Music begins with Finale.

Finale 2009 – the world’s most powerful music notation software – lets you express your creativity and love of music. Compose, arrange, notate, and print engraver-quality sheet music.

Celebrating Finale’s 20th anniversary, this latest version of the industry-standard music notation software includes time-saving features designed to make users’ workflow more efficient and intuitive.

The creation, entry, editing, copying and moving of dynamics, tempo indications and other text and markings has been reinvented and streamlined. Intelligent decisions are made for the user, without sacrificing any of the control and power that have made Finale the first choice for professional music notation software.

What’s New in Finale 2009?

Streamlined workflow
The creation, entry, moving, and editing of dynamics, tempo indications, and other text and markings has been reinvented and streamlined.

Multiple page editing
Now you can simultaneously view and edit as many pages as you choose to view on your monitor.

Garritan sounds
Finale now includes more than 300 world-class instrument sounds from the makers of Garritan Personal Orchestra. Free new sounds include baritone saxophone, vintage electric piano, electric guitar, handbells, and more.

Tapspace Virtual Drumline™ sounds
Finale also includes more than 100 instrument sounds from Tapspace Virtual Drumline, the world’s most powerful marching and concert percussion software instrument featuring the world-champion Santa Clara Vanguard percussion section.

Aria Player: the next generation
The Garritan Aria Player is included FREE and is fully integrated into Finale 2009. The level of custom integration is unsurpassed and offers superior sound, more control, and a vastly improved user playback experience.

Expanded SmartMusic support
Finale 2009 makes it easier and faster to create assessable SmartMusic accompaniments with support for linked parts, repeats, and more.

Full VST/AU instrument support
Finale is now compatible with all VST/AU instruments, providing users with unlimited sonic possibilities. Plus you can now specify which VST/AU plug-ins load, eliminating conflicts and assisting troubleshooting. Finale also checks plug-ins for compatibility before loading, and tracks which plug-ins were previously checked for better performance.

More.
Triplet recognition in SmartScore Lite Scanning, improvements to engraver slurs, Human Playback® enhancements, FinaleScript® 2.0 and updates to MusicXML. Windows users can also benefit from ASIO support which provides more accurate playback, reduced latency, and increased compatibility with a wider variety of sound cards. (ASIO support is not needed in Mac OS X).

Finale System Requirements

Finale 2009 for Windows®

• Windows XP/Vista 32-bit.
• DVD-ROM drive.
• 800x600 minimum monitor resolution.
• Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB or more recommended for optional use of Garritan sounds/Aria Player: more RAM = more available sounds).
• 400MB hard drive space required for software and user manual. An additional 2GB hard drive space is required for all VST/AU sounds included with Finale 2009.

Finale 2009 for Macintosh®

• G4 or higher recommended. OS 10.4 or 10.5 (Mac-Intel or Power PC).*
• DVD-ROM drive.
• 800x600 minimum monitor resolution.
• Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB or more recommended for optional use of Garritan sounds/Aria Player: more RAM = more available sounds).
• 512MB hard drive space required for software and user manual. An additional 2GB hard drive space is required for all VST/AU sounds included with Finale 2009.

Optional

• MIDI interface
• MIDI input and/or playback device
• Printer
• Scanner
• Microphone required for use of MicNotator®
• A soundcard (including a DirectSound AS20 recommended driver) is required for playing the Garritan sounds in Windows.
• Better processor and hard drive speed is required for simultaneous use of more VST/AU instruments.

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).

File Compatibility
Finale family software can open files in the same or newer software version, but files created in a newer version cannot be opened in an older version unless converted via MusicXML.

* Macintosh OS Leopard Users: Finale 2009 supports Mac OS 10.5. If you are using Finale 2008, download the Finale 2008b maintenance update for compatibility with Macintosh OS 10.5.

Please note that the Rhythm Section Generator is not available for Macintosh.

System requirements vary for additional products by Garritan and other manufacturers.