Finale 2014 Music Notation Software - Academic Edition

Creating your musical legacy starts with Finale. Easily arrange or compose publisher-quality music notation that plays back with world-class sounds, and share the results. From lead sheets and guitar tabs, to band charts and orchestral scores, Finale is the forward-looking choice. Finale offers: More note entry options-Play a MIDI keyboard, use a mouse and computer keyboard, scan existing music, or import a variety of file types. More sounds-With 400+ Garritan instruments and Human Playback, your music becomes a life-like performance. Additional ways to share-Share your music with the free Finale Songbook iPad app. And only Finale can create Smart Music accompaniments. Powerful features-Enjoy Linked Parts, Music Educator Resources, Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing, MicNotator, Video Support, Tempo Tap, and many other innovative features. Help Resources-Enjoy free support, video tutorials, and the industry"s best Help resources. The all-new Finale 2014 now offers: Backwards and forwards compatibility! For the first time ever you can save files that can be opened directly in the previous version of Finale. Dozens of world-class Garritan Sounds, from several sound libraries, have been added. Easily create Keyless Scores. Expanded Link Parts, with far greater control over what items can be unlinked. More than 1500 worksheets, flashcards, and pieces of repertoire have been included as Music Education Resources. Improved Accidentals and Rests ensure you see perfect notation, particularly in music with more than one voice or layer. Beat-attached Smart Shapes including hairpins, trills, and other lines are quickly and easily assigned, both in terms of appearance and playback. Many core improvements, including a new audio engine, Macintosh Cocoa support, percussion enhancements, and a clean new look with updated palettes, playback, controls, mixer, icons, and backgrounds.