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Offline chuckeys123

screen visibility when playing in the sun.
« on: October 11, 2022, 05:19:42 PM »
Was wondering if anybody else has performed in direct sun. The display becomes virtually invisible. Has anyone experienced this, and come up with a solution? It becomes almost impossible to see even if you cup your hand over it!
 

Offline Fred Smith

Re: screen visibility when playing in the sun.
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2022, 09:38:17 PM »
Was wondering if anybody else has performed in direct sun. The display becomes virtually invisible. Has anyone experienced this, and come up with a solution? It becomes almost impossible to see even if you cup your hand over it!

I have two solutions:

1. Don't. If you're playing a gig, insist they provide a canopy for you.
2. If #1 is impossible, the only time I'll do it is with a pre-programmed set list, where I can move from one song (registration) to the next with a simple press of the pedal.

Cheers,
Fred
Fred Smith,
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Sun Lakes, AZ
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Offline travlin-easy

Re: screen visibility when playing in the sun.
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2022, 12:57:56 AM »
When I performed outdoors in the Florida Keys, I always insisted on either a three sided tent/canopy. If they could not provide it, I refused to do the job. Oh, and it must be a dark color. White tents/canopies allowed too much light and made it nearly impossible to see the screen/display.

The only other options were  to bring a large, black, beach umbrella, or construct black cardboard hood that shades the screen. However, the hood does nothing for seeing the button lights.

Good luck,

Gary 8)
Love Those Yammies...
 

Offline chuckeys123

Re: screen visibility when playing in the sun.
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2022, 03:06:10 PM »
unfortunately, being a band member I am not afforded the luxury of making demands. Compound this by playing a lot of outdoor events in the summer....sigh.....
 

Online FrankJaco

Re: screen visibility when playing in the sun.
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2022, 11:16:44 AM »
I have played many times outside in the sun.  I have a ~8 inch square piece of thin slightly flexible black plastic that I slip under the music holder so that it sits about 4 inches above the touchscreen. It works surprisingly well. I seem to recall a few others on the forum came up with better but more elaborate solutions for specific arranger models. My low-tech solution worked so well that I didn't go further. You may want to do a deeper search in the forums, the answer is in there somewhere.

Good Luck!

fj