This can provide them with greater options and flexibility in the choice of sounds, libraries, and effects. Occasionally our customers need to continue their production in a DAW. We find these sounds to be more than adequate for most customers who wish to audition their commissioned score. Because they also expect high-quality first-demos of our arrangements, we use the Garritan sounds included with Finale (called Garritan Instruments for Finale, or GIFF) in creating these demos. Creating some (or all) of a performance in Finale, then exporting Finale MIDI data into a DAW.Īt Arranger For Hire we start all of our projects in Finale because our customers require notation.Using Rewire to run a DAW and Finale simultaneously.Creating tracks in a DAW, then exporting MIDI to create charts for performance.Do you use both Finale and a digital audio workstation (or DAW)? Or do use one and collaborate with people using the other? Either way, I think the three most common ways of using Finale and a DAW together are:
