capella (software)
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| developer | capella-software AG |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| Current version | 8.0-09 (November 20, 2018) |
| operating system | Windows , macOS |
| category | Music notation program |
| License | proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| capella-software.com/de | |
capella is a music notation program that is developed and distributed by the company capella-Software AG from Söhrewald (note the spelling with a p ; see a cappella , but e.g. capella coloniensis ). capella is available for Windows and since version 8 (November 2017) also for macOS . The program is available in various languages, including German, English and French. It is particularly common in German-speaking countries. It is mostly used in the practice-related and semi-professional area ( school musicians ,Church musicians , choir directors and hobby musicians). There are websites on the Internet with extensive collections of music in capella format, e. B. at Musicalion.
Range of functions
capella is used for one-part and polyphonic music notation (e.g. choir and orchestral scores) and for noting songs with chords, verse texts or guitar fingerings. Entries are usually made entirely via the computer keyboard , but can also be carried out using a mouse or a MIDI keyboard. capella has an import and export function in the common MusicXML format and thus enables data to be exchanged with other music notation programs . A natively integrated PDF export has existed since version 8. It is possible to operate software instruments ( VST plug-ins) as sound generators; capella's own sound generator engine is called capella-tune .
Product family
- capella ( full version )
- capella start , formerly capella 1200 ( entry-level version with reduced functionality )
- capella reader ( reading and printing program for capella files )
history
The founder and author of capella is Hartmut Ring , Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Siegen . It was first published in 1992 under the name Allegro . However, version 1.01 - dated May 15, 1992 - was renamed to capella , after the main star Capella in the constellation Fuhrmann , due to legal problems . capella was initially developed for the MS-DOS operating system and maintained here up to version 1.5, which appeared in 1993. A separate graphical user interface was already integrated in the DOS version. Version 2.0 was the first for Microsoft Windows 3.1 , but only version 2.1 was stable.
Version 2004 made it possible to edit scores using scripts . On this basis, there are more and more free plug-ins that expand the functionality of capella . Also new in this version is the data export in an open XML format developed by capella software , which, however, has not yet been supported by other music notation software .
In the 2.x versions (Windows 16-bit) at least the basic version of the program was bound to the inserted CD via copy protection despite the compulsion to install it completely . With Capella 800 (version 3.0, 32-bit) this copy protection was removed again. In 2004, hardware-based product activation was introduced.
In 2010 Bernd Jungmann took over the maintenance and further development of capella . At the same time, Hartmut Ring ended his active involvement in capella programming .
In addition to Bernd Jungmann, Christian Schauß also worked on the capella 8 version.
history
| version | publication | Remarks |
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| 1.0 | 1992 | First version |
| 1.5 | 1993 | Last official version for MS-Dos |
| 2.1 | 1994 | First stable Windows version (for Windows 3.1) |
| 2000 (3.0) | 2000 | Comprehensive redesign of the source code |
| 2002 (4.0) | 2002 | |
| 2004 (5.0) | 2004 | CapXML import and export, script interface for possible third-party development of plug-ins , improved sound reproduction through captune , icons in XP style, improved graphics export |
| 2008 (6.0) | 2008 | |
| 7.0 | 2010 | Living parts, new user interface, primer, simplified system breaks, expanded script interface |
| 8.0 | 2017 | Version for Windows and macOS, new user interface with standardized note entry and editing area, integrated score search |
File formats
- * .all (file suffix in version 1, based on the original program name Allegro )
- * .cap , cap2 format (file suffix for versions 2 to 4)
- * .cap , cap3 format (while the file extension was retained, the file format changed fundamentally from version 5, capella 2004 )
- * .capx (file suffix from version 7, adaptation to XML standard)
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Others
The capella-Software AG product line currently consists of eight programs in the lower price segment. These are capella , capella-scan , capella playAlong , capriccio , tonica fugata , rondo , audite! and capella wave kit . capella-scan is used to read printed notes into capella using Optical Music Recognition .
With the exception of capella (approx. 300,000 registered licenses) and capella-scan (approx. 120,000 registered licenses), none of the programs mentioned has so far been widely used.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Version history. capella-software.com, accessed on November 29, 2018 .
- ^ State-recognized music library musicalion.com .
- ↑ Hartmut Ring employee. University of Siegen, October 19, 2008, accessed on September 5, 2012 .
- ^ "Copyright © 1992–2009 - Hartmut Ring". See the user manual for capella 7 on p. 2 ( Memento from December 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).
- ^ "Continued by Bernd Jungmann". See the user manual for capella 7 on p. 2 ( Memento from December 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).