When you purchase a competitive trade-up to Finale from us, you will receive a new Finale serial number. You must validate that serial number on their website by typing in the serial number or activation ID of your competing product.
To validate your competitive trade-up:
Go to their Switch to Finale page.
Select your competing product from the list and enter its serial number or activation code.
Enter your Finale serial number. Click Next.
If prompted, log in to your MakeMusic account.
Download and install Finale.
If you do not own a competing product, please do not purchase this product as there are no returns on software downloads.
Qualifying Competitive Products:
Dorico Pro by Steinberg
Notion by PreSonus (excludes iOS version and Notion Protégé)
Sibelius | Ultimate by Avid (also known as known as "Sibelius" in previous versions; perpetual/permanent licenses only, subscription licenses not currently eligible)
MakeMusic Finale 27 Competitive Trade Up - Mac PC Professional Notation eLicense
This product is delivered by download. We have an excellent relationship with MakeMusic and should receive the license code to complete your order within 24 hours. However, if you're ordering after 6:00PM PDT weekdays or on weekends, we'll process your order the next business day.
Music your way
Finale has always been known as the notation software that can create anything. Today’s Finale automates many tasks, saving you time while ensuring you retain all of the flexibility Finale is renowned for.
Now you can create the music of your imagination, with no compromises, more quickly than ever before. Take control of your music, your creative process, and your legacy.
What's New
Advanced music sharing functionality
Finale now enables you to quickly and easily share your notated documents with anybody. Without leaving the app, you can upload and share privately or publicly.
Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) support
SMuFL is a growing comprehensive standard that organizes musical characters into a common layout so music fonts are displayed correctly in every notation application that supports it. Spend less time searching for or creating musical symbols and more time making music.
Revised instrument list
Thier revised instrument list ensures your notation looks great the first time—no matter which instruments you’ve chosen—and that you hear the correct sounds when playing a document. We’ve also added to the list of instruments you can use when starting a new document or editing an existing one.
MusicXML 4.0
The latest version of MusicXML provides even more control when transporting your compositions. With more information than ever now being captured in a MusicXML file, you’ll be able to efficiently and confidently send files between practically any modern music software.
Quality-of-life updates
We’ve tackled a lot of known issues, such as unexpected installer behavior and unusable display scaling on Windows, crashes due to macOS quirks, and problems with printing.
Finale Features
Capture musical inspiration. Engrave a beautiful score. Share your artistic vision with others. Just as every musician is unique, so are the reasons each uses Finale software to write music.
Finale supports you, making it easy to create whatever music notation you can imagine and to work in the manner that best supports your creativity.
No matter where your inspiration leads you, from a simple lead sheet to preparing your Hollywood film score, Finale is the trusted route to the very best output available.
Create your way
Finale offers you the freedom both of what you create and how you create it. Whether you’re imagining a simple lead sheet, a Broadway score, or something truly unorthodox, you enjoy the flexibility to make your music any way you wish, and to make it in the order and manner that best supports your inspiration.
Note entry options
Play a MIDI keyboard, use a mouse and computer keyboard, or import a variety of file types.
Editing
Entering your music in Finale sets you free. In an instant you can move measures, change keys, and transform your music in countless ways. Finale even offers editorial input, like indicating when notes have been written out of an instrument’s range.
Powerful features
Enjoy linked parts, music educator resources, ReWire support, and many other innovative features.
Listening
Great sounds inspire you – and your audience. Finale’s exclusive Human Playback can make any music playback with the nuance of a human performer. Plus Finale includes a vast library of over 500 world-class Garritan instrument sounds for stunning realism.
Sharing
Music is meant to be shared. As you create you can share files, back and forth, with Finale users – and others – thanks to built-in MusicXML support. When you’re ready to share the results, you can make printed sheet music, audio files, pdfs, and more; whatever it takes to produce the best performance.
Help resources
Enjoy free online technical support, video tutorials, and the industry's best help resources.
What's New in Finale 26
Finale version 26 is a full 64-bit application incorporating new features, bug fixes, and under-the-hood enhancements resulting in improved performance. Many enhancements in this upgrade focus on helping you more quickly and easily create exactly the notation you desire. Finale 26 is now a Download only Product. There is no longer a Retail Box Version
Auto-stacking articulations
When you add more than one articulation to a note, they now stack automatically – and intelligently – eliminating the need for manual edits.
Slur/articulation interaction
As you add or adjust slurs, existing articulations will automatically adjust to avoid collisions. Finale knows what articulations should go inside and outside a slur, and will also split up stacked articulations so that everything fits.
Instant tremolos and rolls
When placing a tremolo or roll on a note, Finale adjusts the note’s stem as necessary, whether the note is flagged, unflagged, or part of a beamed group. Enjoy engraver-quality results without the fuss.
Horizontal centering
Finale version 26 allows you to flip articulations from note side to stem side with a keystroke. It also knows when to center an articulation on the stem or the note, and does so as you make changes.
New expressions and articulations
Finale’s expression and articulation libraries have been overhauled, expanded, and refined for playback. Not only do they look better, you save time by not having to create or configure them.
Enhanced chords
Musicians often disagree on chord suffixes. Whether you prefer one-, two-, or three-letter suffixes, Finale now recognizes your favorites as you type them, and sets them up to look and sound great.
More
Finale v26 also includes performance enhancements, improved Retina support, bug fixes, many new templates, Smart Shapes and more. All the latest features and updates can be viewed in Finale’s online user manual.
System Requirements
Finale for Windows® (v27.0)
Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64-bit Intel or AMD processors only)
4 GB of RAM minimum
1280x800 minimum monitor resolution
High-speed Internet connection required for download, authorization, updates, sharing features, and help resources
1 GB hard drive space required for software with an additional 8 GB hard drive space required for Garritan Instruments for Finale
ASIO, DirectSound, or WASAPI audio support
Finale for Mac® (v27.0)
10.14 Mojave/10.15 Catalina/macOS 11 Big Sur, Intel-Based processors and Apple Silicon M1 (through the use of Rosetta 2 only, Apple Silicon native support currently not available)
4 GB RAM Minimum
1280x800 minimum monitor resolution
High-speed Internet connection required for download, authorization, updates, sharing features, and help resources
1 GB hard drive space required for software with an additional 8 GB hard drive space required for Garritan Instruments for Finale
When you purchase an upgrade to Finale from us, you will receive an upgrade code. You must redeem this code on their website to apply the upgrade to your existing serial number and download your upgraded software.
To validate your Finale upgrade:
Go to their Downloads page.
Click Validate Upgrade.
Enter your Finale serial number and six digit upgrade code. Click Next.
Log in to your MakeMusic account.
Follow the on-screen prompts to download the upgraded installer.
Please do not purchase this product if you don't already own Finale. You will not be able tto register it. Remember there are no refunds on downloaded software/
MakeMusic Finale 27 Upgrade from a Previous Finale - Mac PC Professional Notation eLicense
This product is delivered by download. We have an excellent relationship with MakeMusic and should receive the license code to complete your order within 24 hours. However, if you're ordering after 6:00PM PDT weekdays or on weekends, we'll process your order the next business day.
Music your way
Finale has always been known as the notation software that can create anything. Today’s Finale automates many tasks, saving you time while ensuring you retain all of the flexibility Finale is renowned for.
Now you can create the music of your imagination, with no compromises, more quickly than ever before. Take control of your music, your creative process, and your legacy.
What's New
Advanced music sharing functionality
Finale now enables you to quickly and easily share your notated documents with anybody. Without leaving the app, you can upload and share privately or publicly.
Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) support
SMuFL is a growing comprehensive standard that organizes musical characters into a common layout so music fonts are displayed correctly in every notation application that supports it. Spend less time searching for or creating musical symbols and more time making music.
Revised instrument list
Thier revised instrument list ensures your notation looks great the first time—no matter which instruments you’ve chosen—and that you hear the correct sounds when playing a document. We’ve also added to the list of instruments you can use when starting a new document or editing an existing one.
MusicXML 4.0
The latest version of MusicXML provides even more control when transporting your compositions. With more information than ever now being captured in a MusicXML file, you’ll be able to efficiently and confidently send files between practically any modern music software.
Quality-of-life updates
We’ve tackled a lot of known issues, such as unexpected installer behavior and unusable display scaling on Windows, crashes due to macOS quirks, and problems with printing.
Finale Features
Capture musical inspiration. Engrave a beautiful score. Share your artistic vision with others. Just as every musician is unique, so are the reasons each uses Finale software to write music.
Finale supports you, making it easy to create whatever music notation you can imagine and to work in the manner that best supports your creativity.
No matter where your inspiration leads you, from a simple lead sheet to preparing your Hollywood film score, Finale is the trusted route to the very best output available.
Create your way
Finale offers you the freedom both of what you create and how you create it. Whether you’re imagining a simple lead sheet, a Broadway score, or something truly unorthodox, you enjoy the flexibility to make your music any way you wish, and to make it in the order and manner that best supports your inspiration.
Note entry options
Play a MIDI keyboard, use a mouse and computer keyboard, or import a variety of file types.
Editing
Entering your music in Finale sets you free. In an instant you can move measures, change keys, and transform your music in countless ways. Finale even offers editorial input, like indicating when notes have been written out of an instrument’s range.
Powerful features
Enjoy linked parts, music educator resources, ReWire support, and many other innovative features.
Listening
Great sounds inspire you – and your audience. Finale’s exclusive Human Playback can make any music playback with the nuance of a human performer. Plus Finale includes a vast library of over 500 world-class Garritan instrument sounds for stunning realism.
Sharing
Music is meant to be shared. As you create you can share files, back and forth, with Finale users – and others – thanks to built-in MusicXML support. When you’re ready to share the results, you can make printed sheet music, audio files, pdfs, and more; whatever it takes to produce the best performance.
Help resources
Enjoy free online technical support, video tutorials, and the industry's best help resources.
What's New in Finale 26
Finale version 26 is a full 64-bit application incorporating new features, bug fixes, and under-the-hood enhancements resulting in improved performance. Many enhancements in this upgrade focus on helping you more quickly and easily create exactly the notation you desire. Finale 26 is now a Download only Product. There is no longer a Retail Box Version
Auto-stacking articulations
When you add more than one articulation to a note, they now stack automatically – and intelligently – eliminating the need for manual edits.
Slur/articulation interaction
As you add or adjust slurs, existing articulations will automatically adjust to avoid collisions. Finale knows what articulations should go inside and outside a slur, and will also split up stacked articulations so that everything fits.
Instant tremolos and rolls
When placing a tremolo or roll on a note, Finale adjusts the note’s stem as necessary, whether the note is flagged, unflagged, or part of a beamed group. Enjoy engraver-quality results without the fuss.
Horizontal centering
Finale version 26 allows you to flip articulations from note side to stem side with a keystroke. It also knows when to center an articulation on the stem or the note, and does so as you make changes.
New expressions and articulations
Finale’s expression and articulation libraries have been overhauled, expanded, and refined for playback. Not only do they look better, you save time by not having to create or configure them.
Enhanced chords
Musicians often disagree on chord suffixes. Whether you prefer one-, two-, or three-letter suffixes, Finale now recognizes your favorites as you type them, and sets them up to look and sound great.
More
Finale v26 also includes performance enhancements, improved Retina support, bug fixes, many new templates, Smart Shapes and more. All the latest features and updates can be viewed in Finale’s online user manual.
System Requirements
Finale for Windows® (v27.0)
Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64-bit Intel or AMD processors only)
4 GB of RAM minimum
1280x800 minimum monitor resolution
High-speed Internet connection required for download, authorization, updates, sharing features, and help resources
1 GB hard drive space required for software with an additional 8 GB hard drive space required for Garritan Instruments for Finale
ASIO, DirectSound, or WASAPI audio support
Finale for Mac® (v27.0)
10.14 Mojave/10.15 Catalina/macOS 11 Big Sur, Intel-Based processors and Apple Silicon M1 (through the use of Rosetta 2 only, Apple Silicon native support currently not available)
4 GB RAM Minimum
1280x800 minimum monitor resolution
High-speed Internet connection required for download, authorization, updates, sharing features, and help resources
1 GB hard drive space required for software with an additional 8 GB hard drive space required for Garritan Instruments for Finale
This product is delivered by download. We have an excellent relationship with MakeMusic and should receive the license code to complete your order within 24 hours. However, if you're ordering after 6:00PM PDT weekdays or on weekends, we'll process your order the next business day.
MakeMusic's Finale PrintMusic 2014 is music notation and compositional software. It provides all the tools most people need to create printed music on a computer using a Windows computer Only.
Manually enter notes on a score with your computer keyboard and mouse, play your songs in real-time using a MIDI keyboard controller, import and read from MP3 files, or scan existing music scores and generate scores from the scanned images. The software can automatically create a chart at the top of handbell music that lists every bell used.
PrintMusic is completely self contained, providing over 128 professional virtual instrument sounds. The Human Playback feature minimizes the mechanical feel of software and exporting in MIDI, JPEG and MusicXML files. Staff layout capabilities make it simple and intuitive to hide, move, and edit staves.
New Features in PrintMusic 2014
Want to change a Sax staff to French Horn? ScoreManager gives you instant access to how your staves look and play back
See instant feedback when you write out of the range of beginner, intermediate, or advanced players
Enjoy improved default treatment of rests and accidentals when music is placed in multiple layers
Smart Shapes, including hairpins and trills, automatically attach to a desired "beat," and snap into place
Updated, modern look for PrintMusic's mixer, playback controls, and palettes (which now lock on Macs)
Mid-measure clefs
Hide/Show Empty Staves helps maximize the amount of music that will fit on the page
New file format lets you share music as Finale 2014 and 2012 files
Publisher-Quality Sheet Music
Whether you're writing a lead sheet for your first song, or preparing a score and parts for your next concert, PrintMusic software makes it easy to put your music on the printed page
Play back your music with great sounds and nuance, providing you with instant feedback on your progress
Software offers creative suggestions from harmonizing melodies with Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing to providing drum parts with Drum Groove to fuel your creativity and save time
Setup Wizard configures your key and time signatures, transpositions, pickup measures and more-instantly
Want an engraved or handwritten look? It's easy to personalize the appearance of your music
Should you ever have a question, QuickStart Videos and other resources are available right in the Launch Window
Note Entry
Click notes into place with a mouse and hear them as you do
Enter notes in step-time from your computer or MIDI keyboard
Play any MIDI device, with or without a metronome, and watch your music appear on screen in real-time
Scan your music with the included SmartScore Lite
Import MIDI and MusicXML files
Once your notes are entered you can quickly shape your music any way you wish
Transpose, cut and paste, rearrange
Transformations are accomplished instantly
Sounds
Built-in sounds provide more than 128 instruments including professional marching percussion sounds from Row-Loff
Integrated mixer lets you balance your music and place it in a sonic space with panning reverb, and more
Human Playback performs your creations with the nuance of live performers
Support for all third-party VST/Audio Units instruments and effects (sold separately), providing you with unlimited sonic possibilities
Professional Tools
From lead sheets to jazz band scores, from guitar tablature to percussion notation, PrintMusic provides all the necessary tools
Create scores with up to twenty-four staves
Extract individual parts from your scores
Want more lyric verses? Need a one-line staff? Every step of the way you have professional tools at your fingertips
Wide variety of music fonts offering engraved and handwritten appearances are included, and fonts and other preferences are easily accessed simply by selecting a different document style library
Education Tools
Includes more than thirty ready-made, customizable music education worksheets
Designed for K-12 students, educator-approved worksheets help teach basic elements of music
Subjects covered include clefs, scales, key signatures, circle of fifths and more
Includes classroom repertoire examples and more than one-hundred flashcards designed to print double-sided (with the answers on the back) for classroom use or self-quizzing
Since they're provided as PrintMusic files it's easy to edit them to your specific needs and print them out, or distribute them via email to be printed by students with the free Finale NotePad
Share Music Files
Print beautiful sheet music
Email files that anyone can print and play with the free downloadable Finale NotePad or the Finale SongBook iPad app
When working with someone using different software you can share MIDI and MusicXML files
System Requirements
The following lists the computer and hardware requirements for using Finale PrintMusic. You can use PrintMusic on most any modern personal computer that meets the specifications listed below. The specifications provide the minimum standards.
Windows®
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 more recommended for optional use of VST sounds (more RAM = more sounds)
800X600 minimum monitor resolution, 1366X768 and above recommended
Internet connection for download install or CD-ROM drive for CD install
600MB hard drive space required for software and user manual
Mac®
No longer available for Mac.
Optional
MIDI interface
MIDI input and/or playback device
Printer
Scanner
Authorization
PrintMusic requires that you authorize the software within 30 days after installation. You are allowed to install PrintMusic on one operating system (multiple licenses excluded).
File Compatibility
Finale family software can open files that were created in the same or older software version, but files created in a newer version cannot be opened in an older version unless converted via MusicXML. PrintMusic 2014 and Finale 2014 are exceptions to this rule as they can also save Finale 2012-compatible files.
MakeMusic's Finale PrintMusic 2014 is music notation and compositional software. It provides all the tools most people need to create printed music on a computer using a Windows computer Only.
Manually enter notes on a score with your computer keyboard and mouse, play your songs in real-time using a MIDI keyboard controller, import and read from MP3 files, or scan existing music scores and generate scores from the scanned images. The software can automatically create a chart at the top of handbell music that lists every bell used.
PrintMusic is completely self contained, providing over 128 professional virtual instrument sounds. The Human Playback feature minimizes the mechanical feel of software and exporting in MIDI, JPEG and MusicXML files. Staff layout capabilities make it simple and intuitive to hide, move, and edit staves.
New Features in PrintMusic 2014
Want to change a Sax staff to French Horn? ScoreManager gives you instant access to how your staves look and play back
See instant feedback when you write out of the range of beginner, intermediate, or advanced players
Enjoy improved default treatment of rests and accidentals when music is placed in multiple layers
Smart Shapes, including hairpins and trills, automatically attach to a desired "beat," and snap into place
Updated, modern look for PrintMusic's mixer, playback controls, and palettes (which now lock on Macs)
Mid-measure clefs
Hide/Show Empty Staves helps maximize the amount of music that will fit on the page
New file format lets you share music as Finale 2014 and 2012 files
Publisher-Quality Sheet Music
Whether you're writing a lead sheet for your first song, or preparing a score and parts for your next concert, PrintMusic software makes it easy to put your music on the printed page
Play back your music with great sounds and nuance, providing you with instant feedback on your progress
Software offers creative suggestions from harmonizing melodies with Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing to providing drum parts with Drum Groove to fuel your creativity and save time
Setup Wizard configures your key and time signatures, transpositions, pickup measures and more-instantly
Want an engraved or handwritten look? It's easy to personalize the appearance of your music
Should you ever have a question, QuickStart Videos and other resources are available right in the Launch Window
Note Entry
Click notes into place with a mouse and hear them as you do
Enter notes in step-time from your computer or MIDI keyboard
Play any MIDI device, with or without a metronome, and watch your music appear on screen in real-time
Scan your music with the included SmartScore Lite
Import MIDI and MusicXML files
Once your notes are entered you can quickly shape your music any way you wish
Transpose, cut and paste, rearrange
Transformations are accomplished instantly
Sounds
Built-in sounds provide more than 128 instruments including professional marching percussion sounds from Row-Loff
Integrated mixer lets you balance your music and place it in a sonic space with panning reverb, and more
Human Playback performs your creations with the nuance of live performers
Support for all third-party VST/Audio Units instruments and effects (sold separately), providing you with unlimited sonic possibilities
Professional Tools
From lead sheets to jazz band scores, from guitar tablature to percussion notation, PrintMusic provides all the necessary tools
Create scores with up to twenty-four staves
Extract individual parts from your scores
Want more lyric verses? Need a one-line staff? Every step of the way you have professional tools at your fingertips
Wide variety of music fonts offering engraved and handwritten appearances are included, and fonts and other preferences are easily accessed simply by selecting a different document style library
Education Tools
Includes more than thirty ready-made, customizable music education worksheets
Designed for K-12 students, educator-approved worksheets help teach basic elements of music
Subjects covered include clefs, scales, key signatures, circle of fifths and more
Includes classroom repertoire examples and more than one-hundred flashcards designed to print double-sided (with the answers on the back) for classroom use or self-quizzing
Since they're provided as PrintMusic files it's easy to edit them to your specific needs and print them out, or distribute them via email to be printed by students with the free Finale NotePad
Share Music Files
Print beautiful sheet music
Email files that anyone can print and play with the free downloadable Finale NotePad or the Finale SongBook iPad app
When working with someone using different software you can share MIDI and MusicXML files
System Requirements
The following lists the computer and hardware requirements for using Finale PrintMusic. You can use PrintMusic on most any modern personal computer that meets the specifications listed below. The specifications provide the minimum standards.
Windows®
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 more recommended for optional use of VST sounds (more RAM = more sounds)
800X600 minimum monitor resolution, 1366X768 and above recommended
Internet connection for download install or CD-ROM drive for CD install
600MB hard drive space required for software and user manual
Mac®
No Longer Available for the MAC
Optional
MIDI interface
MIDI input and/or playback device
Printer
Scanner
Authorization
PrintMusic requires that you authorize the software within 30 days after installation. You are allowed to install PrintMusic on one operating system (multiple licenses excluded).
File Compatibility
Finale family software can open files that were created in the same or older software version, but files created in a newer version cannot be opened in an older version unless converted via MusicXML. PrintMusic 2014 and Finale 2014 are exceptions to this rule as they can also save Finale 2012-compatible files.
This product is delivered by download. We have an excellent relationship with MakeMusic and should receive the license code to complete your order within 24 hours. However, if you're ordering after 6:00PM PDT weekdays or on weekends, we'll process your order the next business day.
Finale SongWriter from MakeMusic is notation software designed especially with songwriters in mind, and provides a fast and easy way to create and print professional quality sheet music.
Enter notes with a mouse, computer keyboard, or MIDI device, or import MIDI and/or MusicXML files. Create great looking sheet music that sounds great when played back via the included instruments, and then share your music in multiple ways.
Music Writing
Easy to change keys, add measures, and move things around any way your creative impulses move you - no need to start over when you want to change something or add an intro
Sheet music plays back what is written
Listen to the results before the rehearsal, so if necessary you can quickly refine your music to sound exactly the way you want.
Software manages how each staff plays back and transposes, so you don't have to - simply select the instruments you wish to write for and get started
Includes QuickStart Videos and other resources, right in the Launch Window
Note Entry
When inspiration strikes, you want to notate it quickly - simply play your MIDI keyboard and the music automatically appears in SongWriter
If you prefer you can enter notes with your computer keyboard or mouse
SongWriter can help with collaboration, even if your band mates use different software
Program can open files made by the entire family of Finale software like Finale PrintMusic and Finale Allegro, as well as import MIDI and MusicXML files created by hundreds of other products
Score Playback
Offers professional instrument sounds, realistic playback, and creative inspiration
Hear your notes as you enter them, and then press play to hear how they interact
Human Playback plays your music with the nuance and expression of human performers
Arrange your song with creative input with SongWriter offering composers and arrangers idea-generating tools to save time and suggest creative options
Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing can automatically turn your melody into two- or three-voice harmony
Use Drum Groove to easily add custom drum parts in a variety of styles
An integrated mixer lets you further shape the sonic space with control over reverb, panning, balance, and more
Print
Professional looking music makes it not only easier to read, but instills greater performance confidence
Add lyrics, chord symbols, repeats, codas, and a wide variety of musical markings
Writing for guitar doesn't end with chord symbols - choose to display crisp fretboard diagrams, and creating tablature for guitar or bass is also simple and easy
When you enter a note on a percussion staff, the software provides on-screen feedback indicating whether you're about to enter a snare, bass drum, or other percussion instrument and displays the appropriate note head
Create your own sheet music your way
Not only can you put all these items on your page, you have control over the appearance of your page - want to move a measure from this system to the next? It's as easy as hitting the down arrow key
Share
Share audio files, sheet music, or electronic files, whatever is required by the individuals
The drummer only plays by ear - send an MP3
The horns need printed charts - print the horn charts
The keyboardist wants electronic files she can edit - email the song to the keyboardist so she can open, play, print, and make minor edits with the free, downloadable Finale NotePad
Create MP3, WAV, or AIFF audio files
Get free music education worksheets (included), or create music worksheets of your own
Exchange music with users of other Finale family software, including Finale PrintMusic, and the free
Finale NotePad and Finale SongBook
Send MIDI files (and more powerful MusicXML files) to users of other software programs
System Requirements
The following lists the computer and hardware requirements for using Finale Songwriter. You can use Songwriter on most any modern personal computer that meets the specifications listed below. The specifications provide the minimum standards.
Windows®
Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit compatible)
512 MB RAM minimum
240 MB hard drive space required for software and user manual
CD-ROM drive
800 x 600 minimum monitor resolution
Macintosh®
G4 or higher recommended. OS X 10.5-10.8 (Mac-Intel or Power PC)
800X600 minimum monitor resolution
CD-ROM drive
Minimum 512 MB RAM recommended
450 MB hard drive space required for software and user manual
Optional
MIDI interface
MIDI input and/or playback device
Printer
Authorization
Songwriter requires that you authorize the software within 30 days after installation. You are allowed to install Songwriter on one operating system
File Compatibility
Finale family software can open files in the same or newer software version, but files created in a newer version cannot be opened in an older version unless converted via MusicXML.
The perfect tool for guitarists and other soloists. Scan multiple
pages of guitar sheet music. Watch as it reconstructs on-screen in
seconds, ready for playback and editing. Highly accurate recognition of
contrapuntal voices make Guitar Edition a powerful and useful tool for
any classical guitarist. Assign a unique Garritan sound to each voice;
Standup Bass to the thumb, French horn for the middle finger and Nylon
Guitar for the melody line. Mute or solo any contrapuntal voice to
reveal inner voicings. Practice along at slow speeds without affecting
pitch.
Limits: 1 staff / No text or lyrics.
Processes both multi-page PDF and .TIF files.
Musitek SmartScore Guitar Edition Precision Music Scanning Software Features:
1 staff max recognized
No text or lyrics
Smart scanning interface with automatic scanner settings
No expertise required
Automatic resolution (dpi) selection
Simplified multi-page scanning within a single file
Recognition accuracy exceeds 99% on well-printed scores
Recognizes more musical symbols more accurately
Complex structures recognized including repeats, segnos, coda
signs, broken systems (coda breaks), cross-staff beaming/voicing,
optimized systems, ossias, and grace notes
Realistic nuance
Most tempo, dynamic, and articulation marks are recognized and automatically applied to playback
Graphical velocity and tempo controllers for varying dynamics/tempo
Assign different instrument sounds to parts with a single click
Assign different sounds to contrapuntal voices
Automatic Drum Groove instantly adds rhythms based on style and beat Insert unlimited number of grooves
Control default playback behavior of trills, accents, ritards, hairpins, accelerandos, pickup and closeout measures
MIDI editor includes familiar Piano Roll, Overview and Event List
Two-way Notes-MIDI-Notes transparency
Advanced music editing
New scoring environment rebuilt from the ground-up for maximum ease and simplicity
Now it's easier than ever to edit scanned in music or to create professional scores
Flexible score displays: Continuous horizontal view or Multi-page view
Error check automatically highlights problem measures
System width tabs
Plus line, staff and system spacing tabs
Advanced page layout controls and print previewing. Create production-quality page formats for print or PDF output
Transpose by key or by clef for diverse instruments
Extract parts out of scores or combine parts into a conductor's score
Program and Document preferences. Change the look and feel of the interface to suit your needs
Karaoke view with moving or stationary bouncing ball and moving or refreshed lyrics
Create musical scores from preset templates or from imported MIDI files
Create Audio-CDs from finished files
Save to MusicXML, Finale, MIDI, NIFF, and PDF file formats
Scan multiple pages of printed sheet music or process any PDF file
and watch as it reconstructs on-screen in seconds, ready for playback
and editing. Export MIDI files to other programs, including Apple®
GarageBand®, Acid®, Cubase®, Cakewalk®, Logic® or other MIDI-based
software. Simultaneously view and edit MIDI data in both notation and
the familiar Piano Roll, Overview and Event list formats. Upadating is
automatic.
Limits: 4 staves per system. MIDI file output (Type 1/Type 0). No printing. No recognition of text, lyrics, TAB or percussion
Processes both multi-page PDF and .TIF files.
Musitek SmartScore MIDI Edition Precision Music Scanning Software Features:
4 staves max recognized
No text or lyrics
No printing
MIDI output only
No tab or percussion
Smart scanning interface with automatic scanner settings
No expertise required
Automatic resolution (dpi) selection
Simplified multi-page scanning within a single file
Recognition accuracy exceeds 99% on well-printed scores
Recognizes more musical symbols more accurately
Complex structures recognized including repeats, segnos, coda
signs, broken systems (coda breaks), cross-staff beaming/voicing,
optimized systems, ossias, and grace notes
Realistic nuance
Most tempo, dynamic, and articulation marks are recognized and automatically applied to playback
Assign different instrument sounds to parts with a single click
Assign different sounds to contrapuntal voices
Automatic Drum Groove instantly adds rhythms based on style and beat. Insert unlimited number of grooves
Graphical velocity and tempo controllers for varying dynamics/tempo
Control default playback behavior of trills, accents, ritards, hairpins, accelerandos, pickup and closeout measures
MIDI editor includes familiar Piano Roll, Overview and Event List
Two-way Notes-MIDI-Notes transparency
Advanced music editing
New digital scoring environment rebuilt from the ground-up for maximum ease and simplicity
Now it\'s easier than ever to edit scanned electronic sheet music or to create professional scores
Flexible score displays: Continuous horizontal view or Multi-page view
Error check automatically highlights problem measures
System width tabs
Plus line, staff and system spacing tabs
Advanced page layout controls and print previewing. Create production-quality page formats for print or PDF output
Transpose by key or by clef for diverse instruments
Extract parts out of scores or combine parts into a conductor\'s score
Program and Document preferences. Change the look and feel of the interface to suit your needs
Karaoke view with moving or stationary bouncing ball and moving or refreshed lyrics
Create musical scores from preset templates or from imported MIDI files
Play back, transpose and print entire songs just seconds after
scanning. Watch as recognized guitar fretboards and chord symbols
instantly change when you transpose the key signature. Choose a rhythm
style and let the automatic drum kit accompany your song. Sing along
with your friends in Karaoke view.
Scan printed sheet music or process imported PDF files.
Transpose entire score or individual parts by key or by clef. Re-format,
resize, reprint and export finished scores to other music programs via
MusicXML or MIDI. The easy-to-use editor includes split screen or
continuous horizontal viewing of both the original scan (in yellow) and
the fully-editable SmartScore window (in white).
Songbook Edition is identical to SmartScore X2 Professional Edition in every way except for the following:
Limit 3 staves per system (e.g. Piano/vocal arrangements
Processes both multi-page PDF and .TIF files.
Musitek SmartScore X2 SongBook Edition Precision Music Scanning Software Features:
3 staves max recognized
Smart scanning interface with automatic scanner settings
Automatic resolution (dpi) selection
Simplified multi-page scanning within a single file
Recogntion accuracy exceeds 99% on well-printed scores
Recognizes more musical symbols more accurately
Improved text and lyric OCR
Complex structures recognized including repeats, segnos, coda
signs, broken systems (coda breaks), cross-staff beaming/voicing,
optimized systems, ossias and grace notes
Realistic nuance
Most all tempo, dynamic, and articulation marks are recognized and automatically applied to playback
Assign different instrument sounds to parts with a single click
Assign different sounds to contrapuntal voices
Graphical velocity and tempo controllers for varying dynamics/tempo
Automatic Drum Groove instantly adds rhythms based on style and beat
Insert unlimited number of grooves
Control default playback behavior of trills, accents, ritards, hairpins, accelerandos, pickup, and closeout measures
MIDI editor includes familiar Piano Roll, Overview and Event List
Two-way Notes-MIDI-Notes transparency
New scoring environment rebuilt from the ground-up for maximum ease and simplicity
Easy to edit scanned in music or to create professional scores
Flexible score displays: Continuous horizontal view or Multi-page view
Error check automatically highlights problem measures
System width tabs, plus line, staff, and system spacing tabs
Advanced page layout controls and print previewing
Create production-quality page formats for print or PDF output
Precision recognition of lyrics, text, fretboards, and chord symbols including chord names written as text
Fretboards and chord symbols update when transposing to new key
Control text and lyric properties
Guitar Chord Library includes over 700 chords and you can change or add your own
Modify notehead shapes (shaped notes)
Transpose by key or by clef for diverse instruments
Extract parts out of scores or combine parts into a conductor's score
Program and Document preferences
Change the look and feel of the interface to suit your needs
Karaoke view with moving or stationary bouncing ball and moving or refreshed lyrics
Add "hidden" obects from view and from printing
Create musical scores from preset templates or from imported MIDI files
Create Audio-CDs from finished files. Save to MusicXML, Finale, MIDI, NIFF, and PDF file formats
Scan, play, transpose and print out piano or solo sheet music. Audition nearly any piano arrangement in seconds. Transpose your score to a new key and print back out.
The perfect tool for the pianist, whether professional or student.
Recognize PDF files from the Internet. New Prodigy Engine tm captures nearly all nuances including articulations, dynamics, tempo, key and time changes. Practice along at slow speeds without affecting pitch. Mute, solo or diminish volume of any staff or voice during playback. Separate contrapuntal parts (e.g. SATB). Full control over your printed output: Center, resize, reformat, or reset margins using preset or custom templates. Burn playback to CD using authentic piano sounds from a complete library of world-class Garritan sounds included free.
Limits: 2 staves / no text or lyrics / no TAB or percussion.
Processes both multi-page PDF and .TIF files.
Musitek SmartScore Piano Edition Precision Music Scanning Software Features:
2 staves max recognized
No text or lyrics
No tab or percussion
Smart scanning interface with automatic scanner settings
Automatic resolution (dpi) selection
Simplified multi-page scanning within a single file
Recognition accuracy exceeds 99% on well-printed scores
Recognizes more musical symbols more accurately
Complex structures recognized including repeats, segnos, coda signs, broken systems (coda breaks), cross-staff beaming/voicing, optimized systems, ossias, and grace notes
Realistic nuance
Most tempo, dynamic, and articulation marks are recognized and automatically applied to playback
Assign different instrument sounds to parts with a single click
Assign different sounds to contrapuntal voices
Graphical velocity and tempo controllers for varying dynamics/tempo
Automatic Drum Groove instantly adds rhythms based on style and beat
Insert unlimited number of grooves
Control default playback behavior of trills, accents, ritards, hairpins, accelerandos, pickup, and closeout measures
MIDI editor includes familiar Piano Roll, Overview, and Event List
Two-way Notes-MIDI-Notes transparency
New scoring environment rebuilt from the ground-up for maximum ease and simplicity
Easy to edit scanned in music or to create professional scores
Flexible score displays: Continuous horizontal view or multi-page view
Error check automatically highlights problem measures
System width tabs, plus line, staff, and system spacing tabs
Advanced page layout controls and print previewing
Create production-quality page formats for print or PDF output
Transpose by key or by clef for diverse instruments
Extract parts out of scores or combine parts into a conductor's score
Program and Document preferences
Change the look and feel of the interface to suit your needs
Karaoke view with moving or stationary bouncing ball and moving or refreshed lyrics
Add "hidden" objects from view and from printing
Create musical scores from preset templates or from imported MIDI files
Create Audio-CDs from finished files
Save to MusicXML, Finale, MIDI, NIFF, and PDF file formats
Imagine a professional-grade scorewriter with the world’s most
accurate music-scanning engine at its core, and enough intelligence
built in that no degree is required to use it.
SmartScore X2 Pro recognizes scores without any
restriction on the number of parts. Process band arrangements, operas,
hymns, musicals, instrumental and solo parts as well as full conductor’s
scores. A selection of Garritan band an orchestral instrument sounds is included free so your music will sound rich, nuanced and true-to-life. SmartScore X2
is an indispensable tool for any arranger, performer, music educator or
church minister. Buy it today and discover its powers for
yourself.
Recognition accuracy is the heart of any music-scanning program and
Musitek’s new Prodigy Engine® is at the heart of SmartScore X2
(Version 10.5). Musical scores, whether scanned or downloaded as PDF
files, are read and interpreted more accurately, more completely and
more quickly than any other music scanning software.
Accuracy is one thing. Use-ability is another. SmartScore X2
offers an even larger set of useful tools and features than ever before
while maintaining its easy-to-use profile. We’ve worked hard over these
past few years to make this the most exciting and most useful
SmartScore upgrade ever…
What's New:
Improved recognition of musical symbols, especially on poorly-printed scores and from scanners with less-than-optimum optics.
Improved text, lyric and number recognition (OCR).
Garritan® sound library and Aria® player now included FREE
Improved CD burning and .WAV / .AIF recording with Garritan sounds.
Change instrument sounds anywhere in the ENF notation view window.
Simplified menu layouts
Improved page layout and printing controls
Improved scanning interface works with more scanners\
Significant improvement in music recognition accuracy with the addition of new Prodigy Engine®. Accuracy is improved for:
Poorly printed / poorly scanned originals
Jazz fonts / Fake books
Lyric / text recognition (OCR)
Barlines
Key signature and change-of-key signatures
Time signatures and change-of-time signatures
Triplets including standalone (without brackets)
Non-triplet tuplets
Notes with broken stems
Beamed groups with broken stems
Accidentals
Improve recognition accuracy of scores having overly "thin" or "thick" lines
Complete Scoring Features, Auto Part Extraction, MIDI and VSTi Playback Keep You in Control
Whether you play directly into Encore or transcribe your MIDI files, you get accurate notation and beautiful printouts every time. You can extract parts, transpose for different instruments, and play your music as you originally conceived it. Encore graphically displays and plays back dynamic marks, repeats, multiple endings, pedal marks, or any MIDI controller.
Flexible Page Layout and Guitar Tablature Expand Your Options
Encore scores can be fine-tuned with a simple move of the mouse. On-screen palettes let you enter dozens of marks and symbols. Lyrics and text are easily added. Powerful features such as page layout control, TrueType® and PostScript® support, polyphonic part voicing, and editable expressions palettes provide an inexhaustible set of capabilities for presenting your music on paper. Instantly transcribe your music into guitar tablature with correct fingering and guitar fret diagrams.
Computer Speed, Professional Results
When you put aside your pencil and staff paper and compose and arrange your music with Encore, you achieve a new level of professionalism and productivity. Encore has become the musician's choice in notation software because it allows you to create and publish everything from simple lead sheets to symphonies in less time and with more control.
New Features
Gvox VSTi Host
Toolbar now displays all tools
Preroll click option
New Score Wizard
Over 30 Templates and unlimited user created template
Transposed or "C" score option.
Beginning measure number offset
Preset Tab tunings option
Added menu items
Auto Spacing when dragging notes, barlines and systems
Enhanced MIDI playback
Garritan Personal Studio ready
Simplified Accidentals option
More shortcuts
MusicXML import and export
Full DLS and Soundfont support
Handwritten Music Style option
Bonus - Hundreds of works by J.S. Bach formatted in Encore, ready to use
Editing Features
Insert MIDI data for dynamics, controller data, and tempos.
Customizable Toolbar for quick access to frequently used commands.
Zoom in and out for precise control.
Expressions palette allows you to save your own expressions in any font, size, or style.
Guitar tablature symbols palette contains all the markings and symbols needed for notating tab.
Slur a group of notes automatically or draw slurs with the pencil tool.
Place objects anywhere on the page by clicking the mouse.
Select regions, pages, staves, systems, or the entire score for editing.
Transposition automatically affects chord symbols and fret diagrams.
Key commands to change note durations, sharps, flats, naturals, enharmonics, and MIDI velocity.
Transpose, change key signatures, meters, and clefs at any time.
Display and play back nested repeat structures, including variable bar lines and multiple endings.
Easily cut, copy, paste, clear, insert, delete, or undo notes or sections of music.
Adjust the height and angle of beams and create Beam Groups.
Justify spacing for both accidental collisions and proper timing alignment.
Split notes from one staff onto two staves, either by pitch or voice.
Select from eight note-head types, including Gregorian and percussion.
Automatically extract parts with control over lyrics and markings.
Enter text or lyrics anywhere on the page in any font, size, or style, including dashes and melisma.
Composition and Transcription Features
Notate scores as large as 64 staves per system with up to eight voices per staff.
Cross-staff beaming extends beams across staves for multi-staff instruments.
Guitar tablature automatically notates tablature for up to 8 strings in any tuning with definable fret position.
Percussion staff notates rhythms with multiple note heads and assignable staff position.
Note duration and multiple voices are automatically "guessed" and then beamed appropriately.
Auto spacing automatically spaces notes for easy reading.
Additional symbols for rhythm-part chord slashes, arpeggio sign and fingering numbers.
Insert or delete measures, pages, systems or staves anytime, anywhere in the composition.
Transcribes Master Tracks Pro, Standard MIDI and Music XML.
Directly transcribes live input from MIDI instruments and MIDI sofware in real time.
Linear view allows an entire score to be viewed as one system.
Add guitar chord fret diagrams and chord names to your scores and lead sheets.
Easily add a pickup measure to your score.
MIDI Performance Features
Plays back MIDI interpretations of dynamics, hairpins, repeats, endings, and articulations.
Sustain pedal markings affect MIDI.
Swing quantization gives music a swing feel.
Tempo indications can affect playback.
Assign up to 8 separate voices on each staff for playback over different MIDI channels.
Align the playback to match the current graphic appearance of your music.
Encore recognizes and generates MIDI Song Position Pointer and MIDI Clocks for syncing.
Select any number of MIDI devices
Hear notes play over MIDI as you enter them with the mouse.
MIDI Panic Button sends an "all notes off" message at any time.
Other Features
Mac and Windows version share same format, files are transfer-able between platforms.
Windows Soundcard compatible
Supports Industry Standard MIDI and MusicXML Files.
Page Layout and Printing Features
Choose between engraver’s spacing and mathematically perfect alignment of notes.
Measures of rest can be compressed into one measure.
User can define global spacing defaults of staves, clefs, lyrics, chords, key, and meter.
Reminder time signatures can be displayed or hidden.
Use any font in your system for text, lyrics, chords, staff names, and measure numbers.
Place headers and footers on each page.
Print an entire score, individual pages, or extracted parts.
System Requirements
Macintosh
G3 CPU or better, 32MB of RAM, 16MB Hard Disk space Mac OS 10.6 or higher
MIDI interface and MIDI keyboard (or other MIDI instrument or software) for live recording, and a compatible ink-jet or laser-quality printer for printing sheet music.
Complete Scoring Features, Auto Part Extraction, MIDI and VSTi Playback Keep You in Control
Whether you play directly into Encore or transcribe your MIDI files, you get accurate notation and beautiful printouts every time. You can extract parts, transpose for different instruments, and play your music as you originally conceived it. Encore graphically displays and plays back dynamic marks, repeats, multiple endings, pedal marks, or any MIDI controller.
Flexible Page Layout and Guitar Tablature Expand Your Options
Encore scores can be fine-tuned with a simple move of the mouse. On-screen palettes let you enter dozens of marks and symbols. Lyrics and text are easily added. Powerful features such as page layout control, TrueType® and PostScript® support, polyphonic part voicing, and editable expressions palettes provide an inexhaustible set of capabilities for presenting your music on paper. Instantly transcribe your music into guitar tablature with correct fingering and guitar fret diagrams.
Computer Speed, Professional Results
When you put aside your pencil and staff paper and compose and arrange your music with Encore, you achieve a new level of professionalism and productivity. Encore has become the musician's choice in notation software because it allows you to create and publish everything from simple lead sheets to symphonies in less time and with more control.
New Features
Gvox VSTi Host
Toolbar now displays all tools
Preroll click option
New Score Wizard
Over 30 Templates and unlimited user created template
Transposed or "C" score option.
Beginning measure number offset
Preset Tab tunings option
Added menu items
Auto Spacing when dragging notes, barlines and systems
Enhanced MIDI playback
Garritan Personal Studio ready
Simplified Accidentals option
More shortcuts
MusicXML import and export
Full DLS and Soundfont support
Handwritten Music Style option
Bonus - Hundreds of works by J.S. Bach formatted in Encore, ready to use
Editing Features
Insert MIDI data for dynamics, controller data, and tempos.
Customizable Toolbar for quick access to frequently used commands.
Zoom in and out for precise control.
Expressions palette allows you to save your own expressions in any font, size, or style.
Guitar tablature symbols palette contains all the markings and symbols needed for notating tab.
Slur a group of notes automatically or draw slurs with the pencil tool.
Place objects anywhere on the page by clicking the mouse.
Select regions, pages, staves, systems, or the entire score for editing.
Transposition automatically affects chord symbols and fret diagrams.
Key commands to change note durations, sharps, flats, naturals, enharmonics, and MIDI velocity.
Transpose, change key signatures, meters, and clefs at any time.
Display and play back nested repeat structures, including variable bar lines and multiple endings.
Easily cut, copy, paste, clear, insert, delete, or undo notes or sections of music.
Adjust the height and angle of beams and create Beam Groups.
Justify spacing for both accidental collisions and proper timing alignment.
Split notes from one staff onto two staves, either by pitch or voice.
Select from eight note-head types, including Gregorian and percussion.
Automatically extract parts with control over lyrics and markings.
Enter text or lyrics anywhere on the page in any font, size, or style, including dashes and melisma.
Composition and Transcription Features
Notate scores as large as 64 staves per system with up to eight voices per staff.
Cross-staff beaming extends beams across staves for multi-staff instruments.
Guitar tablature automatically notates tablature for up to 8 strings in any tuning with definable fret position.
Percussion staff notates rhythms with multiple note heads and assignable staff position.
Note duration and multiple voices are automatically "guessed" and then beamed appropriately.
Auto spacing automatically spaces notes for easy reading.
Additional symbols for rhythm-part chord slashes, arpeggio sign and fingering numbers.
Insert or delete measures, pages, systems or staves anytime, anywhere in the composition.
Transcribes Master Tracks Pro, Standard MIDI and Music XML.
Directly transcribes live input from MIDI instruments and MIDI sofware in real time.
Linear view allows an entire score to be viewed as one system.
Add guitar chord fret diagrams and chord names to your scores and lead sheets.
Easily add a pickup measure to your score.
MIDI Performance Features
Plays back MIDI interpretations of dynamics, hairpins, repeats, endings, and articulations.
Sustain pedal markings affect MIDI.
Swing quantization gives music a swing feel.
Tempo indications can affect playback.
Assign up to 8 separate voices on each staff for playback over different MIDI channels.
Align the playback to match the current graphic appearance of your music.
Encore recognizes and generates MIDI Song Position Pointer and MIDI Clocks for syncing.
Select any number of MIDI devices
Hear notes play over MIDI as you enter them with the mouse.
MIDI Panic Button sends an "all notes off" message at any time.
Other Features
Mac and Windows version share same format, files are transfer-able between platforms.
Windows Soundcard compatible
Supports Industry Standard MIDI and MusicXML Files.
Page Layout and Printing Features
Choose between engraver’s spacing and mathematically perfect alignment of notes.
Measures of rest can be compressed into one measure.
User can define global spacing defaults of staves, clefs, lyrics, chords, key, and meter.
Reminder time signatures can be displayed or hidden.
Use any font in your system for text, lyrics, chords, staff names, and measure numbers.
Place headers and footers on each page.
Print an entire score, individual pages, or extracted parts.
System Requirements
Windows
Pentium class CPU or greater, 32MB of RAM, SVGA video, PC running Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
MIDI interface and MIDI keyboard (or other MIDI instrument or software) for live recording, and a compatible ink-jet or laser-quality printer for printing sheet music.
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