The innovative, must-have music notation software improved again.

Finale 2009 Music Notation Software marks 20 years of innovation, as it continues to help you eliminate wasted keystrokes, make better musical decisions, and save time when composing. Finale music notation software has been a pacesetter and top choice for musicians who want high-quality music notation, since its introduction in 1988.

Get Going Quickly

• Streamlined user interface
• Set-up Wizard configures your score in seconds
• Enter music your way:
• MIDI keyboard
• Computer keyboard
• Mic
• Mouse click
• Scan existing sheet music
• Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing
• Exercise Wizard instantly generates practice pieces for your entire band, orchestra, or choir
• Video Support - import video plus send and display SMPTE
• TempoTap - conduct your own tempo changes
• Studio View - an all-in-one environment for multitrack music creation

Share Your Music

• Playback options:
• Record or import an audio track for incredible realism
• More than 300 world-class Garritan instrument sounds, a full General MIDI set, and more
• More than 100 sounds from Tapspace Virtual Drumline
• Human Playback makes your music sound like musicians are playing it
• Integrated Garritan Aria player
• Powerful Mixer (real-time control of volume, panning, patch, and more)
• Save Audio Files (including .MP3) to create CDs or to save an to an iPod
• Document Styles let you instantly personalize the appearance of new documents
• Colored Noteheads and integrated samples of Boomwhackers tuned percussion tubes
• Create SmartMusic accompaniments
• Free, downloadable Finale NotePad lets you share your Finale files with anyone who can then print, play, edit and save
• Linked Parts - intelligently links your score and parts to save you time
• MicNotator lets you enter notes by playing your brass or woodwind instrument
• Supports Windows XP/Vista and Mac 10.4 and 10.5
• If you don't like reading manuals, you can watch a QuickStart Video on your computer instead

For all these reasons and more, Finale remains an exceptional choice in music notation software.

Finale Finale 2009 Retail Features:

Streamlined user interface
Set-up Wizard configures scores in seconds
Enter music via MIDI or computer keyboard, mic,
mouse click, or scanner
Band-in-a-Box auto-harmonizing
Exercise Wizard creates practice pieces for all performers
Import video plus send and display SMPTE
TempoTap for tempo changes
Studio View environment for music creation
Multiple playback options
More than 300 Garritan sounds, a full GM set, over 100 sounds from Tapspace Virtual Drumline, integrated samples of Boomwhackers tuned percussion tubes, and more
Human Playback makes it sound like real people playing the instruments
Integrated Garritan Aria player
Compatible with all VST/AU instruments
Powerful mixer
Save audio files to an iPod
Document Styles
Colored Noteheads

Finale Finale 2009 Retail Specifications:

System Requirements:
Windows:
Windows XP/Vista 32-bit
400MB hard drive space required for the software and user manual
Macintosh:
G4 or higher recommended
OS 10.4 or 10.5. Mac PowerPC or Mac Intel
512MB hard drive space required for software and user manual
Both:
DVD-ROM drive
800x600 minimum monitor resolution
Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB or more recommended for optional use of Garritan and Tapspace (VST/AU) sounds - more RAM = more available sounds)
An additional 2GB hard drive space is required for all included VST/AU sounds