Both PM and SW will let you add or delete instruments, but you still can't change them on a single staff. I don't think you can change the instruments in NotePad after you have set them up.

When (if) SW and PM are updated to 2014, we'll have to see how they match up. It actually has more features than PrintMusic2011. Right now, SongWriter 2012 is the sweet spot. However, the step up from Finale Notepad might be worth it, but I'm confused on the differences and if the cost is worth it for someone like me.Īnyway, I thank you for your time and I hope this question was allowed. Regardless, I don't think I need the full Finale version, as being a college student and all I can't really swing the asking price at the moment. I didn't know if I was overlooking something or if that isn't a feature in this free version. I currently have Finale Notepad, the free version, but I'm unsure how to change which instruments I'm using after they've been created in the Setup Wizard. However, I don't know which version is best for me. I'm wanting to move from my old Cakewalk Studio 2.0 from the early 2000's, I believe, because I like how Finale looks and how the instruments sound.

I am a novice composer, currently working on music for a game I'm creating. MakeMusic Forum > Public Forums > Finale - Windows - FORUM HAS MOVED! > Which version of Finale is right for me?

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