To write music, first apply the alternative staff style from a template file to an empty staff or staves in Finale or Finale NotePad 2006 or 2007. With this method it is also possible to compose music directly in an alternative notation, or edit music that has been transnotated. Editing music on a chromatic staff in Finale or NotePad 2006 If you are interested in giving this method a try, please contact us. NotePad 2008 and later versions do not have this ability to paste staff styles over existing music.Īfter you have created a score in an alternative notation in Finale NotePad 2006 or 2007, the file can then be imported into a later Finale application, in which the original template file itself would not work (such as NotePad 2008 or 2009). So NotePad can be used to transnotate music from traditional notation into alternative notations, when it is combined with the relevant notation template file(s) and possibly a custom music font (depending on the alternative notation system). However, if you just have NotePad 2006 or 2007 you can still use staff styles by copying them from pre-existing template files. Creating the template files that contain these custom staff styles requires the full version of Finale. The method involves pasting custom (alternative) staff styles onto existing (traditionally notated) music. They did not want them to compete with their new NotePad 2009 (which they began selling for $10, along with the free Finale Reader that is read-only and offers no editing functions – more details from our blog). These earlier versions of NotePad were available as a free download until the fall of 2008 when MakeMusic pulled them from their site. Using Keller’s Finale conversion method requires the full version of Finale ($600 or $350 academic pricing) or a copy of Finale NotePad 2006 or 2007. Using Finale with Alternative Music Notation Systems You can see how it works in the following video he created. ![]() To see the results of his efforts check out the musical works we have available for Express Stave which he created with his “Finale Notation Converter.” His method makes it possible to transnotate music into his Express Stave and other alternative notation systems. ![]() ![]() John Keller, a notation designer from Australia, has pioneered a way to use Finale music software with alternative notation systems.
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