Encore (software)
Encyclopedia
Encore is a scorewriter
program for Microsoft Windows
and Macintosh, originally created in the 1990s by the US company Passport
. Presently Encore is distributed and developed by GVOX
.
MusicTime Deluxe is the 'essentials' version of Encore.
Using Encore to play back your music – either imported as MIDI, recorded from a MIDI device, or entered with keyboards and mouse – is easy and pleasant. Tempo and volume per voice can be adjusted at will. That quality has been discovered by choristers and amateur bands as very useful for rehearsing their parts at home.
, GVOX
purchased the intellectual property of Passport in 1998.
In 2008, GVOX
released the first major upgrade in 10 years. This was made possible under the new leadership of CEO Richard Hotchkiss and software developer Matt Ingalls
.
New features include wizards to create scores (transposing as well as in Concert pitch) for numerous types of ensembles from scratch; MusicXML file format support, the Gvox VST player, which enables use of virtual studio instruments VSTi with Encore and J.S.Bach complete works for keyboard in Encore format.
Encore en Music Time Deluxe (MTD)].
The user community and GVOX
currently intensively interact in a fruitful way, to improve the product and tune it to the customers needs, as can be observed at the forum.
Scorewriter
A scorewriter, or music notation program, is software used for creating sheet music.A scorewriter is to music notation what a word processor is to text.-Comparison with multitrack sequencer software:...
program for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Macintosh, originally created in the 1990s by the US company Passport
Passport Designs Inc.
Passport Designs Inc. was was a pioneer in the field of computer music, introducing the pre-MIDI SoundChaser in 1982.-History:The company was founded in 1979 by David Kusek and John Borowicz, and incorporated in 1980, with Kusek as CEO and Borowicz as Vice-President of Development...
. Presently Encore is distributed and developed by GVOX
GVOX
Gvox is a music-software company best known for notation software. During its long and turbulent history, it developed and acquired ground-breaking products. Typically, these programs are designed by musicians for musicians.- History:...
.
MusicTime Deluxe is the 'essentials' version of Encore.
Ease of use
Encore is notable for being one of the first scorewriter programs to enable items in the musical score to be added and edited using the mouse. Encore is known for being extremely easy to learn to use. The learning curve is gradual; novices are spared a shower of features which power users still find at their disposal when needed.Using Encore to play back your music – either imported as MIDI, recorded from a MIDI device, or entered with keyboards and mouse – is easy and pleasant. Tempo and volume per voice can be adjusted at will. That quality has been discovered by choristers and amateur bands as very useful for rehearsing their parts at home.
Current status
Originally designed by PassportPassport Designs Inc.
Passport Designs Inc. was was a pioneer in the field of computer music, introducing the pre-MIDI SoundChaser in 1982.-History:The company was founded in 1979 by David Kusek and John Borowicz, and incorporated in 1980, with Kusek as CEO and Borowicz as Vice-President of Development...
, GVOX
GVOX
Gvox is a music-software company best known for notation software. During its long and turbulent history, it developed and acquired ground-breaking products. Typically, these programs are designed by musicians for musicians.- History:...
purchased the intellectual property of Passport in 1998.
In 2008, GVOX
GVOX
Gvox is a music-software company best known for notation software. During its long and turbulent history, it developed and acquired ground-breaking products. Typically, these programs are designed by musicians for musicians.- History:...
released the first major upgrade in 10 years. This was made possible under the new leadership of CEO Richard Hotchkiss and software developer Matt Ingalls
Matt Ingalls
Matt Ingalls is an American composer, clarinetist, concert producer, and computer music programmer. He is mostly associated with the San Francisco Bay Area Improv Scene, sfSound, the San Francisco Tape Music Festival, and the computer music program Csound.-Performance:Ingalls is most active as a...
.
New features include wizards to create scores (transposing as well as in Concert pitch) for numerous types of ensembles from scratch; MusicXML file format support, the Gvox VST player, which enables use of virtual studio instruments VSTi with Encore and J.S.Bach complete works for keyboard in Encore format.
User community
Encore users profit from an active community at the GVOX forum, where dedicated experienced users offer free support. Also very helpful (for those who can read Dutch) is http://www.eigenhulp.nl/manuals/Encore_FAQ.htmVaak gestelde vragen en handleidingen over GVOXGVOX
Gvox is a music-software company best known for notation software. During its long and turbulent history, it developed and acquired ground-breaking products. Typically, these programs are designed by musicians for musicians.- History:...
Encore en Music Time Deluxe (MTD)].
The user community and GVOX
GVOX
Gvox is a music-software company best known for notation software. During its long and turbulent history, it developed and acquired ground-breaking products. Typically, these programs are designed by musicians for musicians.- History:...
currently intensively interact in a fruitful way, to improve the product and tune it to the customers needs, as can be observed at the forum.