For more complete details about Finale 2002,
please download the Finale 2002 Brochure as a .pdf file.
NEW: SmartFind™ and Paint If you have frequently repeated rhythmic patterns that require the same slurring, articulations and expressions, this feature will save you hours of painstaking work. Select a group of notes with a desired articulation and SmartShape pattern and mark that pattern as a "style." Then simply apply to any other selected region—even an entire part or score! SmartFind and Paint will search out all rhythmically identical regions and place slurs, expressions, articulations, etc.—instantly. NEW: Band-In-The-Box® Auto-Harmonizer adds harmonies automatically. Powered by Band-in-a-Box, for years among the most popular music software programs, this incredible FREE plug-in lets you automatically create an entire orchestration from any melody with or without chord symbols. NEW: The Exercise Wizard Over 56,000 customized exercises. Instantly. If you have only five minutes before band class begins, and you need warm-up exercises tailored to the needs of your band, you’re in luck. You can create an exercise or multiple exercise lessons in an instant. Just select the mode, note duration, intervals, articulations, key and range. NEW: Additional Time Savers The World's Smartest Engraver Slurs - No collisions with stems, beams or accidentals—even after transposing or part extraction! And it’s never been easier to alter slurs. You can even create beautifully shaped “S” slurs! The Simplest Note Entry Imaginable - Place a sharped, dotted quarter note on the staff in one easy motion. That’s how simple it is to use our new Simple Note Entry. The cursor shows exactly what you’ve selected. Then just click and drag to move the note or rest. Enhanced Selection Tool - Click on an item and move it. Nudge, edit, drag and delete any note, expression, slur, articulation, chord, text item, lyric and just about anything else you can think of—without having to choose the right tool or read a manual. Edits to clefs, or key or time signatures are just one click away. Improved Percussion Mapping - Getting your percussion parts to look and sound right has never been simpler. MIDI files open up with drum parts needing no further editing. The Setup Wizard now creates percussion staves that automatically prepare them for correct note entry and playback. Percussion Mapping is more automatic, intuitive and easier to select. NEW: The Composer's Assistant New Tools that spark your creative imagination. The Finale 2002 Composer's Assistant offers incredible artistic power never available from any notation software program until now. This incredibly liberating tool was created with IRCAM, Pierre Boulez’ Computer Music Compositional Laboratory. All ten Composer’s Assistant Plug-ins rapidly generate musical possibilities, providing a huge set of creative ideas. NEW: More Third-Party Plugins Tremolos - Fast, playable tremolos. Select an area and tell Finale to “apply tremolos.” In seconds it’s done. Not only does it look great, it plays perfectly! String Harmonics - You can even vertically align all selected dynamics, score/staff expressions and even hairpins. Instantly. And all at the same time. |
