MakeMusic Finale 2014 Music Notation Software

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Create, play back, and print pro-quality sheet music, lead sheets, band charts and orchestral scores with Finale -- the professional music notation software.

Creating your musical legacy starts with MakeMusic Finale 2014 Music Notation Software. Easily arrange or compose publisher-quality music notation that plays back with world-class sounds. Share the results as sheet music, audio files, or via the free Finale SongBook iPad app. From lead sheets and guitar tabs, to band charts and orchestral scores, Finale is the forward-looking choice.

Finale is the worldwide industry standard in music notation software. Anywhere music appears on the printed page, Finale likely created those pages. Finale helps the choir to sing, the band to march, the students to learn, and the orchestra to raise the excitement level in the most recent blockbuster movie.

Part of what sets Finale apart is its unique ability to create anything on the printed page. Where other software offers paint-by-numbers solutions, Finale offers complete freedom and flexibility. As a result, musicians around the world rely on Finale to create, edit, audition, print, and publish the widest variety of musical scores.

Finale also offers breathtakingly realistic music playback, and more ways to share music with others.

Twenty-five years in the making, Finale 2014 represents the latest evolution in music notation software, making Finale's signature freedom and flexibility easy for everyone to use.

Composers and arrangers are inspired to greater creative heights by spectacular Garritan sounds and Human Playback, enjoy idea-generating features like auto-harmonization, and rely read more on essential tools like range checking and transposition. Music educators save time with Finale. More than 1,000 customizable music education worksheets, the Exercise Wizard, and education-specific fonts help produce curriculum quickly, and only Finale can create SmartMusic accompaniments. Engravers enjoy the freedom to bring their imagination to the printed page. Copyists create music quickly with features like Linked Parts.

Features:

- Can create SmartMusic accompaniments.
- Allows customers to share their music free Finale SongBook iPad app.
- Includes Band-in-a-Box Auto-harmonizing, MusicXML 3.0 import/export, MicNotator, Record/Import Audio, and more.
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- Maximum number of staves: Unlimited
- Number of staff lines available: 0-100 (Plus Tablature)
- Setup Wizard: Yes
- Music fonts included:
- Maestro
- Broadway Copyist
- Engraver
- Finale Copyist
- Jazz
- Maestro Wide
- Finale Percussion
- Finale Mallets
- Finale Numerics
- Finale AlphaNotes
- QuickStart videos: Yes
- Pre-designed templates: 68

The following lists the computer and hardware requirements for using Finale 2014. You can use Finale music notation software on most any modern personal computer that meets the specifications listed below. The specifications provide the minimum standards.

Windows:
- XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 (64-bit compatible)
- Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon, Intel i3 or AMD Athlon II X2 and above recommended
- 2 GB of RAM, 4 GB or above recommended
- 800X600 minimum monitor resolution, 1366 x 768 and above recommended
- Internet connection for download install or DVD-ROM drive for DVD install
- 600MB hard drive space required for software and user manual with an additional 2GB hard drive space is required for Garritan Instruments for Finale

Macintosh:
- OS X 10.7 , 10.9
- Intel Core 2 Duo or better, Intel i3 and above recommended
- 2 GB of RAM, 4 GB or above recommended
- 800X600 minimum monitor resolution, 1366 x 768 and above recommended
- Internet connection for download install or DVD-ROM drive for DVD install
- 700MB hard drive space required for software and user manual with an additional 2GB hard drive space is required for Garritan Instruments for Finale

Optional:
- MIDI input device
- Printer
- Scanner
- Finale microphone required for MicNotator
- ASIO, Direct Sound, or MME supported soundcard

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