New to Finale? Want to see what it can do? Check out a sample file. These files look and sound good, and can serve as models if you’re new to engraving music.
Finale User Spotlight: Frank Macchia
Frank Macchia is a Grammy-nominated composer, arranger, orchestrator, multi-woodwind owner/operator, and a long-time Finale user. Scroll to the bottom of his bio page on his website to see an awesome list of top Hollywood films he’s orchestrated and world-class musicians he’s performed with.
Finale and the Creature of Habit – Part 3, Templates
As I mentioned last time, Templates combine all the power of Document Styles with the specificity of Ensembles.Like Document Styles, they include all Finale libraries, so that you can control, for example, what expressions, chords, and articulations are available to you – as well as indicate your Document Settings preferences.
Finale and the Creature of Habit – Part 2, Document Styles
In my previous blog post, I talked about the power of creating your own Ensembles for use in Finale’s Setup Wizard.
Finale and the Creature of Habit
I am a creature of habit. For example, I am content to eat the same breakfast every day. When I walk the dog, I am content to take the same route, down the same alleys, every day.