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SongWriter is perfect for songwriters, teachers, band and choir directors, church musicians, students, and other musicians. It lets you enter notes with a mouse or your MIDI keyboard and print great-looking sheet music.

Experiment with melodies

Click notes onto the staff and hear their pitches drag notes up and down to find the pitches you want. Or play a MIDI keyboard and see the music appear instantly. You can also import and export MIDI and MusicXML files.

Explore different arrangements

Try any tempo and transpose to any key. Type a chord name to hear how it sounds and see its guitar fretboard. You also have the option of selecting automatic drum grooves for different styles.

Experience your songs

Print great-looking sheet music or save MP3 files to create audio CDs or for playing on an iPod.

Features

• Easily create and print sheet music
• Experiment with melodies
• Explore different arrangements
• Experience your songs
• Hear your songs with a professional software synthesizer and over 128 sounds
• Human Playback makes songs sound like they’re performed like live musicians
• Share your music with others using the free, downloadable Finale Reader

Did you notice?

Finale SongWriter lets you hear your music play back, print sheet music, share songs with the free downloadable Finale Reader and save MP3 files for your iPod.

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Spending more time making music on your Mac and less time learning software.

System requirements

Mac

• Mac OS X v10.4-v10.6
• PowerPC G4 or G5 or Intel procesor
• 256MB of RAM minimum
• 308MB free hard-disk space for software and user manual
• 800 x 600 display resolution minimum
• CD-ROM drive

PC

• Windows XP/Vista 32-bit (64-bit compatible)
• 256MB of RAM minimum
• 272MB of free hard-disk space for software and user manual
• 800 x 600 display resolution minimum
• CD-ROM drive

What's in the box?

• SongWriter 2010 installation CD

Mfr. Part No.: MM00193