Contents • • • • • History [ ] Encore was originally created for by Don Williams for the US company, and first released in 1984. Lyrrus Inc., d.b.a.

GVOX purchased the intellectual property of Passport in 1998 and Encore 5 was released 10 years after Encore 4. 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.

Am hoping for a plugin to enable Encore enc files to be opened and fully. Encore has MusicXML export feature since version 5 and you can import. GVox forum mentions that the MusicXML export is crappy. But they are improving it.

Encore 5 included wizards to create scores for numerous types of ensembles from scratch, support (although in now obsolete 1.3 version), use of, and complete works for keyboard in Encore format. On August 1st of 2013, Passport Music Software LLC, acquired the rights of Encore, Music Time Deluxe. Status [ ] Direct competitors in the music notation niche have taken market lead over the last decade, surpassing Encore in features and improved standards. While Encore runs on the latest versions of Windows and macOS, it lacks support in some areas, such as 4k displays, recent MIDI to USB applications and later versions of VST. Passport Music Software, LLC claimed to be reworking Encore, departing from the original code that was created over 20 years ago. As of July 2018, the news feed on their website shows no version updates since at least 2015 (version 5.0.4 for Windows and 5.0.7 for macOS). See also [ ] • •, a notation program being developed by the same author, Don Williams, and sharing the original Encore interface References [ ].

Encore® Music Notation Software The standard in professional music notation. Its powerful transcribing and editing capabilities help musicians of all levels get their ideas into print. Fast, accurate, and easy to use. Complete Scoring Features, Auto Part Extraction and MIDI Playback Keep You in Control Whether you play directly into Encore or transcribe your MIDI files, you get accurate notation and beautiful printouts every time. You can extract parts, transpose for different instruments, and play your music as you originally conceived it.

Encore graphically displays and plays back dynamic marks, repeats, multiple endings, pedal marks or any MIDI controller. Flexible Page Layout and Guitar Tablature Expand Your Options Encore scores can be fine-tuned with a simple move of the mouse. On-screen palettes let you enter dozens of marks and symbols. Lyrics and text are easily added. Powerful features such as page layout control, TrueType® and PostScript® support, polyphonic part voicing, and editable expressions palettes provide an inexhaustible set of capabilities for presenting your music on paper.