Finale is a music notation program giving a control over every aspect of the printed page while providing control over MIDI input and output.
What's new in this version
- Finale Performance Assessment (FPA) Utilizing SmartMusic technology to be further differentiated from its competitors, Finale 2005 can create music files which students can see and play in the revolutionary FPA application (now available as a free download at www.finalemusic.com). Students can practice the music at any tempo, hear how it is supposed to be played, and even be assessed with red and green notes which show them what they did wrong and how to do it right. Students can also record themselves for instant feedback and self-evaluation. The recordings can be saved to disk or e-mailed to teachers along with the grade FPA gave their performance.
- Engraver Tuplets Default tuplet positioning looks great (even when tuplets begin with rests) and tuplets automatically reposition when notes are moved on the staff. Tuplet brackets avoid staff lines and rests and follow the angles of stems and notes. Many new automatic positioning and editing enhancements have been added.
- Create SmartMusic Accompaniments A new SmartMusic Wizard makes it easier than ever to create accompaniments with advanced features for solo works, exercises, warm-ups, and more, for use in the classroom or for student use at home.
Row-Loff Marching Percussion Sounds Dozens of high-quality marching band sounds are included free with Finale 2005.
- Human Playback Enhancements Users can now combine multiple Human Playback styles in a single piece and edit the results with the Finale MIDI tool. Additionally, Human Playback has more control and new features for 2005 the result is that music plays back with more lifelike nuance than ever before.
- Macintosh/Windows on a single CD together For the first time ever, both Finale for Macintosh and Finale for Windows are found on the same CD. Those who have a Windows computer at work and a Macintosh computer at home have all they need with a single purchase.
- Intelligent repeats, grace note and other music-spacing improvements, expanded Setup Wizard, new TG Tools plug-ins, transportable staff lists, the ability to record continuous data in HyperScribe, and third-party sound font support are among the many other new features
Requirements
- OS 10.2 and higher
- CD-ROM drive
- 800x600 minimum monitor resolution
- 128MB RAM minimum
(256MB RAM recommended)
- 200MB hard drive space required for software and user manual
If you can be patient, steadfast, watch the tutorials, then you can use Finale and be successful. Tech support is great. They are always helpful when you are just totally "stuck". It is the industry standard.
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