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PriMus Publisher
Original author(s)	Christof Schardt
Developer(s)	Columbus Soft
Initial release	2007; 17 years ago (2007)

Stable release	1.1.10641^[1] / March 19, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-19)

Written in	C++, Lua
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Size	17 MB on PC, 123 MB on Mac
Available in	seven languages
List of languages German, English, five further languages (uncompleted)
Type	Musical notation, Scorewriter, Desktop publishing
License	Proprietary
Website	www.columbussoft.de

PriMus ("Printed Music") is a proprietary music notation software created by Columbus Soft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X (CrossOver), released in 2007 (Germany).

PriMus includes engraving and playback functionality. Its features cover all common tasks of modern western musical notation. Columbus Soft offers six differently priced versions of PriMus. The flagship ist PriMus Publisher, other versions are subsets of the main program's features. The gratis PriMus Free allows rudimentary notation and editing.

As opposed to other (WYSIWYG-) scorewriters, the unique selling proposition is its capability of hosting multiple pieces just as text paragraphs and graphical elements in a single document. The different music pieces are taken into account by the software and its file format, they can imply thus differing metadata or even style settings (e.g. rastrum size, spacing, margins, etc.). In so doing it is getting more handy to format musical work sheets, song sheets or music publications with several movements (e.g. opera, sinfonia, etc.) so that in many cases there is no need to use DTP software like InDesign to finish a score edition for printing. This is why Columbus Soft claims to bridge the gap between desktop publishing and music notation.

Functionality

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editing in the sheet. edit where you see it. contexte menues more ...

no tool-oriented workflow. to main modes. one for input, one for formating.

anything is always active.

Capabilities

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PriMus supports note entry via mouse, computer keyboard, or MIDI keyboard step by step or in real time.

Desktop Publishing

flexible design and formating possibilities.

all score elements can be positioned or adjusted by dragging.

using MIDI as controlling instance -> midi port as hosting device for other sound libs.

the following list is an overview of some

basic features

percussion
guitar tabs -> PriMus can notate and play most styles including guitar tabulature.
adjustable layout automatations and (at some points) collision detection
all kinds of musical symbols and accidentals

outstanding features

feathered beams
cross staff beams

import

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PriMus imports MIDI, MusicXML, Emil, Score Perfect, Capella and Guitar Pro.

export

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It exports MIDI, MusicXML, Emil, graphics and web page.

History

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Christof Schardt is a PHD-graduated software developer located in Darmstadt (Germany).

In the 1990s, Schardt was one of the lead programmers of Score Perfect Professional (SPP) — an once popular notation software in central Europe, written in BASIC. When discontinuing his comittment to SPP in 2001, he decided to develop a new scoring application from scratch.

The first version of PriMus appeared in the fall of 2007, lite versions in 2009 to follow. In 2010, an update 1.1 with several new features and the initial Mac version have been released. With PriMus Free, a gratis version of the scorewriter has been published in 2011.

Unlike other competetive products, the founder and originator Christof Schardt is CEO and lead programmer up to the present (2014).

The first major release, PriMus 2.0 is announced for ... 2014.

Versions

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As in 2014, there are currently six different versions available of PriMus:

PriMus Publisher – Scorewriting and Desktop Publishing, layout of text paragraphs, graphics and several music pieces in one document.
PriMus Professional – As a classical Scorewriter, only one music piece per document, but within this music peace unlimited engraving functions (early PriMus Classic).
PriMus Standard – Standard edition with all frequently used functions (early PriMus SE), up to 16 staffs.
PriMus Basic – Lite edition, limited to 4 staffs.
PriMus Free – Simple Version for first time users.
PriMus Reader – Reading, playing and printing musical scores.

Other information

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PriMus runs on Linux via WineHQ.^[2]

External links

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Columbus Soft (official website – english)
Review by Carina Schlage in Professional Audio Musik & Equipment, July 2009 (in German) (subscription required) – Full text
Independent forum on PriMus (German)

References

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^[1]

^ Hartmut Ring (15–16 September 2004). "CapXML Design Goals" (Presentation slides for Fourth MUSICNETWORK Open Workshop in Barcelona). Retrieved 19 September 2012.

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