Encore 5

Quick Start

Installing Encore
On a Macintosh:

Click on the file e500m_full.dmg, it will open containing the application and supporting documents.

Drag the Encore icon to the applications folder and put the other folders from the disk image to a folder of your
choice (Documents Folder).

Click on the eject button next to the disk image icon in the left column of the finder window.

Open Applications>Encore

Encore will open and show a blank score

Go to About Encore and enter the registartion code provided.

On a Windows:

Click on the file e500w_full.exe

Follow the installer prompts

Launch Encore

Go to Help>About Encore and enter the registartion code provided.

Using Encore

1. Open Applications/All Programs>Encore

2. Encore will open and show a blank score
3. Enter notes using the notes pallete by clicking on the note value then clicking on the score
4. Notes may be entered though a MIDI keyboard in realtime by clicking record and then playing
5. Everything may be adjusted by dragging with the arrow tool

New Score Wizard

1. Open Applications>Encore

2. Encore will open and show a blank score

3. Go to Edit>New Score
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Quick Start

4. Pick the template or just specify the number of staves, systems, systems per page, measures per system and
Transposed or C score
5. Click Create, then open Wizard Windows
6. The Wizard will take you through all the menus needed to create the score
7. To skip the Wizard and go straight to the score, follow steps 1-4 then click Create

New Score menu

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Quick Start

The Tool Pallets

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Quick Start

Score Window Toolbar

Floating Customizable Toolbar

Help Tips on Every Button and Dialog

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Quick Start

Key Cap
Chart

Shortcuts for Mac

File Menu

New
Open
Close
Save
Save as
Revert To Saved
Print/Print Selection
Quit

Edit Menu

Undo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Select All
Nudge Left
Nudge Right
Nudge Up
Nudge Down

Notes Menu

Note Attributes
Set note to voice n*
Enharmonic
Stem Up
Stem Down
Add Mark
Remove Mark
Tie Notes
Flip Tie Direction
Slur Notes (above)
Slur Notes (below)
Beam Group
Beam On Beat
Flatten Beam
Change Pitch
Change Duration
Change Velocity
Make Chord
Make Grace/Cue
Make Tablature
Guess Durations
Raise Pitch
5

Shortcuts

[z]+[N]
[z]+[O]
[z]+[W]
[z]+[S]
[z]+[X]+[S]
[z]+[R]
[z]+[P]
[z]+[Q]
[z]+[Z]
[z]+[X]
[z]+[C]
[z]+[V]
[z]+[A]
[z]+[ [ ]
[z]+[ ] ]
[z]+[=]
[z]+[ - ]
[z]+[I]
[z]+[n]
[z]+[E]
[z]+[U]
[z]+[D]
[Ctrl]+[.]
[Ctrl]+[X]+[.]
[z]+[T]
[z]+[X]+[T]
[z]+[L]
[z]+[X]+[L]
[z]+[X]+[B]
[z]+[B]
[z]+[X]+[F]
[Ctrl]+[X]
[Ctrl]+[D]
[Ctrl]+[V]
[Ctrl]+[C]
[Ctrl]+[G]
[Ctrl]+[Z]
[z]+[G]
[z]+[+]

Lower Pitch

*The variable n represents a number from 1 to 8.

[z]+[-]

Measures Menu

Add Measure
[Ctrl]+[M]
Delete Measure
[Ctrl]+[X]+[M]
Tempo
[Ctrl]+[Q]
Time Signature
[Ctrl]+[T]
Key Signature
[Ctrl]+[K]
Barline Type
[Ctrl]+[B]
Endings
[Ctrl]+[E]
Coda Phrases
[Ctrl]+[A]
Measure Numbers
[Ctrl]+[N]
Compress Rests
[Ctrl]+[R]
Align Spacing
[z]+[J]
Align Playback
[Ctrl]+ [J]
Swing Playback
[Ctrl]+[X]+ [J]
Bypass AutoSpace - Barline
[Ctrl]+Drag
Bypass AutoSpace - Notes

Click on note and hold then [Ctrl]+Drag
Bypass AutoSpace - Staves
[Ctrl]+Drag

Score Menu

Add Page
Remove Page
Add Staff
Delete Staff
Split Staff
Tab Staff
Drum Map
Connect Staves
Center Staves
Center Systems
Systems per Page
Measures per System
One Less Measure on System
One More Measure on System
Text Elements
MIDI Device/Instrument
MIDI Playback

View Menu

Show/Hide
Show/Hide Control Points
Linear View

[Ctrl]+ [P]
[Ctrl]+[X] [P]
[Ctrl]+ [S]
[Ctrl]+[X] [S]
[Ctrl]+ [F]
[Ctrl]+ [3]
[Ctrl]+ [=]
[Ctrl]+ [ [ ]
[Ctrl]+ [X]+[U]
[Ctrl]+ [U]
[Ctrl]+ [Y]
[Ctrl]+ [W]
[[]
[]]
[Ctrl]+ [H]
[Ctrl]+ [I]
[Ctrl]+ [L]
[z]+[;]
[z]+[ ]
[z]+[Y]

Floating Windows

[z]+[K]

Windows Menu
Staff Sheet

[z]+[ / ]

Setup Menu

Click On/Off

[z]+[F]

Score Window Toolbar

Note: For the voice commands, press the [V] key followed immediately by the indicated letter or number; do
not press both keys at once. The variable n represents a
voice number from 1 to 8.
Show all voices
Show voice n
Arrow Tool
Eraser Tool
Pencil Tool
Record
Play
Stop
Jump To Measure
Zoom In
Zoom Out

Notes Palette

[V], [A] or [V], [ - ]

[V], [n]
[A or P] Toggle or [Esc]
[E]
[P or A] Toggle
[Enter]
[Space Bar]
[Space Bar]
[M]
[Z]
[X]+[Z]

Double whole note

Whole note
Half note
Quarter note
Eighth note
Sixteenth note
32nd note
64th note
128th note
Change note value without MIDI change
Rest
Sharp
Double sharp
Flat
Double flat
Natural
Courtesy Accidental

Shortcuts

[0]
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[X]+[ n ]
[R]
[S]
[X]+[S]
[F]
[X]+[F]
[N]
[X]+[N]

Cautionary Accidental
Dot
Double dot
Tuplet
Close All Other Palettes

Layout

Flow measures out of system

Flow measures into system
'Stretch notes in a measure

[Opt] while adding

[D]
[X]+[D]
[T]
[Opt] Close
[
]
[Ctrl]+Drag

Adjust position of all subsequent staves/systems [Ctrl]+

drag
Move all Endings
[Opt]+ drag

Lyric Entry

Hyphen between notes

[-]
Hyphen within lyric word
[Opt]+[ - ]
Melisma
[X]+[ - ] (underscore)
Move to next note
[Space Bar]
Move to tied note
[X]+[Space Bar]
Select next lyric
[Tab]
Select previous lyric
[X]+[Tab]
Space within lyric
[Ctrl]+[Space Bar]
Reposition all lyric lines in score

[Opt] + drag position arrow

QWERTY Note Entry

QWERTY Mode On/Off

Rest
Dot
Double Dot
Tuplet
Tie notes

[Q]
[,]
[.]
[X]+[ . ]
[/]
[X]+[ / ]

Drums

Toggle current drum on/off

[Tab]
Percussion note head pop-up: Hold [Ctrl] when using
the mouse to enter a note in a mapped percussion staff
to see a pop-up menu of the head types available for
that staff position.
Select Drum

[Opt] while adding note

Note Selection

Select note
[X]+Click
Select note to the L/R of cursor
[z] + [L/R Arrow]
Add L/R note to Selection
[z]+[X]+[L/R Arrow]
Select L/R Measure's notes [z] + [Opt]+[L/R Arrow]
Adds L/R measure's notes to selection

[z]+[X]+ [Opt]+[L/R Arrow]
Set corners of Selection Region
[X]+Click

Tools

Draw "3-Point" Slur

Slur tool+ [X]
Flip Hairpin
[X] during draw or drag
Right Thumb Bracket

[X] during draw or drag
Place Mark Below
[Opt]+ Click
Place Mark Above
[Opt]+ [z]+ Click

Chord Dialog

Major
Minor
Aug
Dim
7th
Maj 7th
9th
11th
5
6
Root
Bass root
Sharp root
Flat root
Sharp bass root
Flat bass root

Miscellaneous

[M]
[m]
[+/=]
[o ](letter)
[7]
[&]
[9]
[1]
[5]
[6]
[a-g
[A-G
3
4
#
$

Move Cursor to first measure

[home] or [return]
Move Cursor to last measure
[end]
Scroll by page
[page up/ page down]
Move Cursor directionally
[Arrows]
Move directionally in MIDI and Drum Maps [Arrows]
Delete note to left of Cursor or selection
[Delete]
Reposition window with bringing to front

Click on window title bar +[z]
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Shortcuts

Auditioning notes:
Click on staff + [z]
Note name
Click on note + [z]
MIDI Velocity setting
Click on note +[z]+[X]
Other solo tracks off
[Opt] while selecting
Move Slur/Bend/Release as a unit
[X]+Drag
Accidental Spacing:
Click on note +[X]

while in sharp or flat tool
Marks Spacing:
Click on note +[X]

while in mark tool
Align Spacing Use Previous Settings
[z] +[X]+J
Add Chord Options while Chord Parsing
[Opt]
Copying notes/rests/graphic objects: [Opt] and drag

with arrow tool.
Step-entering tied notes: Enter a note from your MIDI
controller, press [X]+[T], and then enter another note of
the same pitch.

Toolbar Icons

New File

Note Attributes

Change Velocity

Open File

Beam Attributes

Make Chord

Save

Rest Attributes

Make Grace/Cue

Print

Enharmonics

Make Tab

Undo

Accidentals to
Sharps

Revert to Raw

Cut

Accidentals to
Flats

Guess Durations

Paste

Stems Up

Font Selection

Clear

Stems Down

Font Size

Select All

Stems Normal

Font Bold

Nudge Left

Tie Notes

Font Italic

Nudge Right

Slur Notes

Font Underlined

Nudge Right

Beam Group

Font Outlined

Nudge Up

Beam on Beat

Font Shadow

Nudge Down

Sub Group Beam

Align Text Left

Revert to Saved

Transpose Pitch

Center Text

Extract Part

Change Duration

Align Right

Toolbar Icons

Add Measure

Split Staff

Add Mark

Delete Measure

Connect Staves

Remove Mark

Tempo

Center Staves

Flatten Beam

Time Signature

Center Systems

Page Setup

Key Signature

Measures per
System

Show Control
Points

Barline Type

Systems per
Page

Endings

Show/Hide

Coda Phrases

Show Staff

Measure
Numbers

Hide Staff

Compress Rests

Linear View

Align Playback

Click on/off

Swing Playback

Follow Playback

Align Spacing

Auto Guess andBeam

Text Elements

Auto Space

Add Page
Delete Page
Add Staff
Remove Staff

Toolbar Icons

Staff Split Point

Transcription
Value
Redraw Screen
Gvox Online
Support
Handwritten
Style

Key Cap
Chart

Shortcuts for Windows

File Menu

New
New Default Score
Open
Close
Save
Save as
Revert To Saved
Print/Print Selection
Page Setup
Exit

Edit Menu

Undo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Clear
Select All
Nudge Left
Nudge Right
Nudge Up
Nudge Down

Notes Menu

Note Attributes
Set note to voice n*
Enharmonic
Stem Up
Stem Down
Add Mark
Remove Mark
Tie Notes
Flip Tie Direction
Slur Notes (above)
Slur Notes (below)
Beam Group
Beam On Beat
Flatten Beam
Change Pitch
Change Duration
Change Velocity
Make Chord
Make Grace/Cue

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Shortcuts

[Ctrl]+[N]
[Ctrl]+ [X]+[N]
[Ctrl]+[O]
[Ctrl]+[W]
[Ctrl]+[S]
[Ctrl]+[X]+[S]
[Ctrl]+[R]
[Ctrl]+[P]
[Ctrl]+[X]+[P]
[Alt]+[F4]
[Alt]+BkSp] or [Ctrl]+[Z]
[X] +[Del] or [Ctrl]+[X]
[Ctrl]+[Ins] or [Ctrl]+[C]
[X] + [Ins] or [Ctrl]+[V]
[Del]
[Ctrl]+[A]
[Ctrl]+[ [ ]
[Ctrl]+[ ] ]
[Ctrl]+[X] +[ ] ]
[Ctrl]+[X] +[ [ ]
[Ctrl]+[I]
[Ctrl]+[n]
[Ctrl]+[E]
[Ctrl]+[U]
[Ctrl]+[D]
[Ctrl]+[9]
[Ctrl]+[X]+[9]
[Ctrl]+[T]
[Ctrl]+[X]+[T]
[Ctrl]+[L]
[Ctrl]+[X]+[L]
[Ctrl]+[M]
[Ctrl]+[B]
[Ctrl]+[X]+[F]
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[X]
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[D]
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[V]
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[C]
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[G]

Make Tablature
Guess Durations
Raise Pitch
Lower Pitch
Raise Pitch by octave
Lower Pitch by octave

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Z]
[Ctrl]+[G]
[Ctrl]+[+]
[Ctrl]+[-]
[Ctrl]+ [X]+[+]
[Ctrl]+ [X]+[-]

*The variable n represents a number from 1 to 8.

Measures Menu

Add Measure
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[M]
Delete Measure
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[X]+[M]
Tempo
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Q]
Time Signature
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[T]
Key Signature
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[K]
Barline Type
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[B]
Endings
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[E]
Coda Phrases
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[A]
Measure Numbers
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[N]
Compress Rests
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[R]
Align Spacing
[Ctrl]+ [X]+[J]
Align Playback
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [J]
Swing Playback
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[X]+ [J]
Bypass AutoSpace - Barline
[Alt]+Drag
Bypass AutoSpace - Notes

Click on note and hold then [Alt]+Drag
Bypass AutoSpace - Staves
[Alt]+Drag

Score Menu

Add Page
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [P]
Remove Page
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[X]+[P]
Add Staff
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[S]
Delete Staff
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[X]+[S]
Split Staff
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[F]
Tab Staff
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [3]
Drum Map
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[=]
Connect Staves
[Alt]+ [ [ ]
Center Staves
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [X]+[U]
Center Systems
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [U]
Systems per Page
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [Y]
Measures per System
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [W]
One Less Measure on System
[[]
One More Measure on System
[]]
Text Elements
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [H]

MIDI Device/Instrument
MIDI Playback
Open VST Player

View Menu

Show/Hide
Show/Hide Control Points
Linear View
Floating Windows

[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [I]
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+ [L]
[Alt]+[V]
[Ctrl]+[H]
[Ctrl]+[ ]
[Ctrl]+[Y]
[Alt]+[K]

Windows Menu
Palettes:
Notes
Clefs
Graphics
Tools
Dynamics
Marks 1
Marks 2
Symbols
Guitar
Expressions
Color
Staff Sheet
Keyboard
Tempo
Toolbar
Tile
Cascade

Setup Menu

Click On/Off
Auto Guess/Beam
Auto Space

[Alt]+ [X]+[N]
[Alt]+ [X]+[C]
[Alt]+ [X]+[L]
[Alt]+ [X]+[T]
[Alt]+ [X]+[D]
[Alt]+ [X]+[M]
[Alt]+ [X]+[.]
[Alt]+ [X]+[S]
[Alt]+ [X]+[G]
[Alt]+ [X]+[E]
[Alt]+ [X]+[O]
[Ctrl]+[ / ]
[Ctrl]+[K]
[Ctrl]+[0]
[Ctrl]+[Q]
[X]+[F4]
[X]+[F5]
[Ctrl]+[F]
[Ctrl]+[X]+[G]
[Ctrl]+[X]+[A]

Score Window Toolbar

Note: For the voice commands, press the [V] key followed immediately by the indicated letter or number; do
not press both keys at once. The variable n represents a
voice number from 1 to 8.
Show all voices
Show voice n
Arrow Tool

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Shortcuts

[V], [A] or [V], [ - ]

[V], [n]
[A or P] Toggle or [Esc]

Eraser Tool
Pencil Tool
Record
Play
Stop
Jump To Measure
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Magnify Zoom In

[E]
[P or A] Toggle
[Enter]
[Space Bar]
[Space Bar]
[M]
[Z] + [Click]
[Z]
[X]+[Z]+ [Click]

Notes Palette

Double whole note

[0]
Whole note
[1]
Half note
[2]
Quarter note
[3]
Eighth note
[4]
Sixteenth note
[5]
32nd note
[6]
64th note
[7]
128th note
[8]
Change note value without MIDI change
[X]+[ n ]
Rest
[R]
Sharp
[S]
Double sharp
[X]+[S]
Flat
[F]
Double flat
[X]+[F]
Natural
[N]
Cautionary Accidental
[Ctrl] while adding
Dot
[D]
Double dot
[X]+[D]
Tuplet
[T]

Layout

Flow measures out of system

[
Flow measures into system
]
'Stretch notes in a measure [Ctrl]+Drag w/Right-Click
Adjust position of all subsequent staves/systems [Ctrl]+
drag

Lyric Entry

Hyphen between notes

Hyphen within lyric word
Melisma

[-]
[Ctrl]+[ - ]
[X]+[ - ] (underscore)

Move to next note

[Space Bar] or [-]
Move to tied note
[X]+[Space Bar]
Select next lyric
[Tab]
Select previous lyric
[X]+[Tab]
Space within lyric
[Ctrl]+[Space Bar]
Reposition all lyric lines in score

[Ctrl] + drag position arrow

QWERTY Note Entry

QWERTY Mode On/Off

Rest
Dot
Double Dot
Tuplet
Tie notes

[Q]
[,]
[.]
[X]+[ . ]
[/]
[X]+[ / ]

Drums

Percussion note head pop-up: Hold [Ctrl] when using

the mouse to enter a note in a mapped percussion staff
to see a pop-up menu of the head types available for that
staff position.

Note Selection

Select note
Set corners of Selection Region

Tools

Draw "3-Point" Slur

Flip Hairpin
Right Bracket
Place Mark Below
Place Mark Above

Chord Dialog
Major
Minor
Aug
Dim
7th
Maj 7th
9th
11th
5

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Shortcuts

[X]+Click
[X]+Click

Slur tool+ [X]

[X] during draw or drag
[X] during draw or drag
[Ctrl]+ Click
[Alt]+ [Ctrl]+ Click
[M]
[m]
[+/=]
[o ](letter)
[7]
[&]
[9]
[1]
[5]

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Root
Bass root
Sharp root
Flat root
Sharp bass root
Flat bass root

Miscellaneous

[6]
[a-g
[A-G
3
4
#
$

Move Cursor to first measure

[home]
Move Cursor to last measure
[end]
Scroll by page
[page up/ page down]
Move Cursor directionally by measure
[Arrows]
Move directionally in MIDI and Drum Maps [Arrows]
Delete note to left of Cursor or selection
[Delete]
Auditioning notes:
Right Click on staff
Note name
Right Click on staff
Other solo tracks off
[Crtl] while selecting
Move Slur/Bend/Release as a unit
[X]+Drag
Accidental Spacing:
Click on note +[X]

while in sharp or flat tool
Marks Spacing:
Click on note +[X]

while in mark tool
Align Spacing Use Previous Settings
[Ctrl] +[X]+J
Add Chord Options while Chord Parsing
[Opt]
Copying notes/rests/graphic objects: [Ctrl] and drag

with arrow tool.
Step-entering tied notes: Enter a note from your MIDI
controller, press [X]+[T], and then enter another note of
the same pitch.