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INTRODUCTION
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The music publisher program called &quot;Mup&quot; takes a text file describing
music as input, and generates PostScript*
output for printing that music.
The input file can be created using your favorite text editor, or with the
help of the companion Mupmate program, or generated
from any other source, such as another program. The input must be written
in a special language designed especially for describing music. The majority
of the Mup User's Guide is the explanation of this language and how to use it.
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Mup has the power to print almost any kind of music, everything from
a single melody line to full orchestral or choral scores complete with
tempo and dynamic marks. In addition to standard 5-line staffs, it can handle
1-line staffs (typically used for percussion),
and tablature notation (typically used for guitar).
Because Mup can do so much, it takes a while to
master its entire language. However, it has built-in default values for
many things, so that you can start using it for simple songs after
<A HREF="basics.html">learning just the basics,</A>
then learn the more complicated features as you need them.
Mup also has an option to produce
<A HREF="midi.html">output in the standard Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) format.</A>
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Mup is shareware. That means you may try it out before buying it, and that
you may make copies for others, but anyone who wants to keep and
use Mup must pay a shareware registration fee. Running Mup with the -r
option (or /r option for MS-DOS** or Windows**)
will print the
<A HREF="register.html">registration form,</A>
with the relevant information.
Or if you are using Mupmate, the menu-driven interface on top of Mup,
you can get the registration form from the Config Menu.
Anyone may download an unregistered copy of Mup via ftp from ftp.arkkra.com
or via a Web browser from www.arkkra.com.
Music generated by an unregistered copy of Mup will include a notice
stating the program is unregistered, but all the features of a registered
copy are included.
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* PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated
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** MS-DOS and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
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	13	INTRODUCTION
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	15	<P>
	16	The music publisher program called "Mup" takes a text file describing
	17	music as input, and generates PostScript*
	18	output for printing that music.
	19	The input file can be created using your favorite text editor, or with the
	20	help of the companion Mupmate program, or generated
	21	from any other source, such as another program. The input must be written
	22	in a special language designed especially for describing music. The majority
	23	of the Mup User's Guide is the explanation of this language and how to use it.
	24	</P>
	25	<P>
	26	Mup has the power to print almost any kind of music, everything from
	27	a single melody line to full orchestral or choral scores complete with
	28	tempo and dynamic marks. In addition to standard 5-line staffs, it can handle
	29	1-line staffs (typically used for percussion),
	30	and tablature notation (typically used for guitar).
	31	Because Mup can do so much, it takes a while to
	32	master its entire language. However, it has built-in default values for
	33	many things, so that you can start using it for simple songs after
	34	<A HREF="basics.html">learning just the basics,</A>
	35	then learn the more complicated features as you need them.
	36	Mup also has an option to produce
	37	<A HREF="midi.html">output in the standard Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) format.</A>
	38	</P>
	39	<P>
	40	Mup is shareware. That means you may try it out before buying it, and that
	41	you may make copies for others, but anyone who wants to keep and
	42	use Mup must pay a shareware registration fee. Running Mup with the -r
	43	option (or /r option for MS-DOS or Windows)
	44	will print the
	45	<A HREF="register.html">registration form,</A>
	46	with the relevant information.
	47	Or if you are using Mupmate, the menu-driven interface on top of Mup,
	48	you can get the registration form from the Config Menu.
	49	Anyone may download an unregistered copy of Mup via ftp from ftp.arkkra.com
	50	or via a Web browser from www.arkkra.com.
	51	Music generated by an unregistered copy of Mup will include a notice
	52	stating the program is unregistered, but all the features of a registered
	53	copy are included.
	54	<BR>
	55	<HR>
	56	* PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated
	57	<BR>
	58	** MS-DOS and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
	59	</P>
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