Finale Allegro Printmusic Songwriter Notepad
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2 2 1 1 1 Number of authorized installations
x x x Page view only Page View only Score view in page view or scroll view
x x x Use on screen rulers to position score elements
x x x Layers only Layers only Display individual score elements in differnet colors
x x x x On-line video tutorials
x x x x Instalation and Tutorial Manual for easy start up
x x x Limited Limited Instrument "Set up Wizzard" provides easy score set-up
x x x Choose from over 50 predesigned educational templates
x x x x x Free phone and online technical support
x x x x x Main tool Palette to control music entry, editing and page layout
x x x x x Size and position toll palette
x x x Show only the tools you need
x x x x x use a note or rest palette to click notes, accidentals,
and rests onto staff
x x Graphics tool to imprt/ export graphics
x x x x x Enter Pitches using mouse
x x x enter pitechs using acoustic instrument
x x x x x enter pitches usuing MIDI Instrument
x x x x Enter pitches with arrow keys
x x x x Enter pitches with letter keys
x x x x x Enter rhythmic values with Palette tool
x Enter rhythmic values with MIDI keyboard
x x x x x Enter rhythmic values with Numerica keypad
x Record an Audio Track or import an Audio File
x x x Notate as you play a single melody acoustic instrument
x x x x Notate and you play MIDI instrument
x x x Advanced scanning Tools
x x x whole to 32nd whole to 32nd Rhythmic values from double whole note to 128th note
x x 24 stave 8 stave 8 stave Any Multiple of staves and measures up to 32,768
Save as Audio file to create CD's (mp3, Wav, AIF)
x x x x x Play back music as notated
x x x x x Treble Clef
x x x x Alto Clef
x x x x x Tenor Clef
x x x x x Bass Clef
x x x x x Percussion Clef
x x x x Treble Ottavo Basso
x x x x Bass Ottava bassa
x x x x Baritone F
unlimited unlimited unlimited 6 verses 1 verse Type Lyricss directly onto score
x x x x select and place chord symbols
x x x x automatically add guitar fretboads
x x x Reduce score, page, staff system down to 5% or up to 999%
x x x x adjust ties, slurs, crescendos, diminuendos
x x x x Fit selected measures into staff system
x x x Adjust Staff Systems horizontally and vertically
x x x reduce or enlarge score