PMX is a preprocessor for MusiXTeX. It can be downloaded by going to http://www.gmd.de/Misc/Music/ and following the links. This is basically a bug-fix update of version 1.3.6, but several formerly accidental and haphazard features have been tidied up, and an alternate meter change syntax is introduced (see below). Files that have not changed have not been assigned new version numbers. All files necessary for the DOS version are contained in pmx138.zip. The full instruction manual is in pmx134.tex (use LaTeX 2.09). There is also a postscript image in case you have problems TeX'ing it. ref134.tex is a summary of all the legal PMX "symbols". You should still read the first few sections of the manual to get started. Non-DOS users: You will either have to compile the FORTRAN source, or see the manual for locations of other versions, or wait and other versions may appear on ftp.gmd.de. What's new since Version 1.36? Optional meter-change syntax to permit more than 19 beats per bar, separate the 4 numbers with three slashes: m(n1)/(n2)/(n3)/(n4) [Don't enter "(" or ")"] [Not in manual yet]. Pitches are now passed consistently from end of one block to start of next, even if number of lines of music in a staff changes. If it increases, both lines inherit the old pitch; if it decreases, the new block inherits the pitch of the lower (first) line in the old block. Slurs can be continued from one input block to another even if number of lines of music in a staff changes. Rd, Rr, and RD are now permitted as last symbol before any "/" Several bug fixes. --Don Simons
