Getting Started

• Launch Window puts the power of Allegro within a single mouse-click.
• Setup Wizard and pre-designed templates help quickly create new music.
• QuickStart Videos show you how – on your computer screen.

Entering Notes

• Enter notes with your mouse, computer keyboard, and/or MIDI keyboard (including sustain pedal) in step- or real-time.
• Enter notes by playing your brass or woodwind instrument into a mic with Allegro’s exclusive MicNotator^®.
• Scan sheet music with SmartScore^® Lite (included) and import MIDI and MusicXML files.

Composing and Arranging

• Automatically add two- and three-voice auto-harmonization from Band-in-a-Box^® Auto Harmonizing.
• Automatically add Drum Grooves (and easily expand your choice of styles).
• Transpose to any key and extract parts.

Teaching Music

• Exercise Wizard instantly creates warm-ups for the whole band, orchestra, or choir.
• Setup Wizard includes diverse options, including Orff instruments and marching percussion.
• Create quizzes and tests by exporting music as a TIFF file into a word processing program.

Hearing Your Music

• Play back with integrated software sounds (including Row-Loff^™ marching percussion) or via external MIDI devices.
• Human Playback^® adds expression, phrasing, swing, and dynamics – automatically.
• Powerful mixer offers control of volume, panning, patch, and reverb as well as the choice of mute, solo, or record.

Adding Markings, Lyrics, and More

• Unlimited number of lyric verses.
• Add dynamics, tempos, chord symbols, guitar fretboards and tablature, and more.

Sharing Your Music

• Print your score or parts: Finale^® technology ensures world-class output.
• Save as audio file (including .MP3) to create CDs.
• Export MIDI and MusicXML files.
• Export entire pages as TIF graphics files to add music to word processing documents.