MakeMusic Finale - Upgrade from Previous Version (download)

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MakeMusic Finale notation software makes it easy to generate publisher-grade music notation that plays back with world-class sounds. Customize your workflow with flexible note entry options that include mouse and computer keyboard, MIDI keyboard, live performance capture, and import from a broad range of file types. Share your creations as sheet music, audio files, MusicXML and MIDI files, and PDF files. From lead sheets and guitar tablature to band charts and full-orchestra scores, Sweetwater considers MakeMusic Finale your one-stop-shop for music composition.

• Includes 64-bit support
• Boasts 100+ new premium sounds
• New ARIA Player
• Transposed note entry
• ReWire support
• Improved Human Playback
• Tall time signatures
• Contoured dashed slurs
• Expanded MusicXML import and export

The latest version of Finale sports several important new features. With Finale's 64-bit support, you'll enjoy more stable performance and compatibility with 64-bit sound libraries, as well as being ready for future operating systems.

Already a superstar in the playback department, Finale now adds more than 100 new premium sounds to its built-in Garritan library, including the world-class Concert D grand piano from Garritan's acclaimed Personal Orchestra 5.

Finale's new ARIA Player lets you quickly and easily add instruments from the Garritan library and create a realistic soundstage with judicious applications of Finale's superb onboard convolution reverb.

When you're inputting music into transposed staves, Finale's transposed note entry feature plays the transposed pitch upon entry - as well as during playback.

Finale's new ReWire support lets you sync it with your DAW of choice. This is huge. Press play in, say Digital Performer, and have both DP and finale play back in perfect sync.

Finale's improved Human Playback makes your compositions sound like humans are performing them - and this cool feature now responds instantly, the moment you press play.

If the conductor misses a time signature change, it would be bad - which is why tall time signatures are standard for studio scores. Finale has always been able to display them, but they were a bit tricky to set up. Now they're easy.

Finale has always offered dashed curves, but due to popular demand, MakeMusic has added an additional contoured dash slur - and it looks fantastic.

No more musical details lost in translation. Finale's expanded MusicXML import and export improves accuracy when you share your music with collaborators who use other software.

• Note entry options:
  • Input from a MIDI keyboard
  • Computer mouse and keyboard
  • File import (a variety of file types supported)
• Over 500 Garritan instruments
• Human Playback renders your music with stunning realism
• Powerful new features such as Linked Parts, Music Educator Resources, TempoTap, and more
• Free technical support, video tutorials, and top-notch Help resources
• Finale's exclusive SmartMusic accompaniments