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Finale Notepad Changelog

What's new in Finale Notepad 2012.r1

Sep 25, 2012
  • ScoreManager. Administer more control over score instruments in one convenient, modeless window. The ScoreManager allows you to change instrument sounds and apply mixer settings like panning and volume.
  • Auto-numbered Instruments. Instruments in instrumental sections (Flute 1, Flute 2, etc.) are now numbered automatically when creating new files.
  • Improved File Sharing. Maintain high-quality VST playback when exchanging Finale files with colleagues.
  • Auto-detect MIDI Devices. NotePad now identifies external MIDI devices as soon as you plug them in. No setup required!
  • Unicode Support. NotePad now recognizes and displays Unicode font characters.

New in Finale Notepad 2011.r2 (Oct 27, 2010)

  • 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 names inside noteheads. In addition to note names, sharps, flats, and solfège syllables are also provided. Finale NotePad 2011 also automates the process of applying these new noteheads to any region of any piece.
  • Finale Percussion Font. Many publishers use icons to represent standard percussion instruments in their scores. This font contains the most complete collection of percussion characters available. Also included are handbell symbols and many unique characters including castanets, sine waves, scribbles, and more.
  • Finale Mallets Font. The Finale Mallets font includes icons to represent any variety of mallet usages, including the ability to create cross-mallet symbol. For example, you could use two of the zero-width mallet characters to indicate the performer should use a yarn mallet in the left hand and a hard mallet in the right hand.
  • Show Hidden Notes in Old Files. If a Finale-family file from an earlier version is opened in Finale NotePad 2011 that includes notes hidden due to "optimization," Finale displays the Hidden Notes Found dialog box, which allows you to reveal the hidden notes. Optimization was possible in many Finale-family notation products prior to 2011