<s>
Encore	B-Application
is	O
a	O
music	O
notation	O
(	O
scorewriter	B-Application
)	O
program	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MusicTime	O
Deluxe	O
is	O
a	O
'	O
reduced	O
functionality	O
 '	O
version	O
of	O
Encore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encore	B-Application
is	O
meant	O
to	O
play	O
back	O
music	O
either	O
imported	O
as	O
MIDI	O
,	O
recorded	O
from	O
a	O
MIDI	O
device	O
,	O
or	O
entered	O
with	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encore	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	O
by	O
Don	O
Williams	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
company	O
Passport	O
Designs	O
Inc	O
.	O
of	O
Half	O
Moon	O
Bay	O
,	O
CA.	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GVOX	O
purchased	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
Passport	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
Encore	B-Application
5	O
was	O
released	O
10	O
years	O
after	O
Encore	B-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encore	B-Application
5	O
included	O
wizards	O
to	O
create	O
scores	O
for	O
numerous	O
types	O
of	O
ensembles	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
MusicXML	O
support	O
(	O
although	O
in	O
now	O
obsolete	O
1.3	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
VST	B-Application
,	O
and	O
J.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Bach	O
complete	O
works	O
for	O
keyboard	O
in	O
Encore	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
1	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
Passport	O
Music	B-Application
Software	I-Application
LLC	O
,	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
Encore	B-Application
,	O
Music	O
Time	O
Deluxe	O
and	O
MasterTracks	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
16	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
Sonic	O
Scores	O
,	O
Inc	O
,	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
Passport	O
Music	B-Application
Software	I-Application
,	O
Encore	B-Application
,	O
Music	O
Time	O
Deluxe	O
and	O
MasterTracks	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Direct	O
competitors	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
notation	O
niche	O
have	O
taken	O
market	O
lead	O
over	O
the	O
last	O
decade	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Encore	B-Application
in	O
features	O
and	O
improved	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Encore	B-Application
runs	O
on	O
the	O
latest	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
macOS	B-Application
10.15	O
(	O
Catalina	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
lacks	O
support	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
for	O
4k	O
displays	O
,	O
recent	O
MIDI	O
to	O
USB	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
VST	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Passport	O
Music	B-Application
Software	I-Application
,	O
LLC	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
reworking	O
Encore	B-Application
,	O
departing	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
code	O
that	O
was	O
created	O
over	O
20	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
version	O
updates	O
since	O
at	O
least	O
2015	O
(	O
version	O
5.0.4	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
5.0.7	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Passport	O
Music	B-Application
Software	I-Application
closed	O
doors	O
in	O
early	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
subsequent	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
line	O
by	O
Sonic	O
Scores	O
,	O
version	O
6	O
of	O
Encore	B-Application
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
its	O
original	O
author	O
,	O
Don	O
Williams	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
Windows	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
