the finale blog

Earlier this month Mark Adler shared a Finale file that offered a Halloween-themed round for use in the classroom, but that was just the beginning of our haunted holiday halloween fun with Finale.

One of my favorite shortcuts allows me to perform basic cross-staff beaming functions from within in any tool that allows staff selection (Selection tool, Staff tool, Measure tool, Time Signature tool, Clef tool, etc.), without having to switch to the Note-Mover tool or a plug-in.

Logic Pro X, released last month, is the latest update of Apple’s virtual recording studio. Among its many new features is MusicXML export.

Are you familiar with Habitat for Humanity? It’s the international non-profit that leverages volunteer labor to build and renovate affordable housing, and shares the results though no-profit, no-interest loans to partner families (who themselves help build homes for others).

Talk to people who spend much of their day using Finale – or any other software – and you’re likely to hear that they make extensive use of keyboard shortcuts to maximize their efficiency.