Since its introduction in 1988, Finale has remained the pacesetter and first choice for those who strive for perfection in their music notation. Finale includes everything you need to compose, arrange, play, and print your music. Finale continues to lead the way, helping you reach that perfection faster – saving you keystrokes, decisions, and time.

Finale makes quick work of common tasks, offering:
• Streamlined user interface is more efficient, intuitive, and consistent
• Setup Wizard configures your score beautifully in seconds
• Multiple options to enter your music using a MIDI keyboard, computer keyboard, mouse, mic, or scanner
• Scanning: existing sheet music goes directly into Finale. From there you can change the key, edit, and more
• Linked Parts intelligently links your score and parts to save you time
• Customizable and printable Music Education Resources including worksheets, flashcards, classroom repertoire, fonts, puzzles, and games
• Video Support – import video, plus send and display SMPTE time code 2
• TempoTap® – conduct your own tempo changes
• Playback – here are just a few reasons why Finale’s sound is unsurpassed:

      o Exclusive ability to record or import an audio track for unprecedented realism
      o More than 375 world-class Garritan instrument sounds and integrated Aria Player
      o More than 100 sounds from the acclaimed Tapspace Virtual Drumline™
      o Human Playback® makes your music sound like live musicians are playing it – even if you entered your notes with a mouse!
      o External sound library support for VST/AU instruments and effects

• Save Audio Files (including .MP3) to create CDs or save to an iPod®
• Document Styles let you instantly personalize the appearance of new documents
• MicNotator® lets you enter notes by playing your brass or woodwind instrument
• Special noteheads and colored notes for younger students
• QuickStart Videos for those who don’t like to read manuals

Finale remains the world standard with many features not available in any other music notation software:
• Record or import an audio track
• Create SmartMusic® accompaniments
• Band-in-a-Box® Auto-Harmonizing – automatically generates up to 6-voice harmonies for your melodies
• Exercise Wizard – instantly generates up to 50,000 practice pieces for your band, orchestra, or choir without entering a single note
• Studio View™ – an all-in-one environment for multi-track music creation
• The ability to import and export MusicXML files to and from other music software
• Free, downloadable Finale Reader® lets you share your Finale files with anyone who can then view, print, and play your music!

Why is Finale the world standard? These exclusive features are not available in any other music notation software:
• Record or import an audio track
• Create SmartMusic® accompaniments
• Band-in-a-Box® Auto-Harmonizing – automatically generates up to 6-voice
harmonies for your melodies
• Exercise Wizard – instantly generates up to 50,000 practice pieces for your band,
orchestra, or choir without entering a single note
• Studio View™ – an all-in-one environment for multi-track music creation
• Free, downloadable Finale NotePad® lets you share your Finale files with anyone
who can then print, play, edit, and save!
• MicNotator® lets you enter notes by playing your brass or woodwind instrument
• Don’t like manuals? Watch a QuickStart Video on your computer instead

Finale® 2011 System Requirements

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