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Finale is the world-wide industry standard in music notation software. Anywhere music appears on the printed page, Finale likely created those pages. Finale helps the choir to sing, the band to march, the students to learn, and the orchestra to raise the excitement level in the latest blockbuster movie. This is the Academic of Finale 2014. Academic status verification is required at the time of registration. For software details please see J06915.
Makemusic Finale 2014 Academic Software Download

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Windows
  • XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 (64-bit compatible)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon, Intel i3 or AMD Athlon II X2 and above recommended
  • 2 GB of RAM, 4 GB or above recommended
  • 800X600 minimum monitor resolution, 1366—768 and above recommended
  • Internet connection for download install or DVD-ROM drive for DVD install
  • 600MB hard drive space required for software and user manual with an additional 2GB hard drive space is required for Garritan Instruments for Finale
Macintosh
  • OS X 10.7 - 10.9
  • Intel Core 2 Duo or better, Intel i3 and above recommended
  • 2 GB of RAM, 4 GB or above recommended
  • 800X600 minimum monitor resolution, 1366—768 and above recommended
  • Internet connection for download install or DVD-ROM drive for DVD install
  • 700MB hard drive space required for software and user manual with an additional 2GB hard drive space is required for Garritan Instruments for Finale
Optional
  • MIDI input device
  • Printer
  • Scanner
  • Finale microphone required for MicNotator
  • ASIO, Direct Sound, or MME supported soundcard
Authorization
  • Finale requires that you authorize the software within 30 days after installation. You are allowed to install Finale on two operating systems (multiple licenses excluded).
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Compatibility
  • Finale family software can open files that were created in the same or older software version, but files created in a newer version cannot be opened in an older version unless converted via MusicXML. Finale 2014 offers the exception to this rule as it can also save Finale 2012-compatible files.