Finale 2007: Even More Powerful Music Notation!
The new MakeMusic! Finale 2007 provides you with virtually unlimited options and total control over your music! With more power and speed than ever before, Finale offers endless possibilities for composing, arranging, hearing and printing your music. Finale was the original, groundbreaking notation software, and now it introduces new features that nurture and fuel your creativity. Finale 2007 includes revolutionary tools for teaching students how to create, evaluate and shape ideas into songs, arrangements and compositions.
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MakeMusic! Finale 2007 Notation Software at a Glance:- Linked parts
- Video support
- Mac Intel Support
- Includes Garritan orchestral instruments and Kontakt 2 player
- Human Playback plays your musical expressions exactly as you want them
- Latin percussion included!
- New Studio View gives you mixer-like control
- Intelligent Repeats make layout and editing faster
Linked parts
Managing a score and individual parts is effortless with Finale 2007. Create a score and Finale generates and formats all the parts - automatically. Change something in a part and Finale updates the score simultaneously. This is a tremendous time-saver. Your score and parts stay perfectly matched . . . where it's desirable. Finale's intelligent linking knows when to enforce consistency and when to allow differences. And you can always set preferences for how you want to work.
Video support
Write for video and film with seamlessly integrated video support. Finale 2007 streamlines the technology so you can focus on the art. Finale is the first choice of music professionals in the film and television industry. Import digital video and Finale automatically synchronizes it with your music. View the resizable Movie Window as you compose, edit, and play back your score, enjoying new video features like "Fit to Time." Finale's integrated video support empowers you to set frame rates, write time code into your score, AND send SMPTE/MTC to external devices.
Mac Intel Support
Finale 2007 runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC- based Macintosh computers. Finale is the first notation software to take full advantage of today's most powerful computing programs. Both Mac Intel and PowerPC users will experience new speed and redraw enhancements in Finale 2007. Mac-friendly support for horizontal and vertical scrolling makes viewing your score easier and faster. Just mouse-over an icon to view a tool tip.
Includes Garritan orchestral instruments and Kontakt 2 Player
The Finale Edition of the highly acclaimed Garritan Personal Orchestra includes more than 100 studio-quality sounds. Garritan provides different players to fill the section realistically, with legato and specialized instrument techniques for harp, strings and percussion, plus improved drum interpretation including rolls, diddles, and flams. You can play back your Finale 2007 music with stunning realism thanks to the included award-winning Kontakt 2 Player.
Hear your musical expressions exactly as you want them
Beyond adding feeling and natural nuances automatically, Finale 2007's Human Playback also interprets any kind of musical elements right from the notation, including: crescendo/diminuendo and sforzandi (even on held long notes), accelerando/rallentando, fermatas, trills, tremolos, baroque and jazz ornaments, guitar bends, slurs, rolled chords (guitar, harp, harpsichord, ...), glissandi (piano, harp, strings, ...), piano pedaling, harmonics, pizzicato, mute, and others.
Includes Latin percussion!
New in Finale 2007 is the addition of Latin percussion. Choose from a variety of authentic rhythms - all correctly notated - to any piece, instantly. Then listen to the results - high-quality Latin percussion sounds are included. A Finale exclusive!
Studio View gives you control over every staff
Finale 2007 integrates key sequencer features with the groundbreaking Studio View. Now it's easy to create, evaluate, and shape your ideas into songs, arrangements, and compositions. Integrated controls for each staff enable you to set volume, panning, and patch as well as choose to mute, solo, or record. Adjust parameters for all staves - in real time - with Finale's powerful new mixer. Build compositions track by track in Studio View's multi-track recording environment. Because everything appears in standard music notation, there's no need for separate sequencing software that uses complex computer symbols. As before, MIDI data can be easily edited in Finale, giving you precise control over every note!
Intelligent Repeats speed editing
With Finale 2007, repeats just got easier - with smarter design, less editing and automatic playback. Select the measures that will appear in the first ending. Select "Create first and second ending". You're done! All numbers and brackets are entered and lined up. Numbers are automatically followed by periods. Text Repeats and Repeat Endings now have Staff List options, like Expressions. Specify where text and brackets appear in your Finale score AND parts. Backward Repeat Bars or Repeat Endings can be defined to find their targets automatically. The Repeat context menu contains new functions including "Align Brackets" and "Reset Bracket Position." Finale 2007's enhanced repeat handle functionality includes the ability to select multiple handles.
MakeMusic! Finale 2007 is packed with additional new features that make it easier to realize any musical notation product you can imagine. Whether you're a composing pro, an educator, or a musician, with Finale 2007 you'll have total control over your music!
MakeMusic! Finale 2007 Notation Software Features:- Linked parts to ave you time
- Easy score setup with pre-designed scores
- Integrated Kontakt 2 Player and Garritan sounds
- Latin percussion
- Human Playback
- SmartMusic SoundFont
- Save score as MP3, WAV or AIFF
- Burn an audio CD
- Mac Intel Support
- Simple note entry
- Video support
- Notate as you play a MIDI keyboard
- MicNotator input hears your playing - no keyboard required
- Auto-arrange feature
- Band-in-a-Box auto harmonizing
- Rhythm section generator
- Instant Drum Grooves
- Smart Cue Notes
- Smart Page Turns keeps all parts on the same page
- Dozens of plug-ins save you time
- Expression customization
- Contextual menus
- Multiple Undo
- Educator tools
- Studio View for mixer-style control
- Teach and practice composition and arranging
- SmartMusic accompaniment wizard
- Exercise wizard for quick custom lessons
- Finale Performance Assessment
- Engraver tuplets and spacing controls
- Embedded graphics
- More music fonts
- Intelligent repeats
- Guitar tablature/fretboards