“The breadth of this free update makes it feel more like a paid upgrade,” said Mark Adler, MakeMusic notation product manager/senior editor. Complete lists of what’s included in Finale 2014.5 are available for both Mac and Windows users. The release also resolves more than 120 bugs, prioritized by customer requests. (This could allow you, for example, to have Finale’s documentation displayed on your iPad while you work on your laptop or desktop computer.) Finale’s documentation has been overhauled, offering vastly improved search results and compatibility with any device, including smartphones and tablets. Updated SmartScore X2 Lite scanning software, with many improvements in core musical features such as beams, augmentation dots, and tupletsĪll plug-ins provided with the update have also been modernized, and many have been enhanced, including FinaleScript, Global Staff Attributes, Latin Percussion, TG Tools Lite, Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing and more.Options to automatically create double barlines before key changes.A means to quickly and easily reorder staves.The ability to save SmartMusic accompaniments with premium VST/AU instrument sounds, including the provided Garritan sounds.If you don’t own Finale 2014, you can purchase it in our store.įinale 2014.5 incorporates new features, bug fixes, and significant modernization of Finale code, including many Mac-specific updates resulting in performance improvements and full compatibility with Apple’s OS X El Capitan operating system. If you don’t have 2014 installed, and know your MakeMusic password, use these links to download for Mac and Windows.

On Mac, navigate to Finale 2014 > Check for Update….

On Windows, navigate to Help > Check for Update….

To get 2014.5, launch Finale 2014 on your computer, then: Learn more here.įinale 2014.5, a free-of-charge upgrade for all Finale 2014 owners, is now available. UPDATE: The latest version of Finale is version 26.

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