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Finale NotePad 2009 is your invitation to the world of music notation software! Find out how fun and easy it is to transform your musical ideas into beautifully printed music by downloading NotePad 2011 today!
What's New
Version 2011.r2:
- Full compatibility with Finale and PrintMusic 2011 files
- Enhanced lyric spacing and improved lyric entry
- Expanded multi-user support
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
Finale Notepad User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:28,309 |
| Version Downloads:2,838 |
| Type:Home & Personal : Arts |
| License:Demo |
| Date:24 May 2011 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price: $9.95 |
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Finale NotePad 2009 is your invitation to the world of music notation software! Find out how fun and easy it is to transform your musical ideas into beautifully printed music by downloading NotePad 2011 today!
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Essentially, it now is a fully capable program just lacking the advanced features of the expensive versions. Now there is nothing artificially crippled about the program, only the lack of time-saving and advanced options from the professional editions.
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Get MuseScore!
You can't do anything like key/time changes, and you can only do basic rests. Grace notes and trills are out, as well.
In addition, it's a bit of a drag to run, at least on my old iMac, as it tends to be slow and less responsive than one would hope.
So, in other words, great, if you want to write out "Twinkle, twinkle, little star", but not good for much that's longer or more complex. But it's free, and it's point-and-click. You get what you pay for.
If you need more advanced capabilities for typesetting, I highly recommend LilyPond (just do a macupdate search). It uses text-based input to create beautiful, complex scores, and, is therefore (provided you are willing to learn the syntax) an excellent alternative for those who would like free, advanced music notation software.
Anonymous reviewed on 19 Nov 2005
As for the critics below: Didn't you see the name - Notepad? If you have a notepad or notepad widget for text etc. you don't expect it to be a full word processor? (btw even some notepad widgets costs money!).
You can paste the ideas made with Finale Notepad to the full program and even to Sibelius.
Anonymous reviewed on 18 Nov 2005
It is a real drag. But it's free.
It looks more than ugly. But it's free.
It is anything but intuitive. But it's free.
You will go off because it won't do what you intended. But it's free.
It ist useless for any non-beginner. But it's free.
Nuff said?
Anonymous reviewed on 12 May 2005
I know the app is free and all but, who cares if it's not usable.
Anonymous reviewed on 30 Sep 2004
It is a notation utility
the idea behind this software is to put notes on the page. you can play the notes to listen to the score. but you can't export as a sound file (mp3, wav, midi)
this program does what it says it does and for that matter it does it very well. but if you're after a program to create sound files, this program is not for you - get a sequencer instead. but if all you want to do is print out your own sheet music, this program is perfect and i highly recommend it.
Anonymous reviewed on 05 May 2004