Abstract
Finale-PC is a high-end music notation and transcription program for IBM PCs and compatible computers, ported from Coda Music Software's version of Finale for Apple Macintosh computers. Finale for Macintosh has been around for a number of years, and has earned a reputation as perhaps the most capable notation program for the Mac platform, so I was anxious to see how it performed on the IBM PC, running as it does under the Microsoft Windows graphical operating environment (Fig. 7). There are differences in operating characteristics, commands, and screen layout between the Macintosh and IBM versions of Finale; however, the features, capabilities, and overall design of the two versions are quite similar, and many of the points made in this review should be equally true of the Macintosh version. Rather than continuing with a discussion of Finale's features and capabilities, let me go straight to the heart of the matter. After working with Finale for three months on a regular basis and on a variety of projects, I believe that it is perhaps the most comprehensive music notation program available. It incorporates virtually all standard notation symbols, and will allow the user to create custom notation symbols, as well as design entire custom scores. I have yet to conceive of any notation need that Finale has been unable to meet. That's the good news. The bad news is that I found Finale extremely difficult to learn and use. Fig. 7. Screen image from Coda's Finale-PC music notation program.
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