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Last Call for Finale v27
Crossgrade to Dorico Pro through MakeMusic by July 23, 2026, to receive Finale v27 for free.

Crossgrades Moving to Steinberg
Starting July 24, 2026, Dorico Pro Crossgrades will be available through Dorico's parent company, Steinberg.

Finale Technical Support Has Ended
Browse available support resources here.

Downloading & Authorizing Finale
Downloading & authorizing registered Finale products will remain available for the foreseeable future.

In order to record into Finale's audio track, please keep in mind the following two items before attempting to record:

  1. Finale's Human Playback function must be deactivated (MIDI/Audio > Human Playback > None) before recording. After recording you may reactivate Human Playback.
  2. Your audio device must be set to use a 16-bit 44100 Hz sample rate. On Windows, this has to be done through the Properties section of your system's Playback Devices window (right-click the system tray and choose Playback Devices). On Mac, you can control the sample rate from Finale's Audio Setup menu (MIDI/Audio > Device Setup > Audio Setup).

For more information on how to record into Finale's audio track, please check out the user manual articles below:

 

Record an audio track (Windows)

Record and audio track (Mac)

 

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