Recently, a friend of mine asked about transposing or working with Finale files without needing to purchase the commercial version.  I figured, since I already did some of the legwork, I could make a post about it, so here goes:
Finale Notepad 2008 gives you the ability to import and export Midi files, and to open [...]

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Cool stuff:
Cycling ‘74 has finally launched the much-anticipated Max 5. You can read about it on their website located here. I am not going to bore you with all the details of what Max 5 is, since a very comprehensive introduction can easily be located on their site. Rather, I will bore you with my [...]

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This was done by getting coordinates from the MacBook’s sudden motion sensor and routing it into keyboard strokes (arrow keys), then sending it to an online game of Pacman.  
NEW: You can do this by downloading and running the new Tilt2Joystick application. This is a standalone application that will allow you to play games and [...]

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Is your MIDI dead? You might have just used Migration Assistant to move from one computer to another. Or perhaps you upgraded to Leopard. Symptoms include:

Can’t launch programs that use midi
Can’t open Audio Midi setup utility or the Midi portion won’t launch or jams
Getting messages telling you to update or reinstall your drivers
Getting messages telling [...]

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