Note entry

Finale provides you with several ways to enter notes into a score.

  • Use Simple Entry to enter music with a mouse, computer keyboard, or MIDI keyboard.
  • Use Speedy Entry to enter music in step-time using a MIDI controller for pitch and a computer keyboard for duration.
  • Use HyperScribe® to record a real-time MIDI transcription using an external MIDI device such as a MIDI keyboard.
  • Use Finale's MIDI file import to transcribe an existing MIDI File into standard notation.

Tip: To get up and running quickly with Finale's three note entry methods, see Tutorial 2: Entering notes in the Finale Tutorials.