History

• 1992, Lyrrus Inc., dba Gvox, invented the Gvox guitar system. This system was revolutionary, as it provided a way for guitarist to transcribe directly from their instrument to the computer using MIDI. Gvox also created learning software to accompany, “Riffs” and “Chords”. In 1995, Fender Musical Instruments endorsed the Gvox Guitar system, and began to distribute.

• 1998, Gvox bought Passport Designs intellectual property, including the notation software Encore
  Encore (software)
  Encore is a scorewriter program for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh, originally created in the 1990s by the US company Passport. Presently Encore is distributed and developed by GVOX.MusicTime Deluxe is the 'essentials' version of Encore.- Ease of use :...
  
  , MusicTime Deluxe, and the sequencer MasterTracks Pro
  MasterTracks Pro (software)
  Master Tracks Pro is music-sequencer software for Windows or Mac OS, to author and/or edit MIDI data. David Kusek et. al...
  
  , investing heavily in 2000 by taking these products onto the Internet. In so doing, it gained the support of many top companies and organizations.

• 2001, as the financial markets continued to erode combined with the tragic events of that year, Gvox suffered as so many companies did. By the end of that year its web site went down, and it no longer had the financing to keep the business going. Lyrrus, Inc filed for Chapter-11
  Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code
  Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Chapter 11 bankruptcy is available to every business, whether organized as a corporation or sole proprietorship, and to individuals, although it is most...
  
   bankruptcy protection.

• May 2002, Gvox reopened and released updates for their Passport products Encore, MusicTime and, MasterTracks. It discontinued the guitar system and related products, but in March 2003 vastly improved its customer support system with a self-service knowledge base.

• July 2005, the New Jersey bankruptcy court confirmed a Chapter-11 plan. Gvox hired a new CEO, Richard Hotchkiss; in June, font designer Nor Eddine Bahha made the NorMusic Fonts, V1, (a set of jazz music fonts with handwritten look inspired from the RealBooks, designed to work with Encore 4.5.5), giving users an option for authentic-looking Jazz Notation and symbols; September, software developer Matt Ingalls
  Matt Ingalls
  Matt Ingalls is an American composer, clarinetist, concert producer, and computer music programmer. He is mostly associated with the San Francisco Bay Area Improv Scene, sfSound, the San Francisco Tape Music Festival, and the computer music program Csound.-Performance:Ingalls is most active as a...
  
   began upgrading the Passport product line; and in October, sales increased 40% over the previous year.

• May 2006, Gvox released the first update in two years: Encore 4.5.6 for Mac and Music Time Deluxe 3.5.6 for Mac; July, released MasterTracks Pro 6.8.4 for windows, a major bug fix; January 2007, Gvox returned to the NAMM trade show, and in June, font designer Nor Eddine Bahha made an updated version of the NorMusic Fonts, V2, for use with Encore 5.x

• February 2008, Encore 5 for Macintosh was released with VST capabilities; exactly a year later, Encore 5 for Windows; and July 2009, MusicTime Deluxe 4.