Finale 2005

by eMedia

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000437X1M
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 16, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,247 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #98 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Music Creation & Sequencing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but it is still the best!, November 11, 2004

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David A. Morehead (Lockport, IL 60441) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finale 2005 (CD-ROM)

Likes...
Once you learn the program you can do some pretty extraordinary things with it. Finale offers a lot of flexibility. The print output put looks fantastic. It plays back your piece flawlessly!!! Recent versions come with tutorial videos so it makes it very easy for a beginner to get started right away. Also, the help forum at Makemusic is very good. Anyone can get their Finale question answered in very little time! Finale now comes with a GM soundfont. Now you can hear your files played back with decent sounds without having to buy any external equipment. 2005 is now compatible with Garritan Personal Orchestra so you can have your files played back with some of the best available! I would bet VST and DXi will be in the next release. (Don't quote me on this!)

There are a couple free pdf writers on the net. Download them and then you will be able to send your arrangement via email! This is a very cool feature!

Dislikes...
Finale still makes some common tasks very difficult. Rits and accels are a nightmare to figure out. You have to have a third party plugin to get decent results. If you try and do them with Finale's method you better be a rocket scientist!!! Something this common should be really simple! There are other cryptic, hard to learn features lurking amidst some of the menus but Make Music is getting rid of them with each new release.

I use Finale almost every day of my life! It is amazing. It isn't as hard to learn as it used to be thanks to the tutorials it comes with. Anyone that loves writing music should get Finale! It is the most extensive music notation program there is.

Dave Morehead (trumpet/composer/arranger)
Davemorehead.com

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Customer Support Sucks, May 4, 2006

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Robert E. Fischer (Jacksonville, AR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finale 2005 (CD-ROM)

The Software works fine so far. When the machine its on, crashes and you have to reinstall, you have to call between 8 and 5 to get someone to clear out their Database of the old information. It has to be the name that's on the registration and not your computer techician, or the person that's helping you get your machine back online. Then they have to read the license agreement to you because they talk down to you. They tell you that no one can use the software except the person who bought it. Of course thats in the agreement. There is other software, get it.