Human Playback® - Improved in Finale 2008

Playback with the nuance of live performers – that's what you get with Finale's Human Playback®, now enhanced and improved for 2008.

New in Finale 2008
Human Playback enhancements include support for the following Garritan products: Stradivari Solo Violin 2.0, Gofriller Solo Cello, and Garritan Concert & Marching Band.

Your music sounds better with Human Playback
Beyond adding feeling and natural nuances automatically, Human Playback also interprets any kind of musical elements right from the notation, including: crescendo/diminuendo and sforzandi (even on held long notes), accelerando / rallentando, fermatas, trills, tremolos, baroque and jazz ornaments, guitar bends, slurs, rolled chords (guitar, harp, harpsichord, ...), glissandi (piano, harp, strings, ...), piano pedaling, harmonics, pizzicato, mute, and others.

Listen to the difference:

 

Listen to this Finale excerpt with no Human Playback and no SmartMusic® SoundFont (.mp3)
    

 

Now! Listen to the same excerpt using Finale's Human Playback and SmartMusic® SoundFont. (.mp3)

Perfect the performance with customizable instrument techniques, transportable preferences, and expanded support for a wide variety of Garritan and Native Instruments® sounds.

  • With dozens of playback techniques to choose from, Human Playback makes the most of Garritan Personal Orchestra® and Garritan Jazz & Big Band libraries.
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  • Edit and save your preferences for Human Playback. Create and merge multiple sets of custom preferences and attach custom preferences to your Finale files.
  • Expanded interface gives you complete control over playback effects, allowing smooth and in-depth compatibility with a wide variety of sound libraries.
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  • Combine, retain, or overwrite existing MIDI data.
  • Edit the output of Human Playback with Finale’s MIDI tool.
  • Apply different Human Playback styles to specific regions of your piece.
  • Jazz-specific techniques create the unique sound of live musicians.
  • Custom settings let you specify reverb room types, marching band options, and more.
  • Techniques for strings, woodwinds, brass, harp, timpani, and other instruments dramatically improve playback.


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