MC Musiceditor Changelog

What's new in MC Musiceditor 8.5.6

Jan 5, 2022
  • MCMusiceditor(-Lite): add a short text on Postscript -> Menu Advanced

New in MC Musiceditor 8.5.4 (Oct 11, 2021)

  • MCMusiceditor: fast closing of the application
  • MCMusiceditor-Lite: bug fixes, extended menu Tools:
  • Make strings of notes/rests with one rhythmical value
  • Make string of intervals
  • Make string of triads)

New in MC Musiceditor 8.5.3 (May 5, 2021)

  • Added a Lite version for Linux under Wine (the Lite version runs also on Windows)
  • The Lite version runs flawlessly on Linux Wine and Windows. It has of course limited functionality.
  • No syntax highlighting
  • No note, interval and chord entry tools
  • No symbols (abbreviation, ornament, articulation, dynamics)
  • No bar and closing bar tool
  • No tune list
  • No line gutter (but an alternative)
  • ...but all other features are included!
  • The User Guide will be convenient to bridge the gaps between both versions.

New in MC Musiceditor 8.5.2 (May 5, 2021)

  • fix renaissance score: Menu -> Template -> Renaissance score
  • notification the size of the backup directory (when closing the program or Menu -> Help -> Backup
  • update third-party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.5.1 (Jan 3, 2020)

  • Faster startup
  • Faster constructing intervals and triads
  • Minor interface fixes
  • Update third-party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.5.0 (Jan 7, 2019)

  • Rename menuitems
  • Add a menu items on Stylesheet directives:
  • Menu Stylesheet directives > Stylesheet directives overview (selection)
  • Menu Stylesheet directives > What are stylesheet directives?
  • Menu Stylesheet directives > Credits
  • Removed auto completion feauture due to Linux performance problems
  • Removed modifying MAC LineFeed files when imported
  • Update third-party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.4.7 (Sep 20, 2018)

  • New user templatemodule > Menu Templates (request)
  • Add a menu item on PostScript: Menu Advanced
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.4.5 (Feb 5, 2018)

  • added: Menu > Help > Magic characters (about escaping numbers)
  • update third-party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.4.4 (Aug 22, 2017)

  • added: Menu > Tools > Convert ABC into MCM: this experimental tool converts one part ABC songs into MCM
  • added: Menu > Templates > Graphical annotations > Parentheses around notes, intervals/chords (thanks to Hudson Lacerda)
  • minor bug fixes
  • update third-party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.4.3 (Apr 4, 2017)

  • added: graphical annotations; see Menu > Templates > Graphical annotations
  • added: caretted numbers; see Menu > Insert > Caretted numbers
  • added: Menu > Templates; now the option to replace current code with a template or to copy template to insert it into the current code
  • minor bug fixes
  • update third-party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.4.2 (Nov 4, 2016)

  • previewer bug fix in case of incorrect deinstall of a global Ghostscript
  • minor bug fixes
  • update third-party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.4.1 (Apr 9, 2016)

  • added: under menuitem Help information about multi-language support
  • update third-party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.4.0 (Mar 18, 2016)

  • added: regular expression in case of replacements (CTRL+H)
  • added: glissando
  • added: column editing mode, selecting and inserting a column area by code
  • update third-party software
  • fix: sustaining pedal

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.9 (Mar 18, 2016)

  • Update third party software
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.8 (Nov 27, 2015)

  • Update third party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.7 (Nov 19, 2015)

  • Renaissance score possible by using the Bravura font (Menu > Templates > Renaissance score)
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.6 (Nov 19, 2015)

  • Midi Player 3.1 in sync with MCM Open Metronome 1.2 (thanks to Zoltán Bacskó falcosoft.hu)
  • MCMtools 1.2 fixes incidentally closing problems MCMpreviewer (thanks to Zoltán Bacskó)
  • Added: Tutorial on percussion (Menu > Help)
  • Extended menu with Midi commands on percussion

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.5 (Aug 18, 2015)

  • Added: renotate option for ABC users
  • Recoding software
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.4 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • Added: tune list option
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.3 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • An option to turn off automatic spaces around barlines when using the shortcut button to write them (Menu > Settings)
  • In the Articulation section include the !wedge! symbol.
  • In the Miscellaneous directives menu include the command that forces chords to be printed beneath the staff.
  • Added some new features under Menu > Styles
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.2 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • MCMtools.exe recompiled in order to avoid false positives of some virus scanners

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.1 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • For WinXP: fix randomly freezing program when starting Midi Player
  • Improving softwarecode
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.3.0 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • New release MCMetronome
  • Implemented MCMtools

New in MC Musiceditor 8.2.8 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Fix if some versions of MS Visual C++ Runtime dlls are not available
  • Fix if no default PDF viewer is installed

New in MC Musiceditor 8.2.7 (Jun 13, 2015)

  • XP compatible again
  • Fix closing error Midi Player

New in MC Musiceditor 8.2.6 (Jun 9, 2015)

  • New release Midi Player, soundfont and Help inclusive
  • Update other third party software
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.2.5 (May 18, 2015)

  • New Midi Player, soundfont inclusive (thanks to Zoltán Bacskó falcosoft.hu)
  • User guide Midi player
  • Update other third party software
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.2.4 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • Extend user guide
  • abcm2ps 5.9.25 replaced by abcm2ps 7.18.13 ( thanks to Jef Moine moinejf.free.fr )
  • Update other third party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.2.3 (Mar 2, 2015)

  • Minor fixes
  • Update third party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.2.2 (Jan 24, 2015)

  • New previewer, based on SumatraPDF 3.0

New in MC Musiceditor 8.2.1 (Dec 31, 2014)

  • Update: module entry of intervals and chords
  • New feature: parsing intervals into voices
  • Update thirty part software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.2.0 (Dec 16, 2014)

  • Main window is now resizable (request users)
  • Interface change: entry of intervals and chords is now easier
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 8.1.6 (Aug 8, 2014)

  • Software code has been further optimized.
  • Minor fixes (regarding Windows and Linux use).

New in MC Musiceditor 8.1.5 (Aug 4, 2014)

  • Softwarecode has been further optimized.
  • Minor fixes.
  • Update: third party software.

New in MC Musiceditor 8.1.4 (Aug 4, 2014)

  • Fix Save operations when using the file list (menu item File)

New in MC Musiceditor 8.1.3 (Jul 31, 2014)

  • Fix Previewer for Linux Mint 17
  • Fix Search operations in big files

New in MC Musiceditor 8.1.2 (Jul 28, 2014)

  • Fix Save operations
  • Added: a backup of all code of a session is made

New in MC Musiceditor 8.1.1 (May 26, 2014)

  • Fix previewer: very fast repeating the nonsense sequence 'start MCM-close MCM' resulted sometimes in a previewer error
  • Fix previewer: modifying a page at the end of a large file, and the previewer showing that page, resulted sometimes in a inadequate refresh of the previewer, i.e. showing an wrong page
  • Update: third party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.1.0 (May 19, 2014)

  • Includes now many examples and an offline help
  • Added: menu Insert (instead of sidebar)
  • Minor fixes
  • Update: third party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.0.2 (Feb 25, 2014)

  • Increased refresh rate previewer
  • Fix: replace function (CTRL+H)
  • Update: menu Help
  • Update: third party software

New in MC Musiceditor 8.0.1 (Jan 20, 2014)

  • Fix: when you move your original MCM path/folder (e.g. C:\MCMusiceditor) to a new path (e.g. D:\Music Notation Software\MCMusiceditor), the mediaplayer will now work correctly.

New in MC Musiceditor 8.0.0 (Dec 9, 2013)

  • Software code has been optimized and many parts are now -for a better performance- coded with newLisp.
  • TiMidity++ implemented as soundfont-mediaplayer
  • Only two taskbar entries instead of three.
  • Windows positions are saved and restored.
  • The last Messagebox about 'Save' can be hidden by the user.
  • Clipboard will not be used any longer to insert code, so it is not overwritten any more.
  • Sticky rhythm, only for MCM
  • More templates
  • Last opened directory + screen positions and sizes saved
  • Settings menu
  • Minor bug fixes
  • Due to newLisp, MCM should run on Linux (experimental)

New in MC Musiceditor 7.1.2 Experimental (Jul 15, 2013)

  • Experimental sticky rhythm
  • New replace function
  • Workarea font monospace
  • Align barlines tool
  • Fix issue with space in folder names
  • Partly recoded with newLisp (next release 8.0.0 is newLisp based)

New in MC Musiceditor 7.1.1 (May 3, 2013)

  • Add () button in the workarea (user request)
  • Update included components
  • Fix issue with exporting MCM/ABC to XML

New in MC Musiceditor 7.1.0 (Feb 19, 2013)

  • Recode invoking previewer functions
  • Fix minor issues

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.9 (Feb 12, 2013)

  • Fix previewer refresh issues
  • Fix transposition issue in a special case

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.8 (Dec 11, 2012)

  • Fix midi crash in case of staccato chords in big files
  • Fix unnecessary scrolling of the textarea
  • Fix backup function
  • Fix issue Save as
  • MC Musiceditor now only in portable version: so no install any longer!

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.7 (Oct 19, 2012)

  • Fix issue Volume and Tempo Trackbar of the Midi Player

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.6 (Oct 11, 2012)

  • Fix issue Save and Save As
  • Minor

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.5 (Oct 8, 2012)

  • Added: include format file (Menu Styles)
  • Added: complementing right symbol ) ] } and " when typing ( [ { or "
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.4 (Aug 16, 2012)

  • Added: abc2xml. It's now possible to export MCM/ABC to MusicXML, which can be imported in MuseScore, Finale, Sibelius etc.)
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.3 (Jul 17, 2012)

  • Due to translation of all softwarecode into English and due to Refactoring softwarecode (both necessary in case of open source software), the last versions of MC Musiceditor had some issues regarding transposing code and ABC input by mouse clicks. These issues have been fixed.

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.2 (Jul 17, 2012)

  • Update editor with line-gutter
  • Minor fix Search option

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.1 (Jul 17, 2012)

  • User templates
  • Metronome
  • Update editor
  • Minor fixes

New in MC Musiceditor 7.0.0 (Jul 17, 2012)

  • New layout editor
  • New menu-item: Styles
  • Adaptation MIDI player
  • Recode software
  • Minor fixes