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Encore belongs there, in the top 10 at least. It is a shame that Gvox took it out of the running. I realize that Don Williams has a monumental task in developing Encore 6 for release. I also realize that releasing something that is not on par with its competition is a market killer. But I worry that not having something to advertise on line for so long creates a catch-up game in a highly competitive market.
If he is basically working solo, I wish there were people who could join Don to get Encore 6 to market quicker. I just hope that, when it does come out, it will beat the competition hands down.
I just hope that, when it does come out, it will beat the competition hands down.
Provided the software retains its former flexibility and simplicity.
What made Encore supremacy and powerful compared to other Midi editors was its simple and very clean environment, and its easy learning.
Encore is a very good software for creating beautiful notated music books.
the transcription of the notes is very clean using the Anastasia font.
I’m using Encore full-time to this day. I’m currently working on a project to build 8 notated music books in African rhythm, and I’m doing well with the EV455 version.
We hope that Don WILLIAM will take certain points into account to propel our baby forward.Since Finale announced end of life last year, there are only two products that qualify as “Top Notation Software” with all the features and functionality that the large publishing houses require. Those are Sibelius and Dorico with the promise that MuseScore will join the list — MS5 will prove or disprove that.
There are a small number of midlevel products including Overture but they lack the engraving features that the big houses need. Then there’s text based Lilypond for the hobbyists that consider 19th C. engraving to be the pinnacle of notation and have no use for MusicXML and so on…
Encore has never made that list as far as I’m concerned. Unfortunately, the printouts of both 4.5.5 and 5.0.7 look amateurish and I’m being kind. Fine for internal use and rehearsals but never for publication. Slurs are abysmal.
Encore’s strength has always been its simplicity, speed and ease of use which is why it sits on my laptop and I still use it. Nothing else can touch it for that. If it also looked good, would meet 90% of my needs. As is, I always need to convert to Finale for distribution or publication.
Don has told me that the next version will look good enough with tapered slurs and everything. If it also keeps the full ease of use of Encore 5… Ok, I’m not really expecting that but if it retains most of the features I’ve enjoyed, it will be a winner for me.
What I consider “heavy lifting” — large, complex scores and the like — will still require one of the Big Two or Three or I might keep Finale going since it’s the devil I know best but that’s quite alright with me.
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