Files created using products of the same version number are interchangeble. That means users of NotePad, Finale SongWriter, PrintMusic, Allegro, Finale Guitar and Finale can all share files with each other. Files created in an older version can also be opened in newer versions of Finale software.

So when you decide to move up to Allegro or Finale for more power and flexibility, everything you've learned and created is instantly usable. No data is lost, and you don't have to learn a new program.

Play your music

Allegro can play back via your MIDI device or through the SmartMusic SoundFont (included), providing the same professional grade instrument sounds found in the award-winning SmartMusic practice system.

Also included are terrific marching percussion sounds (Bass Drums, Crash Cymbals, Snare Drum, Tenor Drums and more) from Row-Loff Poductions foremost in marching and concert percussion literature

Add Notes

Allegro gives you more options for getting music on the page. Enter notes by:

• Clicking the mouse
• Typing on your computer keyboard
• Playing your MIDI keyboard
• Playing an acoustic instrument
• Scanning existing sheet music
• Importing a MIDI file
• All notes, lyrics, slurs and ties automatically space to fit the music.

• Print the score or parts
• Save as an audio file (including MP3) for creating CDs
• E-mail your files to others who can see and hear the music by using our free downloadable Finale NotePad®
• Save as a SmartMusic Accompaniment® for your practice needs Save as a MIDI file

Easily edit all of your MIDI data. Transpose; add lyrics, chord symbols and guitar fretboards; place dynamics, articulations and slurs; extract parts and do everything else you’d expect from a professional level otation program—right at your fingertips.

or Don't Tweak it

Allegro includes a number of tools that make your music sound great without a lot of tweaking:

Human Playback plays your music as you would want it to be performed, with dynamics and phrasing, even if you enter notes with a mouse.

Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing adds two- and three-voice harmonies to your melodies.

Add Drum Grooves automatically (and the list of available grooves and styles is easily expanded).

Designed for the "performing" musician, Finale Guitar gives everyday musicians all the MIDI and notation tools they need to create publisher-quality scores quickly and easily.

GETTING STARTED

Choose from over 50 fretted instruments, hundreds of keyboards, percussion, brass, voices and more.

Easy Set up

Get started right away. The Setup Wizard makes it easy to create your score! Key and time signatures, transpositions, pickup measures, and more are configured for you instantly.

Easy Entry

PrintMusic lets you compose the way you want. Easily put notes on the page with these flexible options:

• Play your MIDI keyboard with a metronome and watch your music appear on screen in real time.
• Play a brass or woodwind instrument into a microphone using our exclusive MicNotator®.
• Click notes into place with a mouse and hear them as you do.
• Enter notes in step-time from your computer or MIDI keyboard.
• Scan your music with SmartScore® Lite 3.3 (included).