- Platform: Windows Vista / XP, Mac OS X
- Media: CD-ROM
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"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. "
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3.0 out of 5 stars
It's a love/hate thing,
By ZC (MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: MakeMusic Finale 2008 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)
Finale, if you don't know, is a music notation layout program, with a built-in sequencer. I've been using Finale 2008 several hours a week since it was released. First off, let me just say that Finale 2008 is VASTLY superior to 2007, which gave me endless headaches. Finale 2008 is much better, but it still leaves a lot to be desired.
The double-edged sword of Finale is its flexibility: you can do pretty much anything you want with it, if you devote the hours necessary to learn how and then do it. On the other hand, some of the most basic things are ridiculously complicated. If you don't know how to do something already, be prepared to spend an hour looking through the help files or online, unless you are lucky like me and can just ask someone who is a Finale expert. While Finale 2007 gave me problem after problem, 2008 has been, thankfully, much tamer. The number of bugs and "gotchas" seems much smaller now, but the crappy interface still remains. So why do I use Finale even though it is a UI nightmare? Because it's still faster than writing by hand.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy once you figure it out.,
This review is from: MakeMusic Finale 2008 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)
Yes, it can make trouble at first, but once you figure out the the options and toggles and such, it is a smooth ride from there, with the delightful garritan personal orchestra, which is ultimately the difference between finale and finale allegro and the reason it typicly costs about $300 more.
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