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- Platform: Windows Vista / 7 / XP, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
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Finale SongWriter 2010 has arrived! Finale Songwriter lets you hear your music play back, print sheet music, share songs with the free downloadable Finale ReaderTM and save MP3 files for your iPod. From the creators of Finale®, the world's leading music notation software, SongWriter is perfect for songwriters, band and choir directors, church musicians, students and other musicians.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
I downloaded the trial version from the internet first - I'd recommend this. I personally love the product but recognise, equally, it may not be for everyone. I sense an absolute music novice may get frustrated. A purist may become frustrated with the (slightly unconvincing) sounds made by a couple of the instruments.
However, I fall in the middle category, of being a rank amateur but just about remember my clefs and notes, so could quickly work out what I wanted to do. I am also not expecting miracles.
Re: The product itself: choose from tens of instruments (woodwind, percussion, strings, guitars, keyboards, pianos etc); assemble a band and then the staves appear. Choose notes & rests et al, its pretty well as simple as that. On playback, some instruments sound better than others: I think the violins and general strings section is great; as are oboes and flutes; electric guitars are a little coarse; synths a little quiet. A mixer is quite basic, but suffices to add reverb and turn the volumes up and down of individual instruments. Usability, is great for general use and a little clunky for deleting and adding instruments et al
Overall, though - totally addictive, great fun, a surprisingly enjoyable way to spend an evening with a friend too (composing a masterpiece with a glass or two of claret!)..... I'd endorse completely, particularly for the price.
However, I fall in the middle category, of being a rank amateur but just about remember my clefs and notes, so could quickly work out what I wanted to do. I am also not expecting miracles.
Re: The product itself: choose from tens of instruments (woodwind, percussion, strings, guitars, keyboards, pianos etc); assemble a band and then the staves appear. Choose notes & rests et al, its pretty well as simple as that. On playback, some instruments sound better than others: I think the violins and general strings section is great; as are oboes and flutes; electric guitars are a little coarse; synths a little quiet. A mixer is quite basic, but suffices to add reverb and turn the volumes up and down of individual instruments. Usability, is great for general use and a little clunky for deleting and adding instruments et al
Overall, though - totally addictive, great fun, a surprisingly enjoyable way to spend an evening with a friend too (composing a masterpiece with a glass or two of claret!)..... I'd endorse completely, particularly for the price.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I've used the free version for this for a while and was pleased with the results but the full 2010 version is so much better. All the usual features are there with extra stuff like 'human playback' that plays your song back to you in a style of your choosing. I am definitely a fan and would recommend this to anyone who aspires to writing music. I have no formal musical training and I found this so easy to use.Songwriter 2010
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I use the full blown Coda Finale professionally - I could happily live with this myself.
I bought this as a gift for someone that needed to score write on a less detailed level. It is reasonably priced, straightforward to install, not difficult to learn the key strokes, I am impressed.
It does all the essential things that you require to produce lead sheets, piano scores, or multi-staved parts.
Input is straightforward (it's a word processor for music), midi keyboard recommended for speed but not essential.
Only able to register on one computer at a time without having to go online to deregister and assign to a new machine - not an issue for most but I would find that a nuisance using on my desktop and wanting to take it out on my laptop - but I use Finale professionally.
I would recommend that Coda include a keystroke/command list on a card like they do with Finale to save you switching windows and opening the help files every time you forget which key you need - but I guess you can print one out yourself.
Playback of your score is available at anytime during your work to listen and check what you're doing.
I bought this as a gift for someone that needed to score write on a less detailed level. It is reasonably priced, straightforward to install, not difficult to learn the key strokes, I am impressed.
It does all the essential things that you require to produce lead sheets, piano scores, or multi-staved parts.
Input is straightforward (it's a word processor for music), midi keyboard recommended for speed but not essential.
Only able to register on one computer at a time without having to go online to deregister and assign to a new machine - not an issue for most but I would find that a nuisance using on my desktop and wanting to take it out on my laptop - but I use Finale professionally.
I would recommend that Coda include a keystroke/command list on a card like they do with Finale to save you switching windows and opening the help files every time you forget which key you need - but I guess you can print one out yourself.
Playback of your score is available at anytime during your work to listen and check what you're doing.
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Just the job!
Having experienced terrible problems with Sibelius 6 and the company itself which resulted in product return, I purchased Finale Songwriter 10. What a difference to Sibelius. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Elizabeth Lucas
Finale SongWriter 2010
Easy to install and use, it has produced great results for an large-scale assignment I was doing - it makes for an excellent presentation quality. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Flo
Well what do you expect for £40!
Well I've used Sibelius for years both for composing/arranging and also for teaching, but having seen the 5* reviews for this 'baby' Finale I thought I'd see what all the fuss was... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. Paul J. Civil
Songwriter 2010
received on time without any hassles. Item as described. Does what it says.easy to use, just install and go. Instruction booklet helpful with clear picture examples.
Published 19 months ago by dragonheart
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