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Computer Audio > Software & Plug-ins > Notation Software > MakeMusic Finale 2008 Academic MakeMusic Finale 2008 Academic Notation Software with Audio Recording Capabilities and Sample Library from Garritan - Mac/PC »CLICK TO ENLARGE   ItemID: Finale08Edu   Retail Price: $350.00 SAVE $50.03 (14%) WHEN YOU BUY TODAY! SALE PRICE: $299.97 Add the Finale 2008 Academic to Your Wishlist Limited Quantities! We have one or more of these in-stock, but they appear to be reserved. In many cases, we can still make one available for you. Please give us a call or place your order online - we will contact you right away to confirm availability.   Payments as low as $10/ mo. Customers also bought...   Native Instruments Kontakt 3 Crossgrade Crossgrade to Kontakt 3 $249.97     Berklee Press Finale: An Easy Guide to Music Notation Finale: An Easy Guide $34.95

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What the pros use! This is a special opportunity for teachers, students, and educational facilities to purchase Finale 2008 at a reduced cost. Finale 2008 provides students with an intuitive and easy way to create and manipulate scores, freeing them to concentrate on their compositions. All the tools students need to quickly and easily bring their music to life are right at their fingertips, and they can instantly hear amazingly humanistic playback thanks to the built-in Kontakt player and instruments from the Garritan collection. New this time around in Finale is the ability to record audio into straight into Finale, a first for notation software. Note entry can be handled in a variety of ways, from using a MIDI controller to the innovative MicNotator to scanning the score into the computer. Finale lets students easily realize their creative visions makemusic Finale 2008 at a Glance: Record Audio into Finale Easily manage an entire score Record Audio into Finale Finale 2008 breaks new notation software ground with the ability to record audio into the program. This is great for adding vocal passages to classical pieces, adding horns to a jazz chart, or even import a rock tune to add horns using the built-in compositional and playback tools. This is the first time that a notation software has merged with the audio recording world, and it opens up a ton of options for really adding the human element to your projects. You will enjoy adding personal touches to classics, such as a putting your vocals to Broadway scores, jazz standards, and much more. Easily manage an entire score Finale makes managing a score and effortless. Features like Intelligent Linking ensure your score is always up to date. Change an individual part, and Finale will automatically update the score. Additional compostional and arranging features in Finale include Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonize, which generates 6-part hamonies from your melodies with dozens of styles and voices to choose from. From a performance standpoint, you can have Finale create Smart Cues so performers never miss an entrance after a long, multi-bar break. You will love the ease at which their compostitions come together with the powerful tools included in Finale, the pro's choice for notation software! makemusic Finale 2008 Features: Record or import a mono or stereo audio file to enhance playback MicNotator allows note entry via an external microphone More than 250 world-class sounds from the creators of Garritan Personal Orchestra and Human Playback Additional libraries from Row-Loff marching percussion, Jose Cortijo's Latin Percussion, and the SmartMusic SoundFont Support for additional Native Instruments libraries (available separately) Built-in Kontakt Player Export compositions as WAV for CD burning Enter notes via MIDI controller, MicNotator, scanning, or manually Intelligent Linking ensures score is updated every time individual parts are changed Integrated video support allows for on-screen scoring to video Band-in-a-Box Auto Harmonize for automatically generated harmonies that follow melodies Create or save music as SmartMusic Accompaniments for solo or ensemble practice Create custom warm-up exercises or multiple exercise lessons in an instant using Exercise Wizard Create tablature for a wide variety of fretted instruments Undo any number of recent changes in the current session even past the point that you saved the document Import and export MusicXML files Apply a pre-created drum groove to any region in the style and feel you wantStreamlined user interface is more efficient, intuitive, and consistent Set-up Wizard gets your score set up beautifully in seconds Get your music into Finale using a MIDI keyboard, computer keyboard, mouse, or scanner Scan existing sheet music directly into Finale. From there you can change the key, edit and save as a Finale file Linked Parts - intelligently links your score and parts to save you time Video Support - import video plus send and display SMPTE time code TempoTap - conduct your own tempo changes Powerful Mixer (real-time control of volume, panning, patch, and more) Document Styles let you instantly personalize the appearance of new documents Colored Noteheads and integrated samples of Boomwhackers tuned percussion tubes Supports Windows Vista and runs natively on Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs makemusic Finale 2008 - Compose the ways the pros do! Customer Reviews  Finale 2008 is the strongest version to date!   by Jacob from Mission Viejo, CA US, October 18, 2007 Music Background:  composer, musician “You add the new audio track feature, improved work flow of the new selection tool with the new Garritan sounds and link parts, and you have the best notation program on the market hands down! It is a complex program, but that's because it is so powerful. Like anything in life - the more time you invest in Finale the more it will pay itself off. Don't pay attention...” Read More • Write Your Own Review More Notation Software from MakeMusic: · MakeMusic PrintMusic 2008 · MakeMusic Allegro · MakeMusic Finale 2008 · MakeMusic Finale 2008 Site License · MakeMusic Print Music 2008 Lab Pack · MakeMusic Allegro 5-pack · MakeMusic Finale 2009 Site License - 10-29 Seats (Per Seat) · MakeMusic Finale 2009 · MakeMusic Finale 2009 5-Seat Site License · MakeMusic Finale 09 Academic View All Products from MakeMusic  Tell a Friend About the Finale 2008 Academic!  Print This Page

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