What’s New With Finale 2008?

Dr. Joseph M. Pisano July 7, 2007 278

MakeMusic has released Finale 2008, complete with a host of new features, including an exclusive Audio Recording feature. The new Garritan sounds are a welcome and much needed addition in my opinion. Here are the highlights:

*New Garritan Sounds Included:

Saxophones
Jazz Bass & Drums
Trumpet & Trombone Mutes
Marching Percussion
World Instruments
Acoustic Guitar
Upright Bass
Choir Sounds
Gamelan

*Integrated Custom Sound Libraries

*(Audio Support Expanded)
Import or Record Vocal/Audio Tracks into the score

*Document Styles added (custom music fonts and text fonts)

*Improved Setup Wizard

* Copy and Pasting Improved

*Colored Note Heads and Boomwhackers Sounds

*Supports Vista

*New Context Menus and Selection Tool Improvements

*Score Merger- Consolidate multiple movements into a single document easily.

*Improved Templates and more of them

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Dr. Joseph M. Pisano

Joseph M. Pisano, Ph.D., is an industry innovator, educator, clinician and lecturer, trumpeter and conductor, and the creator of many music and education websites. He is currently the Vice President of Innovation and Engagement at Keystone Ridge Designs, Inc.

After twenty-three years as a professor and administrator in higher education, he made the move into industry in 2018. As one of the youngest full professors in Grove City's history, he served in many capacities during his tenure including Professor of music, Director of Music and Fine Arts Technology, Technical Director of the Pew Fine Arts Center, Associate/Assistant Chair of Music and Fine Arts, Director of Jazz Studies.

He finished his tenure at the college as the Director of Bands, where he directed the college's Symphonic Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Pep Band, and various smaller ensembles. He continues to guest direct bands, consult with music programs, and adjudicate ensembles and programs today.

He has been named a TI:ME Teacher of the Year, received the JEN Jazz Educator Award, the PA Citation of Excellence, and named a "member for life" of the PA Intercollegiate Bandmasters Association. He is a past Vice President of the Technology Institute for Music Educators, an associate member of the American Bandmasters Association, a past President of the PA Intercollegiate Bandmasters Association, and a member of various education and music honoraries.

He has written for numerous publications including DCI Magazine, Teaching Music Magazine, SBO, and was the Educational Editor for In-Tune Monthly Magazine for eight years; he has contributed hundreds of articles to various publications. He is an active conductor, trumpeter, clinician, and educator. Find out more at his website: JPisano.com.

4 Comments

Jason Heath on July 12, 2007
I’ll be anxious to check out the new Finale. I’m still using 2006 and haven’t felt a need to upgrade yet, but the feature set sounds intriguing.
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Joseph Pisano on July 12, 2007
Jason,
The features are pretty cool AND useful. 2007 was a major step forward for them and 2008 captilizes on it as far as ease of use and functionality. People still think Finale is as hard to use as their offerings prior to 2004 (Does anyone remember Finale Allegro and Finale 98? :evil: ). It is now much easier and on par with the ease of use of Sibelius. They can’t seem to shake the “monkey on their back” about the “learning curve” though.
The garritan sounds coupled with some of the humanization capabilities of the software make for very good “real” sounding tracks. I think you would get a lot from the upgrade.
Regards,
J. Pisano
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