Only Finale allows you to record or import a mono or stereo audio track. Why would you want to add audio in a music notation program?
Finale Shares Better
Not so long ago, a common occurrence at music tradeshows was a Finale vs. Sibelius “shootout” where both companies would send representatives to alternately describe the benefits and features of their respective products.
Finale User Profile: Darcy James Argue
Darcy James Argue directing Secret Society. Photo credit: Lindsay Beyerstein
Jazz composer Darcy James Argue is a fellow Finale user who’s gotten a lot of great press lately thanks to the phenomenal response received by Infernal Machines, the debut recording of his 18-piece big band, Secret Society.
Finale, Harry Connick, Jr., and American Idol
Harry Connick, Jr. shown using Finale on “American Idol”
Singer, actor, composer, pianist, and Grammy winner Harry Connick, Jr.
Lightning Fast Entry in Finale
I spoke to a beginning Finale user the other day who was frustrated that his lack of keyboard skills kept him from entering music as quickly as someone who could simply “play it in” with Finale’s HyperScribe tool.