MusicPrinter Plus
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MusicPrinter Plus is a DOS-based scorewriter program,[1] created by Temporal Acuity Products, Inc.
History
[edit]Music Printer Plus was developed by Dr. Jack Jarrett. It grew out of earlier work on a piece of software called Music Printer that ran on IBM PC and compatibles computers. It was first released in 1988 and was discontinued in 1995. Although a Windows version was planned, one was not developed. Plans for the Windows version evolved into Dr. Jarrett's current project Notion. In 1989, version 2 retailed for $395[2]
Capabilities
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MusicPrinter Plus contained some advanced mechanisms for its day, including playback of articulations and synchronization to SMPTE and other time code.
Reviewing version 2 in 1990, Garrett Bowles commended the manual, help screens, and text handling, but criticised its limited spacing adjustments and that documents were limited to 64KB, or around 200 staves.[3]
Version 4.2, selling for $595 in 1991, supported laser printers, and was considered to have a 'stunningly logical' interface, the 'best-written manual' and excellent technical support.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc. 1989-03-28.
- ↑ Skinner, Robert (Sep 1989). "Music Software". Notes. Second Series, Vol. 46 (1): 104–113. JSTOR 940765.
- ↑ Skinner, Robert (Mar 1990). "Music Software". Notes. Second Series, Vol. 46 (3): 660–684. JSTOR 941442.
- ↑ Signell, Karl (Spring 1991). "Music Notation Software". Journal of the American Musicological Society. 44 (1): 136–148. JSTOR 831732.