Imagine creating a Finale file for your students. Your students open the file in a downloadable shareware application called Finale Performance Assessment, or FPA. Here they practice the music - adjusting the tempo, even hearing how it is supposed to be played, playing it over and over until ready for a performance - and are automatically recorded in a file they can save to disk for their portfolio, or email to you, their family, or friends. What's more, their performance is assessed on-screen: notes they played correctly appear in green and incorrect notes appear in red. FPA is now a reality for MIDI keyboard, woodwind and brass players!
The new Finale 2006 Launch Windows saves you time by putting everything at your fingertips.Mouse-over each button to learn about its function.
HyperScribe now records continuous data including sustain pedal.Listen to a performance recorded in HyperScribe without Continuous Data. (.mp3)
Now, listen to the same performance recorded in HyperScribe with Continuous Data. (.mp3) New in Finale 2006!
Third Party Font Support
Third party sound fonts can simply be dropped in a folder and chosen from a menu.
Grace Note Spacing Improvements
Do you work with multiple grace notes?
You can now specify the minimums distance between grace notes in Music Spacing Options.
Manual grace note positioning can now be retained after music spacing.
Improved user interface affecting grace notes and music spacing (in Document Options).
Transportable Staff Lists
Staff lists now copy between documents. Finale 2005 takes all the work out of joining two files together.
Better View and Navigation Controls
Finale 2006 offers added navigation controls requested by you, including:
Left and Right (by screen) navigation in Scroll View.
Zoom in/Zoom Out via keystroke.
New Fit Width Command.
Expanded Setup Wizard
Now you can also select from predefined ensembles (or create your own) and add or subtract instruments from there!
Using Finale to create or save music as SmartMusic Accompaniments® has never been easier!The new Wizard guides you through the process, simplifying and automating each step.
It's easy to customize what you need!
Solo works with accompaniment
Full ensembles
Exercises that can be assessed and graded!
Plus Finale 2006 makes it easier than ever to create SmartMusic Markers - one trip to Finale's Edit menu gives you an interface that looks and feels just like SmartMusic, and makes it a breeze to add Intelligent Accompaniment like "wait for note" or any other kind of SmartMusic Markers!
Multitimbral SmartMusic Accompaniment Generation.
Create SmartMusic Accompaniments containing many instruments primed for SoundFont playback in SmartMusic.
Customized part playback lets you practice a part within an ensemble piece in SmartMusic.
SmartMusic subscription required to use Finale-created accompaniments in SmartMusic.
Take control of tuplets with Finale's new Engraver Tuplets. Default positioning looks great (even when the tuplet begins with rests), and tuplets now automatically reposition when notes are raised or lowered on the staff. Tuplet brackets avoid rests and staff lines. Brackets follow the angle of the stems when on stem side and follow the angle of notes when on the note side.It's automatic!
More tuplet position options:
Center tuplet number metrically or linearly within tuplet group.
Bracket can extend over full duration of notes or just notes themselves.
Placement options for Beam/Stem side and Above/Below staff.
Specify flat tuplet brackets.
Brackets flip when dragged across staff midline.
Display ratio in multiple forms and ratio + note duration.
Spacing Controls
Take control of "before music" and "after music" space on a measure-by-measure level.
Specify space between clef and key, key and time, and clef and time.
Additional"before music" space at beginning of staff system and for notes with accidentals.
Specify minimum distance between grace notes in music spacing and retain manual grace note positioning after music spacing.
Nothing extra to buy! Nothing extra to install! Sounds include: Bass Drums, Crash Cymbals, Snare Drum and Tenor Drums.Marching bands rejoice! Check out the terrific new percussion sounds in Finale. From Row-Loff Productions — foremost in marching and concert percussion literature.
Download and listen to these two MP3 samples:
Sounds include:
Bass Drums: Five Drums plus Rims, Unison and Buzz Roll.
Crash Cymbals: Crash Choke, Hi Hat Choke, Open and Closed Hi Hat, Crash Cymbals, Cymbal Smash Ride Cymbal, Ride Cymbal Bell and Crash Cymbal with Stick.
Snare Drum: LH, LH Rim Shot, RH, RH Rim Shot, Gok (both hands, rim shot), Short Guz, Long Guz, LH Rim, RH Rim, Cross Shot, Stick Shot, Stick Click, and Buzz Roll.
Tenor Drums: Four Tenor Drums each with Rim Shot and Buzz Roll, plus Spock Drum, Spock Drum Rim Shot, Stick Click, High Rims and Low Rims.
Advanced HyperScribe™HyperScribe now records continuous data including sustain pedal.
Listen to a performance recorded in HyperScribe without Continuous Data. (.mp3)
Now, listen to the same performance recorded in HyperScribe with Continuous Data. (.mp3) New in Finale 2005!
Third Party Font Support
Third party sound fonts can simply be dropped in a folder and chosen from a menu.
Grace Note Spacing Improvements
Do you work with multiple grace notes?
You can now specify the minimums distance between grace notes in Music Spacing Options.
Manual grace note positioning can now be retained after music spacing.
Improved user interface affecting grace notes and music spacing (in Document Options).
Transportable Staff Lists
Staff lists now copy between documents. Finale 2005 takes all the work out of joining two files together.
Better View and Navigation Controls
Finale 2006 offers added navigation controls requested by you, including:
Zoom in/Zoom Out via keystroke.
New Fit Width Command.
Expanded Setup Wizard
Now you can also select from predefined ensembles (or create your own) and add or subtract instruments from there!
First introduced in Finale 2006, Human Playback™ plays your music as you would want it to be performed. In Finale 2005 we have added some new impressive features.Edit and save your preferences for Human Playback.
Combine, retain or overwrite existing MIDI data.
More custom settings — reverb room types, marching band options, support for Garritan Personal Orchestra, and more.
lso new to Finale 2006 is the Apply Human Playback Plug-in:
Now you can apply discrete Human Playback styles to specific regions of your piece.
Now you can edit the output of Human Playback with Finale's MIDI Tool.
Another reason to upgrade: Two authorized installations now permitted — regardless of platform!Just like Finale 2006, authorized installation of Finale on two machines for a single user are permitted at no extra charge (multiple seat licenses excluded*). This year, however, those two installations can be on different platforms — and both programs come on a single "hybrid" Finale CD! If you have a Macintosh at home and a Windows PC laptop on the road, you no longer have to buy a second disk. All we ask is that you register each copy with us.
Registration is fast, easy, and convenient:
Install Finale — everything works (including printing and saving).
Register within 30 days (Finale will remind you) online or via phone, fax, or mail.
There is no copy protection, no key disk, no inconvenience.
Unlimited re-installs for each machine in the event of a crash or hard drive reformat.
Need more than two installs? Just contact Customer Support.
Need to install Macintosh and Windows machines? No problem. Both installers are already on your Finale 2005 CD and there's no extra charge!
If you have not registered within 30 days, Finale's print and save functions are temporarily disabled until you register your software.
Our guarantee: If within 30 days of purchase (or shipment date of pre-orders) you find our new software registration inconvenient or are dissatisfied with Finale 2004/2005 for any reason, just return the product for a full refund.
Remember that registered users receive FREE technical support, maintenance releases, newsletters and valuable special offers. Eliminating illegal copies permits us to provide higher quality support and keep prices down for you—our loyal customer.
"Finale's user registration process is easy and similar to many other software products. They clearly have thought this through carefully, in that they allow you 30 days to use the program (without registering) and you can install it (repeatedly) on two computers. This means I can work at a client's site or on rented equipment without having to contact anyone at MakeMusic."
*Two (2) authorized installations on different computers are permitted for single unit licenses. A Finale 2065 Lab Pack allows installations on up to 5 computers in any combination of Mac OS X and/or Windows platforms. A Finale 2006 site license allows installation on multiple computers up to the number of seats purchased in any combination of Mac OS X and/or Windows platforms.