Since its introduction in 1988, Finale has been
striving to be a pacesetter and top choice for those who want
high-quality music notation. Celebrating 20 years of innovation, Finale
continues with the 2009 - 20th Anniversary Edition which eliminates
wasted keystrokes, decisions, and time.
Get Going Quickly
- Streamlined user interface
- Set-up Wizard configures your score in seconds
- Enter music your way:
- MIDI keyboard
- Computer keyboard
- Mic
- Mouse click
- Scan existing sheet music
- Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing
- Exercise Wizard instantly generates practice pieces for your entire band, orchestra, or choir
- Video Support - import video plus send and display SMPTE
- TempoTap - conduct your own tempo changes
- Studio View - an all-in-one environment for multitrack music creation
Share Your Music
- Playback options:
- Record or import an audio track for incredible realism
- More than 300 world-class Garritan instrument sounds, a full General MIDI set, and more
- More than 100 sounds from Tapspace Virtual Drumline
- Human Playback makes your music sound like musicians are playing it
- Integrated Garritan Aria player
- Powerful Mixer (real-time control of volume, panning, patch, and more)
- Save Audio Files (including .MP3) to create CDs or to save an to an iPod
- Document Styles let you instantly personalize the appearance of new documents
- Colored Noteheads and integrated samples of Boomwhackers tuned percussion tubes
- Create SmartMusic accompaniments
- Free, downloadable Finale NotePad lets you share your Finale files with anyone who can then print, play, edit and save
- Linked Parts - intelligently links your score and parts to save you time
- MicNotator lets you enter notes by playing your brass or woodwind instrument
- Supports Windows XP/Vista and Mac 10.4 and 10.5
- If you don't like reading manuals,you can watch a QuickStart Video on your computer instead
New 2009 Features:
- Streamlined user interface
- Set-up Wizard configures scores in seconds
- Enter music via MIDI or computer keyboard, mic,
- mouse click, or scanner
- Band-in-a-Box auto-harmonizing
- Exercise Wizard creates practice pieces for all performers
- Import video plus send and display SMPTE
- TempoTap for tempo changes
- Studio View environment for music creation
- Multiple playback options
- More than 300 Garritan sounds, a full GM set, over 100 sounds from
Tapspace Virtual Drumline, integrated samples of Boomwhackers tuned
percussion tubes, and more
- Human Playback makes it sound like real people playing the instruments
- Integrated Garritan Aria player
- Compatible with all VST/AU instruments
- Powerful mixer
- Save audio files to an iPod
- Document Styles
- Colored Noteheads
Specifications:
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System Requirements:
- Windows:
- Windows XP/Vista 32-bit
- 400MB hard drive space required for the software and user manual
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- Macintosh:
- G4 or higher recommended
- OS 10.4 or 10.5. Mac PowerPC or Mac Intel
- 512MB hard drive space required for software and user manual
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- Both:
- DVD-ROM drive
- 800x600 minimum monitor resolution
- Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB or more recommended for optional use of
Garritan and Tapspace (VST/AU) sounds - more RAM = more available
sounds)
- An additional 2GB hard drive space is required for all included VST/AU sounds
