Finale PrintMusic 2007 Win/Mac :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Finale print music

2007-09-30
This software program is easy to navigate, clear in instruction and highly versatile for all levels of musical ability. The human playback feature was especially appreciated and made my creations that much more exciting to hear and easy to edit.

Finale Print Music 2007

2007-09-27
Just started using the program--so far I love it. It is exactly what I was looking for.

Great Product & Support!

2007-03-09
There is a slight learning curve as you learn what the software "wants" you to do, but once you get it, it's SO superior to pencil & paper! I primarily use it to do simple lead sheets, but it will do so much more. I had an issue that the manual & online support didn't address (although it is excellent) and got prompt, friendly answers from Finale Tech Support. Highly recommended!

fine product

2007-02-08
Finale PrintMusic is a useful,pratic software...first time I had a trouble during scaning,but now is OK! Iam very happy to use it.Very good choise for Mac users.....

Simple enough for my Daughter

2007-01-20
This review is not thorough; instead, I just wanted to let potential buyers know that we purchased this software as a Christmas present for our eleven-year-old daughter and she has been able to use the basic features to play self-composed songs on her keyboard see them appear as printable sheet music on the computer--without assistance. She is very pleased and says this is her favorite gift.... I had read several reviews and wanted something simple and bug-free enough for my daughter to use without a tremendous learning curve. I also wanted a program which would produce the notes on the computer screen in real-time as she played--which this program does (and several others do not). So far we are pleased, but I have not yet gotten to delve into all the capabilities of this software and test them.
Note that you will need a USB/MIDI adapter cable--not included. For this we also purchased the USB Teach Me Piano Kit from Amazon which comes with the needed cable/adapter plus some software we might use to start our younger kids on piano with.

Finale is my computer-software friend

2008-04-09
If friends could come in a box, this program would be one. As both a middle school music teacher and a church musician & arranger, Finale PrintMusic has been a valued program on my computer for years. 2007's version is excellent. Finale actually considers the box you see to be 2006, so when I ordered mine, it came in a red & yellow box. Both are easy, but I prefer 2007 because of the overhaul in the cut & paste feature, making it more like cutting & pasting in an average Word document. An excellent buy!

Finale Print Music Definitely Not The Last Word

2007-12-30
I bought it for its sheet music scanning feature since I am often asked to transpose music to lower keys for fellow choir members whose range "just ain't what it used to be". Scanning works but it accepts only black and white tif files. It was difficult to insure black and white scans. Once the scans were made, the resultant transcriptions contained numerous errors(about one third of the entries). Many editing features are quirky and the help files are not easy to use since they are organized in a "user's manual descriptive" format(Who reads a Manual cover to cover before using anything, except possibly a chain saw?). On the plus side, it does display bar lines below and above the staff, making insertion of these notes easier than with Noteworthy Composer.

The numerous scan errors make it difficult to justify the increased price(double)that of Noteworthy Composer.

Good program overall, but a bit of a pain if you have to reload

2007-12-15
Overall I find that manual entry into the program is simple. Playback feature is nice, as I have used this for re-arranging pieces for my flute choir (to suit abilities) and I can listen for problem areas before having the choir play the pieces. I have been a bit disappointed with the scanning recognition - seems to be about 65% accurate with simple pieces but misses a lot if you get into dotted rhythms or 16th notes. Scanning does not work for grace notes, instrument cues, or ornaments. One other annoyance for me is that the licensing needs to be redone if you have to reload the program (disc failure, reformat, etc). Being out of the US, this was a bit tedious for me. MS Office used to have this kind of security, but manages to allow reloading of the software now. It would sure be nice if Finale was so simple...

Improved product

2007-10-25
This is the third version I've bought of Print Music. As a performing musician, I use it to write the music for fellow band members. It's generally a highly capable product. I enter via a mouse--not a musical keyboard. Entry is user-friendly, especially since they've refined entering triplets. A major feature is the ability to transpose an entire song in two key strokes. This is fabulous if you have a song written in Bb that your singer can only sing in F#. They are still a few quirks--I'd like to change the print colors but can't; as you enter the last measure in a line, the program bounces you between lines--it's hard to describe, but it's truly annoying. This product is well worth the price.

musical notation

2007-10-15
Great entry level software for writing out songs and parts. The selection of instruments in the templates could offer a bit more than is available but that is a minor point I suppose.