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The user retained the copyright to the piece of music. Every setting, including instrument selection, could be changed at any time. Finished pieces were exported as QuickTime, AIFF, WAV or MIDI files, making them compatible with almost any application. Alongside its own composition engine, the Abaltat Muse package included selected samples from Native Instruments and Garritan Libraries. Users who preferred existing sound-generation software such as GarageBand or Logic could buy the less expensive Abaltat Express. Abaltat Free was available at no cost, limited to one virtual band and QuickTime export.