MakeMusic, Inc. Releases New Finale Allegro.Affordable music notation software adds features and Intel-based Mac A Macintosh computer that is powered by Intel x86 CPUs, the same family of chips used in Windows and Linux PCs. See Mactel. support MINNEAPOLIS -- MakeMusic, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMUS) announces the release of Finale Allegro[R] 2007. From the makers of Finale[R], the world's leading music notation software, this latest version of Allegro includes a host of new features plus native support for both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macintosh[R] as well as Windows[R] computers. Allegro is the easy, fast and powerful solution for educators, performing musicians, composers, arrangers, worship directors and students. Allegro users can enter notes with the mouse, computer keyboard and/or a MIDI keyboard A MIDI keyboard is a piano-style digital keyboard device used for sending MIDI signals or commands to other devices connected to the same interface as the keyboard. MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface (protocol). as well as by playing a brass or woodwind instrument woodwind instrument: see wind instrument. woodwind instrument Any musical wind instrument that produces sound by either directing a stream of air against the edge of a hole or by making a reed or a double reed vibrate (see reed instrument). using the exclusive MicNotator[R] feature. Additionally, Allegro offers the same high-quality music scanning capabilities as Finale 2007 and can import and export MIDI and MusicXML files. Orchestrations can be created with up to 32 staves, and these staves can be transposed trans·pose v. trans·posed, trans·pos·ing, trans·pos·es v.tr. 1. To reverse or transfer the order or place of; interchange. 2. to any key and for any instrument. Allegro offers an unlimited numbers of lyric verses, automatic guitar chords and the ability to customize items like percussion notation Percussion notation is a type of musical notation indicating notes to be played by percussion instruments. As with other forms of musical notation, sounds are represented by symbols written onto a musical staff (or "stave"). and string instrument tablature tablature (tăb`ləch  r), in music, a generic system of musical notation indicating actions that the player must take, rather than "representing" the music itself that will result . Allegro aids the compositional process with Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing - which can turn any melody into two- or three-part harmony, and automatic Drum Grooves - which can instantly add drums to any song or score. Playback sounds great thanks to Human Playback[R], automated swing playback and an integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. synthesizer synthesizer Machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer, for use in the composition of electronic music and in live performance. featuring more than 128 sounds plus dozens of high-quality marching percussion sounds from Row-Loff[TM]. Allegro's Exercise Wizard helps educators save time by instantly creating warm-ups for the whole band, orchestra or choir. Thanks to compatibility with Finale NotePad The text editor that comes with Windows. It is a very elementary utility, but gets the job done most of the time. See text editor and WordPad. (text, tool) Notepad - The very basic text editor supplied with Microsoft Windows. [R] freeware, Allegro users can share their music with anyone on the Internet and create .MP3 files to burn CDs of their music. And of course, Allegro prints out scores and parts with the same precision as Finale. "The music software field can generally be divided into two halves: entry-level software and professional offerings such as Finale," states Mary Schneider, MakeMusic's chief marketing officer. "Allegro holds a unique place in the middle of the field, offering much of the power and control of Finale with a $199 list price and the ease-of-use of entry-level software. For many educators and music professionals on a budget Allegro is the answer." A list of Allegro's most popular features, as well as what's new in Allegro 2007, can be found at: http://finalemusic.com/allegro For more information, visit www.finalemusic.com. About MakeMusic, Inc. MakeMusic, Inc. is a world leader in music-education technology whose mission is to enhance and transform the experience of making, teaching and learning music. Among its leading products are Finale[R], the world's best-selling music notation software, and SmartMusic[R], the complete music practice system that features Intelligent Accompaniment[R] and the world's largest interactive accompaniment library. MakeMusic maintains its corporate headquarters in Minneapolis. The company can be reached at www.makemusic.com. |
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