Finale NotePad is a professional and avdvanced application designed to enable you to compose your own music. Find out how fun and easy it is to transform musical ideas into beautifully printed music.
Here are some key features of "Finale NotePad":
Entering Notes :
· Enter notes with your computer keyboard and/or mouse and hear their pitches. Click notes onto the staff or enter notes with the numeric pad and keys ‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’ ‘D’ ‘E’ ‘F’ and ‘G.’ Drag notes up and down to find the pitches you want.
· Input notes in step time using your MIDI keyboard (or any other MIDI device). Use your MIDI keyboard in combination with your computer keyboard and mouse to enter notes and chords.
· Import Format 1 MIDI files.
· Import Finale NotePad and other Finale family notation files (Finale, Finale PrintMusic, and Finale SongWriter).
· Import MusicXML 2.0 files – Unlike MIDI files, MusicXML allows you to transfer the sounds and graphical elements in your file to other applications including older versions of NotePad.
Adding Markings, Lyrics, and More:
· Enter a lyric verse and NotePad automatically spaces the lyrics under the notes with publisher-quality precision. Lyrics instantly appear exactly as they’ll print out.
Percussion Notation:
· Easy to enter - Simply drag the cursor over the staff and on-screen feedback indicates whether you’re about to enter a snare, bass drum, or other percussion instrument - and displays the appropriate notehead.
· Automatic playback configuration - your snare will playback with a snare sound - and so forth - without any manual intervention.
Guitar and Bass Tablature:
· Easily create and edit Guitar and Electric Bass tablature (standard tuning only)
Dynamics and Tempo Markings:
· Adding dynamics and tempo markings is quick and easy, and all items look great, are automatically positioned, and change playback appropriately. You can move them by dragging them anywhere in your score. You can also quickly change existing dynamics and tempo markings while retaining positioning. Just double-click the expression handle and select another expression from the selection grid.
Hearing Your Music:
· Human Playback and over 128 sounds
· The Human Playback feature will play your music as you would want it to be performed, even if you enter notes with your computer keyboard or mouse.
Sharing Your Music:
· Print professional-quality sheet music.
· Export MIDI or MusicXML files. Unlike MIDI files, MusicXML allows you to transfer the sounds and graphical elements in your file to other applications including older versions of Finale or Finale NotePad.
· Share your NotePad files with anyone who downloads the free Finale Reader to view, print, and play your music.
Requirements:
· 800X600 minimum monitor resolution
· Internet connection or CD-ROM drive (for installation)
· Minimum 512MB RAM recommended
· 180MB hard drive space required
Limitations:
· 30 days trial; after the trial period is over, you will be unable to print or save until the program is registered
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Music containing Lyrics Looks Better – Automatically. The default music spacing of music with lyrics is more intelligent, and multiple verses of lyrics are better aligned. Lyrics and music space together more intelligently – the way an engraver would prefer.
· Ignore Lyric Punctuation. Punctuation, at the beginning or end of a lyric, can now be ignored for better alignment and centering of different verses.
· Improved Lyric Entry. Lyrics are more easily entered and instantly appear exactly as they’ll print out.
· Updated Display Colors. Finale NotePad's screen display has been improved with attractive score colors for layers, dynamics, and other colored score elements.
· Folder Reorganization. To accommodate multiple users on the same machine and to prevent permissions issues, Notepad 2011 now installs application-specific files to different locations on your hard drive.
· Finale AlphaNotes Font. Created for use with beginning music students, the FinaleAlphaNotes font places note name...
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