Finale SongWriter, designed specifically for songwriters, is the fast, easy way to create and print professional-quality sheet music. Import and export MIDI files, enter music with your mouse, computer keyboard or MIDI device to create music with up to 8 staves. Breathe life into sheet music with professional instrument sounds, realistic playback, and creative inspiration. Hear your notes as you enter them, then press Play to hear how they interact. But SongWriter does more than make sounds. SongWriter makes music and even offers creative suggestions. Your music deserves to be heard with all the feeling and phrasing you imagined when you wrote it. Human Playback makes this possible by playing your music with the nuance and expression of human performers. When Human Playback is combined with the high-quality software instrument sounds built into SongWriter, the results are amazing. Need help harmonizing your melody ? Not sure what the drummer should play ? No problem. SongWriter offers composers and arrangers idea-generating tools to save time and suggest creative options. Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing can automatically turn your melody into two - or three-voice harmony. Use Drum Groove to easily add custom drum parts in a variety of styles. When you notate your music by hand, changing the key or adding an intro means starting over. When your music is in SongWriter it's easy to change keys, add measures, and move things around any way your creative impulses move you. Don't let great ideas get away! Simply play your MIDI keyboard and music automatically appears in SongWriter. You can also enter notes with your computer keyboard or mouse. SongWriter can open files made by the entire family of Finale software as well as import MIDI and MusicXML files created by hundreds of other products. Should you ever have a question, SongWriter includes QuickStart Videos and other resources, right in the Launch Window.

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Sparks of inspiration are all around you ? from the crisp, blustery winds of an autumn morning to the rosy hues of a summer sunset ? calling forth your passion for music. When creativity strikes, you don't have a moment to waste ? you need to capture every detail before it's gone. If you're a composer, that means efficiently transferring the melodies in your head onto the page. There's a better way to bring your music to life. You can craft original scores, make sweeping arrangements and print stunning sheet music quickly, fluidly and using your very own computer with Finale 2012 . From the moment inspiration hits to the moment your audience rises in applause, Finale 2012 helps you breeze through the music-creation process, so you don't lose any precious momentum. Notating music by hand often means tedious rewrites, unorganized pages, scribbled out key changes and illegible notations. But with Finale 2012 , you have the flexibility to experiment over and over again without losing time ? or your patience. When you arrive at the end bar, you don't have to wonder what your finished piece will sound like ? use Finale to play your music back as an Apple? iPod?-ready MP3 file that you can proudly share with your family and friends. Ready to bring your music to the stage? You'll make a professional impression on the members of your ensemble when you distribute the stunning sheet music generated by Finale . Inspiration is everywhere ? and it's yours to seize with more confidence and freedom when you use Finale 2012 .