Finale 2011: Academic Trade-Up (Notepad)

Computer Hardware / Software

The best tools are designed by the people who use them. Introducing Finale 2010 - the world standard in music notation software. Compose, arrange, notate, and print engraver-quality sheet music that plays back with world-class sounds. Finale continues to lead the way, helping you reach perfection faster.

Get Going Quickly

• Streamlined user interface
• Setup Wizard instantly configures your score
• Enter music your way; MIDI Keyboard, computer keyboard/mouse, you can also use MicNotator to play your instrument in, or scan existing sheet music
• Band-In-A-Box auto harmonizing
• Exercise Wizard – instantly generates practice pieces – for your entire band, orchestra or choir
• Video support – import video plus send and display SMPTE

Share Your Music

Playback – here are just a few reasons why Finale's sound is unsurpassed:

• Record or import an audio track for unprecedented realism
• More than 350 world-class Garritan instrument sounds
• More than 100 sounds from Tapspace Virtual Drumline
• Human Playback makes your music sound like musicians are playing it
• Integrated Garritan Aria player.

• Save audio files
• Create SmartMusic accompaniments
• More than 300 customizable and printable Music Education Worksheets
• Free, downloadable Finale Reader lets your share your Finale files with anyone
• Linked Parts
• Supports Windows XP/Vista and Mac OSX 10.4 and 10.5.

  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 Reader 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!