsbeach, I'm so glad you like the app! Thanks for the good review!
We also would like to have moveable text boxes. That would be very cool It is definitely on the list for a new V2 that will be coming out later this year.

I hear what you're saying about time signature changes. In Nashville, most time sig changes are for an extra half measure or so at the end of a phrase. For example, when a song in 6/8 has and extra measure of 3/8, instead of changing TS to 3/8 and then again back to 6/8, you put 3 hash marks over the bar and box it in if you like.
However, with a song that changes from 4/4 to 3/4, for example, you would have to handwrite the TS change.

Check out my FB page for some examples of charts that have what we're talking about. Let us know if we can help?
Thanks,
Chas

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