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The only way that MuseScore could interest me is if it could open my Encore files. It can’t. I’ve checked it out and still can’t stand the workflow. It does look a whole heck of a lot better, I’ll give it that.
I hope that Encore 6 is nothing like MuseScore. I want something quick and easy that lets me get pages to my singers as fast as Encore but with much better slurs.
Actually, Encore 5.0.7 for Mac works much better over MacOS 10.14 Mojave than it ever did over Sierra and High Sierra. Unfortunately, E5, being 32 bit only cannot work over Catalina and later, as they require 64 bit apps.
We are all waiting on Encore 6.
If Encore 6 does not open Encore 5 files, what’s the point? Safe to say this needs to a primary function of v.6. No idea about Encore 4.5.5 and earlier.
I had a Mac G4 set to dual-boot in OS 9/OS 10.4.11 Tiger. Encore 4.5.5 could open 4.0.2 and earlier in OS 9 and save. I could then boot into Tiger, open the 4.5.5 files in Encore 5.0.2 and Save. Now I could transfer them to my iMac and open those in 5.0.5/6/7 in MacOS 10.7—10.14 Mojave. Convoluted? Hell yes but it worked. Let’s hope we don’t have to go through that again.
“I am having a problem printing to a PDF.…”
Mac or Windows? This is one area where the two operating systems are way different. The MacOS has a native pdf engine but Windows does not.
Windows users should use a 3rd party pdf engine. If you were using Microsoft’s Print to PDF, that has been depreciated and is no longer available for download (too problematic and Microsoft stopped trying to fix it). The free app ‘Cute PDF’ is popular.
MIDIScan — there’s a blast from the past. Musitek still offers it as SmartScore MIDI Edition 64 for $49/$39 upgrade. I can’t imagine anyone buying it anymore:
“Limits: Scan & play to MIDI. Saves to MIDI files only. Processes music with a maximum of 4 staves per system. No printing, TAB, Text or Lyric Recognition, chord symbols or MusicXML export.”
It may be possible that owning MIDIScan qualifies you for upgrade pricing to one of the other products that does support MusicXML 3.0. It never hurts to write Musitek and ask.
Don wrote and maintains Overture, currently on v.5.
I don’t know if Encore 6 will handle part extraction/export the same or not but it will give you a point of reference. For now, SonicSores and PassportDesigns will be separate entities but Encore will gain some of Overture’s functionality (not VI handling yet). There is also talk of Overture being upgraded to open Encore 5 files. We’ll see. Anyway, you should check it out.
If entering your License when prompted works, you’re good. If not, need to know what OS and what version of Encore.
There were some issues but they differ for Mac and Win users and versions.
If your new computer runs MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later, you will have to wait for Encore 6. Earlier versions for Mac will not work.
If your version of Encore was 5.0.4 for Windows, it might install on a new computer.
You know how to hide barlines in Encore 5, I trust. Overture 5 lets you Delete Barlines and supports Bravura – a new standard SmuFL font from Steinberg. Overture does not have a figured bass tool and for that reason, I’m not expecting to see it in Encore 6. I have no idea if Bravura or SMuFL fonts will be supported but many have renaissance glyphs..
If you are looking to fake chant/plainsong (modern notation that has the look and features you describe), Finale can handle that easily and there are many old looking fonts you can use, some are free plus the renaissance glyphs in many SMuFL fonts. Dorico has some of this functionality, supports SMuFL and both have Figured Bass tools. Finale has lowered their pricing recently and you might get competitive upgrade pricing as an Encore owner—I would write and ask.
If you want actual plainsing (stackable neumes etc.), many use a vector drawing app such as Illustrator. Otherwise, the only real notation app to consider is Finale with Robert Pichaud’s Medieval 2 plugin.
https://www.klemm-music.de/notation/medieval/en/index.phpThere are two possible ways:
1) a global Preference setting. Is there much call for this? I don’t see it in any of my other notation apps.
2) after highlighting measures, a command that makes the change instead of the 3-step method in v.5. This is the one that I’d like to see.
In another post, Don wrote:
“At some point we plan on implementing VST support, but probably not in the initial release.”
As for NotePerformer, it would surprise me if we saw it ever. It is tightly integrated into the only three apps it supports, Sibelius, Dorico and Finale and would take a lot of development on both sides before another app can use it. The long promised version 4 from Wallander is way overdue.
“Mike,
Volker meant lyrics from MIDI files as displayed e.g. in Band in a Box.”I get it. I have Band-In-A-Box and am also a beta tester. I can save BIAB files with lyrics under the Save As Special menu and they will display lyrics when opened in BIAB or RealBand only. They will not display lyrics when opened in Overture, Finale, Dorico or Notion so I wouldn’t get my hopes up.
Back to my previous answer: MusicXML 3.0 Import/Export supports Lyrics, Text and Expressions. I’m expecting to see it in Encore 6. It’s already there in BIAB.
