Need help with Orpheus? You’re in the right place!
The Short Answer:
Go to Music Folders tab in Orpheus and click the folder icon at the top right. You can add folders of music from a variety of sources including device memory, external SD card and Dropbox (Turn Dropbox to ON in Settings).
Note About Filtering
If you have multiple folders of sheet music you can filter which folders show in All Charts. Press and hold the item, then go to the overflow menu and enable/disable folder.
The Longer Answer
For anyone who’s struggling, try this step by step tutorial:
Maeve Lander is a software developer by day, trumpeter and arranger by night. She created Orpheus ~8 years ago, when Android was first born. It has gone through iteration over the years, but has always held true to the original vision; a minimalist sheet music reader that just does one thing, really well.
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William pope
Very good just starting with fingers crossed. WP
Christa Farrington
Does this app only work with PDFs, or do other formats function with this as well?
Maeve
Please see “What File Formats Can I Use” article here.
Chuck
Orpheus is giving a “can not read folder contents” message when I attempt to select my external SD card to select a file stored there. Works like a charm with the internal storage.
Maeve
You’ll need to “Specify SD Card” from Orpheus’s settings screen.
To find the filepath for your SD card use a file manager app such as EX File Explorer:
1. Navigate to your sheet music folder via EX File Explorer
2. Long press the folder until a check box appears
3. Select the “properties” menu item from the “more” menu
4. The full path will be revealed
5. Copy that file path into the field in Orpheus settings.
That should do the trick!
Andy
The correct SD card name can be retrieved with the google file manager. The Samsung file explorer shows a wrong path.
E.g. /storage/247F-1516/Documents is the correct path on my device Samsung A9+.
Not /sdcard nor /SD-Karte nor /local/247F-1516/ as displayed in other tools.
I like the 11″ screen!
Steve Taylor
Does this only work with the Pro version? I have the free version, which shows the sd card as the current folder. When I click the folder icon, wanting to designate a different music folder, a message says that I can only have 1 folder in the free version. There’s no other option.
Maeve Lander
Hi Steve, Free version only allows you to have 1 folder. Pro version allows unlimited number of folders. More info here.
gunnar morén
Hello Maeve !!! Maybe it is “stupid” questions and my English is not so good . How many sheets can I have in one folder 500? and it still be handy to work with. Of course I will do playlists and work from there. Maybe someone in the audience will like to hear a song that I don’t have in the playlist for he evening and I have to look in the “500 folder”. Is it only to choose 500folder and scroll down to right song , play it and then go back to evening playlist.
Regards / Gunnar
Maeve Lander
With Pro version there is no limit on number of sheets in one folder. 500 would be fine. Although personally, I find using sub-folders helpful if you have some classifications system that helps to organise things.
Dwight Caspersz
Is it possible to import files directly into a specific folder in Orpheus ?
Maeve Lander
Yes, to achieve this you would simply add the new files to the folder using a file manager app.
Olivia
Does Orpheus no longer support Google drive to upload files? The “G” icon in music folders has disappeared and I can no longer upload my music via Drive, which is where I keep all of my repertoire.
Maeve Lander
Hi Olivia, that’s correct I’m afraid Google Drive is no longer supported due to Google changing some of the needed APIs 🙁 More info here. And thank you for the reminder to remove the documentation relating to G Drive.
Mark Myers
Can the tablet camera be used to capture and import sheet music into Orpheus?
Maeve Lander
There isn’t a photo scan feature in the app yet. But I am planning to add that in the next 6-12 months. So for now, you can use a separate photoscan app – simply save the shot to a folder which is then automatically imported into Orpheus.
Kent Ewing
How to change the order of my songs in my music charts..they are in alphabetical order
Maeve Lander
They will be listed alphabetically in All Charts area, but if you wish to create an ordered Set List (eg for a rehearsal or gig), then use the Set Lists area. There you can drag n drop charts into whatever order you like.