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1. More than 100 concert and marching percussion sounds from Tapspace Virtual Drumline External Sound Library Support VST AU Instruments and Effects Boomwhackers tuned percussion tube sounds Define contro playback of interpretive marks text and shapes Define your own scales and micro tonality Assign a playback meaning to any graphic ScoreManager makes additional sound control easy Sharing your Music Full page or section PDF JPEG PNG TIFF EPS PICT Mac only Full page or section JPEG Only Use Free Finale Reader to view play and print Finale family notation files Post files to MakeMusic s Finale Showcase website to be viewed using the Finale Reader Print professional quality sheet music Open files created by same or earlier product version Export MIDI and MusicXML files Save as Audio File to create CDs MP3 WAV AIF Export your score or a section of your score as a graphic files Educator Tools Full page or section PDF JPEG PNG TIFF EPS PICT Mac only a More than 1 000 a Full page or section JPEG Only More than 150 Create your own worksheets or quizzes by exporting music into a word processing program Exercise Wizard custom exercises or lessons for your whole ensemble Orff Instruments in Set up Wizard Create SmartMusic Accompaniments SmartMusic subscription required to practice with these files in SmartMusic Ready made customizable music education worksheets included2. individual staff systems and page margins Indent staff systems and adjust systems horizontally or vertically Reduce or enlarge a score Color Printing if desired of Layers Smart Shapes Score and Staff expressions Articulations Text and Lyrics and Chords Convert TIFF files of scanned sheet music into notation Import graphics like logos and pictures Personal Document Styles variety to choose from and the ability to make your own Hide staves that contain music for unseen playback effects Use the Shape Designer to draw your own musical graphics Create lines ovals rectangles polygons and curves Control line thickness fills object grouping and more Control curve resolution and thickness on non Postscript printers On Score Page Layout with Snap to Grid and Guidelines for easy exact alignment of all score elements Set or Clear Page Breaks at any Staff System Compile Postscript listings for efficient downloading and printing on systems without Finale installed Create Non standard key signatures 3rd Party Music Font Support Cross staff beaming and detailed deletes with the NoteMover Tool Slash Flagged Grace Notes Add Remove rev October 6 2011
3. only Page view only Scroll music on screen during playback in Page view or Scroll view 2 3 voice harmonies 2 3 voice harmonies Band in a Box Auto Harmonizing add two to six part harmonies of selected styles with or without chord symbols e Drum Groove create custom drum parts instantly e Limited Set the distance between a staff system and the staff system above m a Enter an unlimited number of notes per measure 7 a Control stem direction individually C B Fit selected measures into staff systems iy a Transpose using chromatic diatonic enharmonic or modal methods a Transpose Single commands to transpose rebar or rebeam your music 7 Shift easily between a score window and individual extracted parts m Use on screen rulers to position score elements Add graphic repeat signs and text repeat markings m Reduce a score page staff system note group or single note down to 5 or enlarge it up to 999 7 Extract individual parts with separate page layout control for each part create automatic multi measure rests m Adjust measure widths 7 Choose from over 50 pre designed score templates to help you quickly prepare professional scores Optimize the conductor s score by hiding empty staves Save multiple MIDI instrument setups Re quantize any notes in any region entered from any note entry method Protect scores with automatic backup Capture music as you play then convert to notation later Record one track while playing back others Define your o
4. Finale PrintMusic Songwriter Finale Family Detailed Product Comparison Chart NotePad Compatibility System Requirements 2012 XP Vista Windows 7 XP Vista Windows7 XP ista windows 7 64 bit compatible 10 5 10 7 a i oe 2011 64 bit compatible 10 5 10 7 a 2010 64 bit compatible 10 4 10 7 2011 XP Vista Windows 7 64 bit compatible 10 5 10 7 Version Windows Macintosh OS X Universal Binary runs natively on Intel based Macintosh computers Share files between Macintosh and Windows platforms Number of Authorized installations Backwards compatibility using MusicXML Import and Export Use Free Finale Reader to view play and print Finale family notation files Getting Started n Unlimited 0 100 Y p 1 5 m All but Finale Limited a AlphaNotes Numerics Maestro Only amp Copyist Limited a oon Maestro Only Instrument Set up Wizard provides very easy score set up with full page layout and instrument transposition Comprehensive printable on line documentation with Hot Links On screen Message Bar identifies tools and their uses FREE technical support online Open same or previous version Finale Allegro PrintMusic and NotePad files retaining all data and settings Number of Staves available Number of Staff Lines available all with TAB staffs available On line video tutorials that show and tell how to do almost everything Easy start up in
5. Includes solfege instant Tonic Sol fa conversion plus most Band Orchestra Choral and Church music set ups Colored Noteheads Finale AlphaNotes font puts note names inside noteheads benefiting beginning readers Finale Numerics font makes it easy to type in Roman numeral or harmonic analysis rev October 6 2011 Finale Family Detailed Product Comparison Chart Finale PrintMusic Songwriter NotePad Composing and Arranging Time Savers 4 layers only 4 layers only 4 layers only Define up to four layers of music per staff with two independent voices per layer ia 1 eae 5 lines plus tablature 5 lines plus tablature Number of staff lines per staff from 0 to 100 24 stave limit 8 stave limit Create any multiple of staves and measures up to 32 768 n Standard only Standard only Use standard or non standard key signatures Layers 2nds and Layers 2nds and Automatically avoid collisions of mid score and mid measure clefs 2nds and unisons when using layers unisons unisons C i a Extra Palettes for File Edit and Help menus Windows only m B m Use easy on screen Playback Controls to play any range of measures at a specified tempo C e Set up Wizard automatically assigns General MIDI patches and channels 7 a Easily set up Key and Time Signatures using the Set up Wizard m B Automatic final barline 7 Page View only Page View only View a score in either scroll view continuous staff or page view staves arranged on page m Page view
6. a Drag amp Drop dynamics and tempo markings 7 Respace notes to automatically avoid collisions of lyrics a m Quickly select items using the Selection tool Multiple page editing C ScoreManager makes controlling staff appearance easy Easy Instrument Doubling Hearing Your Music g g g e Play your score through a MIDI instrument sound module sound card or internal computer speaker n m 2 SmartMusic SoundFont 128 sounds included free a m n 7 Playback the music as notated Customization amp regional selection also Mia Standard style only Limited Standard style only Limited a Standard style only Human Playback plays feeling phrasing and nuance in a variety of styles Play back repeats dynamics tempo changes and chord symbols Play a note chord phrase selected staves or an entire score Define playback sounds of each staff layer of music and or chord symbols Assign a MIDI channel or patch and play solo mute setting for each staff Map multiple staves to the same instrument sound Row Loff Marching Percussion Sounds included free Play back as you played it retaining your original MIDI performance including key velocity pitch bend rubato and more Program the percent of swing feel for playback Percussion staves automatically plays back without extra configuration Integrated Garritan Aria Player with Ambience Reverb More than 400 world class sounds from the makers of Garritan Personal Orchestra
7. dbells Used Chart Latin Percussion Melodic Morphing creates a melodic transition from one melody to another Menu Shortcuts write your own script to automate common tasks Midline Stem Direction changes the stem direction of notes on the middle staff line to follow the direction of melodic line Mid Measure Repeats Move Rests lets you move rests in the selected region to a different vertical position Number Repeated Measures Place numbers over measures that are repeated again and again Piano Reduction creates a piano reduction of the selected staves Rhythmic Subdivisions Change the selected region to eighth notes or divide all your notes in half Single Pitch changes all the notes in your selected region to the specified pitch Smart Playback adds a playback effect to glissandi hairpins and trills Space Systems automatically positions your staff systems evenly on each page Split Point lets you reset the split point between two staves in the selected region Tie Common Notes inserts a tie between any two successive notes if the notes have the same pitch Update Brackets amp Groups Vertical Collision Remover Virtual Fundamental Generator automatically gives the appropriate root for any selected group of staves Voice 2 to Layer moves Voice 2 entries to the selected layer Word Extensions add or remove word extensions to and from your lyrics cl cl cl cl cl cl cl cl cl cl cl cl cl cl rev Oc
8. eed up or slow down tempo during notation Specify instrumentation while scanning for properly transposed playback Select rhythmic values from a MIDI keyboard Adding Markings Lyrics and more Unlimited verses Unlimited verses Standard guitar amp bass Standar only e e e Center Limited Limited e Standard Roman amp German m m Limited m Unlimit ses Limited Limited Limited a Standard amp German e One verse only amp bass Standard guitar amp bass only e Limited dynamics Individual score elements display in different colors for easy distinction Dockable palettes for a cleaner look windows only Use a Smart Shape palette to place a predefined expression onto the score Create and position titles credits copyright notices and other text Control font size style and alignment Automatically align lyrics with notes Respace notes to automatically avoid collisions of lyrics Enter notes directly in TAB staves Copy paste between normal notation and TAB staves Type lyrics directly onto the score Automatic Guitar Tablature Automatically notate percussion staves that playback without extra configuration Enter dynamics and tempo markings Enter chord symbols by typing in their names or by playing them with a MIDI keyboard Add repeats that automatically playback Create Coda System Center or left align chord symbols Create and edit your own chord symbols includ
9. ing alternate bass indication Add rehearsal marks and measure numbers then emphasize them with ovals or rectangles Move lyrics chords expressions titles text blocks and other elements Place large blocks of text with a built in text editor Automatic word extensions and hyphens that automatically wrap to the next staff system Play chords on a MIDI instrument for automatic analysis and labeling Positioning guides built in for accurate placement of chord symbols Notate TAB as you play a MIDI guitar Automatically add guitar fretboards Automatically transpose chord symbols with changes in key Adjust ties slurs crescendos and diminuendos Mix fonts font sizes and styles English Nashville Roman German etc within chord symbols Change or delete notes without chaning your chords Show only the tools you need or display all the tools Independently specify the alignment position and font for any staff name Create word extensions Shift lyrics right or left by syllables Hide signatures and accidentals on individual staves e g percussion staves Create lyrics all at once and click onto the score one syllable or verse at a time Mix fonts sizes and styles rev October 6 2011 Finale Family Detailed Product Comparison Chart Finale PrintMusic Songwriter NotePad L Analyze chords from notation across one or two staves a Customize Fretboard diagrams and save in transposable groups a Notate bends stair steps double bends p
10. ion to real whole rests heck Range verifies the selected instruments range with setting for beginner intermediate and advanced players heck Region for Durations checks the selected region for any measures that have too few or too many beats hord Morphing generates a variety of smooth between chord transitions hord Realization generates four part realizations of a triad based on major key amp scale degree specified hord Reordering finds new placement options for chords hord Splitting creates subsets of the original chord assic Eighth Beams Beam Eighth notes together when using common time over the selected region ear Lyric Positioning will reset any changes you ve made to your lyric baselines in the selected region ear Measure Positioning clears all measure number positioning in the selected region and sets it to the default position Command Line allows for quick note entry by typing in specific text commands Common Tone Transposition creates a series of transpositions where one note is equal to one note of the original chord Easy Harmonics string harmonics fast and easy Easy Tremolos create tremolos for display and playback Find Range Run this plug in to find the highest and lowest notes in the selected region Frequency Modulation Chord Generator generates a series of chords with increasing complexity and texture Global Staff Group Attributes Apply the same staff or group attributes to any staves or groups Han
11. structions Installation and Tutorial manual for easy start up Quick Reference Guide provides easy access to most common keystrokes tasks Pre designed templates Included music fonts Maestro Maestro Wide Engraver Petrucci Broadway Copyist J azz Finale Percussion Finale Mallets Finale AlphaNotes Finale Numerics and Finale Copyist Unicode font support providing access to any font character and in any language Tutorial Guide and User Manual with integrated video Auto Detect MIDI Device makes setup easy Entering Notes Step only Whole to 32nd Use a note or rests palette to click notes accidentals and rests onto the staff Enter pitches and rhythmic values using a mouse or MIDI Instrument Enter rhythmic values with the numeric keypad Notates from Imported MIDI data Option to as a standard MIDI file Input notes and rhythms in real time Enter rhythmic values from a double whole note to a 128th note Enter pitches with the arrow keys or letter keys Notate with a MIDI instrument using a computer supplied beat metronome Re position notes with the arrow keys Notate as you play a single melody acoustic instrument Scan existing sheet music with FREE SmartScore Lite software by Musitek included Directly convert SmartScore and MidiScan scanned music files into Finale notation files Open SharpEye scanning files via MusicXML SharpEye is currently Windows only Enter notation in real time with the HyperScribe tool Sp
12. tober 6 2011 Finale Finale Family Detailed Product Comparison Chart Features for Production Sequencing Before only a m Mixer only Before only ee ee oe oe Mixer only Quantize before or after opening Import MIDI data Read and write standard MIDI files Import and export XML files such as SharpEye scanning files Notate while playing back other staves sequencing Record and play with a resolution of 1024 pulses per quarter note Minimize Rests give notes full value even if played too short so that unwanted rests never appear Key Sequencer Features Integrated Mixer MIDI Tool Full MIDI editing Edit individual MIDI events in a graphic window Define two sets of 16 MIDI channels and up to 64 instruments Record an Audio Track or Import an Audio File TempoTap lets you create tempo nuances by tapping your finger Movie Window allows you to import a video and play it in sync with your music as you compose or playback Send SMPTE MTC time code Insert and display time code Finishing Touches PDF PNG BMP GIF TIFF EPS PICT Mac only Embedded or linked graphics Embedded JPEG only Provided styles only 1x17 limit 11x17 limit L m m 1 background m n Create pages up to 118 miles by 118 miles large pages can be tiled Print on virtually all Postscript or non Postscript printers Page Layout Controls Textured paper on screen over a dozen backgrounds Control the layout of
13. ull offs hammer ons and releases 7 Control the exact placement of each part of a beat 7 Hide key and time signatures if desired 7 Create chord only charts a Create and edit text blocks on any view L Create your own TAB styles a Create cue measures using the Ossia tool L Specify tempo changes using the Tempo Tool a Support for mezzo soprano baritone C treble 8va Bass 8va french violin alternative percussion blank clef Define your own clefs Place multiple clefs within measures L Flow text into and around irregularly shaped graphics L Align and J ustify Lyrics either globally or syllable by syllable G Create custom staves L Create your own articulations a Flat Beams Add Remove C Ledger Lines Hide Show Add Again metatool Editing Tools m Full measures Full measures Select any group of notes for editing including partial measures a a Limited Limited View each window in any fashion desired page or scroll view magnification and measure location n LJ Limited Limited Reduce a view down to 5 or enlarge it up to 1000 Size and position the tool palettes to fit the way you work G C G C Cut copy and paste text m a Cut copy and paste between windows L m n Reposition any symbol character graphic or text anywhere on the page simply by dragging it 7 a 7 Multiple Undo even past the last Save a m a Apply smart articulations with automatic positioning and stem direction sensitivity a m
14. wn noteheads change the shape of any notehead Specify separate time signatures for display and beaming control Use different time and key signatures in each staff Latin Percussion rhythms included Explode scores to create instant orchestrations Implode scores to create instant piano reductions Add Cue Notes easily place cue notes on any staves in any layer at any percentage Align Move Dynamics vertically align all selected dynamics expressions and hairpins Automatic Barlines Place double barlines automatically before all key changes and a final barline at the end of the score Automatic Dynamics Placement automatically places dynamics on the score based on the notes key velocity Canonic Utilities transforms the selected region using inversion retrograde transposition or any combination of these Cautionary Accidentals allows various forms of cautionary accidentals added to your score including display on all notes hange Fonts Change fonts globally for text blocks staff names group names and lyrics hange Noteheads allows you to change the noteheads of all the notes in the selected region hange Stem Direction changes the stem direction of notes on the middle staff line to follow the direction of the melodic line hange to Default Whole Rests allows you to change all the whole measure rests in the selected region to default rests hange to Real Whole Rests allows you to change all the default measure rests in the selected reg
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