I went for the Newzik lifetime deal and am slowly going all digital for my sheet music needs. I know there are a lot of users on here with a lot more experience performing with tablets than I have so I thought I would ask if anyone has a recommendation for a pedal page turner. I don’t need bells and whistles just a good quiet mechanism and rock solid stability. Using with an iPad pro if that matters. Thanks!!
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I use an Airturn Duo 500 here. I’ve had at least a couple (I lost one) and I’ve used a third one on a cruise contract (just because I was contracted to use the agency’s iPad Pro and pedal) - they’ve all been stable as anything.
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I own the PageFlip DragonFly. It never failed me so far!
My favorite feature is that it goes into standby mode after a while, so it basically turns off until you press a button again. I never turn it off/on and I think I had to change the batteries once in the last three years.
I have another Bluetooth pedal to scroll through audio files and I forget to turn it off almost always - have to change batteries every couple of months. Drives me crazy, haha!
Because I started to rearrange my digital scores, I wouldn’t buy the extra buttons of the DragonFly again to lose some extra weight. So just the regular FireFly would be my next buy if I was in need again.
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Did this happen during a performance?
Just curious - because it only draws power in those situations.
No, just at home!
phew 
I once took the transcription pedal to switch patches in MainStage. Half an hour before the gig I found out the batteries were dead (changed them a month before but had forgotten to turn it off since I never have to do that with the PageFlip). Had to run to the store. Just in time.
Ever since I love the PageFlip even more!
Also; the PageFlip shows multiple flashes if it’s low on battery. And I think even then it goes on for days haha
Thanks all for the input. I appreciate it!
I have both an Airturn Duo BT-500 and a Pageflip Firefly.
The Airturn has no batteries, but an accu, the Pageflip has batteries.
Imho to have batteries is an advantage, because, as @Hanhom descirbes, you can get them everywhere. If your Airturn is too low on energy, you have to charge it…
For the rest the function about the same, reliable and silent, a (very slight) advantage of the Pageflip are the lights on the pedals which can be turned on or off, a slight advantage of the Airturn is that the form is a little bit clearer for the feet to find them (but your mileage may vary in that).
AirTurns do have a battery; it’s just not designed to be replaced by the user (though it’s possible if you’re prepared to get your hands dirty):
The model I use uses a USB-C port for charging, which is the same as my phone, my computer, my iPad - it’s rare that I’m anywhere without some sort of a charger or powerbank. For that matter, if I plug a USB-C cable into my AirTurn and the other end into the bottom of my iPad, the pedal will charge from the iPad battery.
It’s irritating not to be able to turn off the LEDs on the AirTurn, but I’ve effectively solved the problem with a small piece of black gaffer tape over the LEDs. It’s transparent enough that I can still see the LEDs if I need to, but not so much that anyone more than a few feet away can see them.
Regarding the 2 possible downsides of Airturn:
- there are small powerbanks in case you forgot to charge the pedal - which can happen as the battery really last very long
- I’m using LED dimming stickers on it, such that the light can hardly be seen