Product Description

"Finale® is the worldwide standard in music publishing. Now the new, easier-to-use Finale 2008 gives you increased productivity, a richer playback experience, and the ability to record or import audio files. From inspiration to applause, Finale 2008 helps you make more music faster. Get going quickly with the new Streamlined User Interface, easy-to-use Set-up Wizard, and multiple input options such as MIDI keyboard, Computer keyboard, Scanner, or the click of the mouse. Finale 2008 also offers Band-in-a-Box® Auto-Harmonizing, Video import and support, more than 250 world-class Garritan instrument sounds, plus a full General MIDI set and much more. Human Playback® makes your music sound like musicians are playing it live. Why is Finale the world-wide standard? These exclusive features are not available in any other music notation software: Record or import an audio track, SmartMusic® Accompaniment Wizard 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™ provides 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! Don’t like manuals? Watch a QuickStart Video on your computer instead! With these types of features, it’s little wonder why Finale is the world’s best selling music publishing application. "

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6657 in Software
• Color: 1-user
• Brand: MakeMusic
• Model: MM00145
• Released on: 2007-07-10
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• New in Finale 2008: Record and import audio tracks
• Video support: Import video, as well as send and display SMPTE
• 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
• More than 250 world-class Garritan instrument sounds, plus a full General MIDI set and much more

Customer Reviews

Great Program
I have been using Finale since 1994 and am thoroughly satisfied with it. I have tried other program but always come back to Finale for its ability to let me make my scores look like I want them. It is not an easy program to learn, but once you get the basics you can really do a lot. In Finale 2008 they moved some of the functions around and I am still trying to find where they put certain things, and that was a bit of a shock after being used to having them in a certain place. Also, to me the Help menus are not as good as they were, but those are only a minor problems.

Recently I received an assignment to engrave some piano music of a well known composer. The right hand is in 4 sharps and the left hand is in 4 flats. The Fianle staff was extremely helpful in telling me how to do this and it was as easy as checking a box in the "Staff Setup Tool" making the key signatures in each staff independent of each other.

I do not think I will ever use another notation software. Have heard it said that if you can't do it in Finale it can't be done on the computer. I am beginning to believe it.

You do not have to be a teacher or a student to purchase Finale, only to get the special discount. The [...] site has the downloadable form for this.

Way to go guys. Keep up the good work.

Unless you are a teacher or student don't bother...
Ordered this product as a graduation gift for my son and after placing the order was notified by the seller of the requirement to provide faxed or emailed copys of teaching/student credentials in order to complete the purchase. I have no problem with this, but would it be too much trouble to mention in the advertisement and not waste my time? Now I'm waiting for cancellation of a $300 order on my credit card. What a lousy way to conduct business!