It might as well be magic

I first wrote about IPANow! on September 30, 2010.  It is a remarkable Windows based program that transforms well known languages (Latin, Italian, German, French) into IPA (International Phonetic Alaphabet) symbols.  It works this way – input text from any of those languages (or copy and paste from an internet source – and then hit a button.  Presto – IPA transcription!

 

It was the ONLY thing I regretted when abandoned Windows machines for the Mac.  As a matter of fact, I kept an old notebook computer in my office for the sole purpose of running IPANow! when I needed it.

 

Now they have a version for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod.  The Latin version is free.  The Italian, German, and French version each cost $1.99.  It is a bargain!

 

If you have one of those tools, you need to get this program.

 

Unless you don't know IPA.

 

And if you don't know IPA, you should.  It is another thing that has transformed my life when it comes to choral music.  More on that later.