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Notation & Scoring Comparison Chart
Our Notation & Scoring comparison chart can help you compare Notation & Scoring products to understand the differences and similarities between the different Notation & Scoring products available.
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ALLEGRO
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ENCORE
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FINALE 2011
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FINALE SONGWRITER
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MUSEDIT NOTATION FOR GUITAR
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MUSICTIME DELUXE
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NOTION 3
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OVERTURE
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PLAY MUSIC!
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PRINT MUSIC 2010
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SCORE WRITER
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SIBELIUS 6
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SIBELIUS 6 FIRST
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SIBELIUS 6 STUDENT EDITION
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| Number of Staves |
32 |
64 |
Unlimited |
8 |
20 |
16 |
64 |
256 |
24 |
24 |
16 |
Unlimited |
12 |
8 |
| Number of Voices per staff |
4 layers, with 2 independant voices per layer |
8 |
4 layers, with 2 independent voices per layer |
4 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
4 layers, with 2 independent voices per layer |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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| Number of Staff lines available |
0, 1, 5 or 6 |
1, 5, 6 |
0-100 |
5 |
0, 1, 4, 5, 6 |
5 |
1, 5 |
0-16 |
1, 5, 6 |
5 |
5 |
Unlimited |
5 |
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| Custom Staves |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Ossias |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Step-time from mouse/touchpad |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Step-time from computer keyboard |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Step-time from MIDI device/keyboard |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Real-time entry from MIDI device/keyboard |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
| Single-line acoustic real-time entry |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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No |
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| Clefs |
Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Percussion, Treble ottava bassa, Bass ottava bassa, Baritone (F) |
Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Percussion, Treble 8va, Treble 8vb, Bass 8vb |
Treble, Treble 8va, Treble 8vb, Bass, Bass 8va, Bass 8vb, All C Clefs,French Violin, Percussion, custom |
Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Percussion, Treble ottava bassa, Bass ottava bassa, Baritone (F) |
Treble, Treble 8va, Treble 8vbm Bass, Alto, Tenor, Tablature, Percussion, Chord & Rhythm lines, No clef |
Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Percussion, Treble 8va, Treble 8vb, Bass 8vb |
treble, treble 8vb(choral tenor), bass, alto, tenor, percussion |
Treble, Treble 8va, Treble 8vb, Bass, Bass 8vb, Movable-Tenor, Alto, Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Percussion (box & double line), Tablature |
Treble, Treble 8va, Treble 8vb, Bass, Bass 8vb,Tenor, Baritone, Alto, Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Percussion |
Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Percussion, Treble ottava bassa, Bass ottava bassa, Baritone (F) |
Treble, Treble 8va, Treble 8vb, Bass, Bass 8vb, Movable-Tenor, Alto, Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Percussion (box) |
25 types of clef, covering standard notation, avant garde music, early music, percussion and guitar tab |
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| Standard/Non-Standard Keys |
Standard |
Standard |
Both |
Standard |
Both |
Standard |
Both |
Standard |
Standard |
Standard |
Standard |
Both |
Standard |
Standard |
| Supports Polytonal Music |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
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| Meters/Time Signatures |
Simple, Compound, Additive, Custom |
bottom must be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32; top can be anything between 1 and 16 |
Simple, Compound, Additive, Custom |
Simple, Compound |
Anything between 1/2 and 16/16 |
bottom must be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32; top can be anything between 1 and 16 |
Simple, Compound, Additive, Custom |
Simple, Compound, Additive, Custom |
Simple, Compound, Custom |
Simple, Compound |
Simple, Compound |
Simple, Compound, Additive, Custom |
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| Supports Isorhythms |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Note Values |
128th to double whole note |
double whole note to 512 |
128th to double whole note |
32nd to whole note |
64th to double whole note |
double whole note to 512 |
128th to double whole note |
128th note to triple-dotted whole note |
128th to double whole note |
128th note to double whole note |
128th note to triple-dotted whole note |
512th to double whole note |
32nd to whole note |
32nd to whole note |
| Tuplets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Duplets (2:3) to nontuplets (9:8) |
triplet & sextuplet |
| Alternate Noteheads |
Yes |
Yes |
User definable |
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Yes |
Yes |
Diamond note shapes only |
Yes |
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Yes |
23 types, plus custom available |
None |
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| Coloured Notes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Automatic Solfege/Note Name Generation |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Cross Staff/Cross Measure Beaming |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Transposition |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| View Concert(Sounding) vs. Transposing Pitches |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Guitar Notation |
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Yes |
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| Notation to TAB/TAB to Notation |
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Yes |
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| Notate Tablature |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Basic |
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| Convert Between TAB and Notation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Guitar Chords/Chord Diagrams |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Limited |
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| Modern Notation Support |
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Yes |
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Quarter tones only |
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Yes |
No |
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| Lyrics Verses Allowed |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
6 |
Unlimited |
unlimited |
0 |
4 verses per voice |
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Unlimited |
4 verses per voice |
Unlimited |
Yes |
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| Free Form Text (Placed anywhere in the score) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Use 3rd Party Fonts |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Jazz Fonts |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Articulations |
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Yes |
Articulations |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Ensemble Wizard |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Exercise/Worksheet Creation |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Part Extraction |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Scores and Parts Editorially Linked |
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Yes |
Limited |
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| Arrange/Orchestrate Feature |
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Yes |
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coming soon |
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Yes |
No |
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| Reduction Feature |
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Yes |
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coming soon |
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Yes |
No |
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| Ability to Hide Elements on Score |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Staves only |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
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| Proof Reading Ability |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Find/Search Function |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Single-line acoustic Real-time entry |
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No |
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| Sheet Music Scanning |
SmartScore Lite |
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SmartScore Lite |
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SmartScore Lite |
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PhotoScore Lite |
Yes |
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| Automatic Playback of Score Markings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
selected markings only |
| Auto Harmonize |
2-3 voice harmonies |
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Yes |
2-3 voice harmonies |
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2-3 voice harmonies |
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Yes |
No |
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| Automatically Create Drum Parts |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Import File Types |
MIDI, SmartScore, Encore, Rhapsody, MIDI Scan, All same or previous versions of Finale Family Products |
MIDI, Mastertracks Pro |
MIDI, SmartScore, Encore, Rhapsody, SCORE, TIFF, EPS, WMF (Win), PICT (Mac), MusicXML, MidiScan, and All same or previous versions of Finale Family Products |
MIDI, same and previous versions on Finale Family products |
MIDI, ABC, txt, tab, bta, pro, crd |
MIDI, Mastertracks Pro |
MusicXML |
Encore, MusicTime, PICT (Mac Only), MIDI, MusicXML |
MIDI |
MIDI, SmartScore, Encore, Rhapsody, MIDI Scan, All same or previous versions of Finale Family Products |
Encore, MusicTime, PICT (Mac Only), MIDI, Overture, MusicXML |
Finale, SCORE, Allegro, PrintMusic, Acorn Sibelius and MIDI (type 0 and 1), TIFF, MusicXML, PDF (with Photoscore Pro) |
MIDI, MusicXML |
Sibelius 2 & 3, MIDI |
| Draw/Import Graphics |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Export File Types |
MIDI, TIFF, PICT, SmartMusic Accompaniment file |
MIDI, Mastertracks Pro, EPS |
MIDI, TIFF, EPS, PICT, SmartMusic Accompaniment file |
MIDI |
MIDI |
MIDI, Mastertracks Pro |
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EPS, PICT(Mac Only), MIDI |
MIDI |
MIDI |
MIDI |
PICT(Mac), BMP(Win), EMF(Win), MIDI |
MIDI |
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| Export to page-layout/word-processing program |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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| Eport to Page-layout/word-processing program |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes, Mac only |
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Yes |
No |
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| Paper Size Wizard |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Save as Audio file |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Video Editing |
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Yes |
No |
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| Automatic Web Publishing |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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| Sound Library Expansion Options |
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Any Native Instruments product |
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Any VST Instrument |
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up to 2 VST instruments |
Kontakt Player Gold, GPO Sibelius Edition, Sibelius Rock & Pop Collection |
None |
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| Video Tutorials |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
No |
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| Built in Soft Synth |
SmartMusic Sound Font |
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SmartMusic SoundFont, Finale Edition GPO |
SmartMusic Soundfont |
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Built-in sampled sounds by the London Symphony Orchestra |
support for VST instruments |
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SmartMusic SoundFont |
support for VST instruments |
Kontakt Player Silver (Upgrade to Gold avail.) |
No |
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| Other Features |
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Rhyming Dictionary Included |
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Custom chord diagrams |
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Reverb from natural, recorded decay |
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Free time-limited access to grovemusic.com, Early Music Notation |
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Must be a student to purchase |
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