Progression, previously stylized as PROGRESSION, was a music creation and performance computer program created by NOTION Music (now owned by

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). Created for use on

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and

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laptops or desktops, Progression focused on composition for guitar, but could also be used to compose for keyboards (piano, electric piano, and clavinet), bass (electric and upright), and drums (standard drum set). As of April 2019, Progression is no longer available for sale in the PreSonus online store, nor via dealers worldwide.

Summary

Users could compose in Progression both in standard notation and

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("tab") at the same time and hear their musical ideas played back with digital samples from

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(bass), Roy "Futureman" Wooten (drums), Neil Zaza (guitar), and others. Playback features included built-in effects and amp simulators, customizable bends and slides, and continuous real-time control of playback tempos. With its

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Out features, users could incorporate sounds from other sound libraries outside of Progression.

Input

Users could enter notes, rests, and chords with standard computer keyboard/mouse input (including keyboard shortcuts) or by

keyboard,

guitar,

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file,

file, or any mix of these. Other input options included an interactive

fretboard The fingerboard (also known as a fretboard on fretted instruments) is an important component of most stringed instruments. It is a thin, long strip of material, usually wood, that is laminated to the front of the neck of an instrument. The stri ...

(that a user can add/remove strings and assign alternate tunings) and chord library. Changes made to the tab staff automatically updated an instrument's standard notation staff and vice versa.

Output

The program's audio mixer included gain, pan, and mute/solo buttons for individual instruments, and also provided access to effects and digital channels for routing audio to a

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digital audio workstation A digital audio workstation (DAW ) is an electronic device or application software used for Sound recording and reproduction, recording, editing and producing audio files. DAWs come in a wide variety of configurations from a single software pr ...

. In addition to Progression files, output options included print-out,

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digital audio file, standard

file, or

file.

Notes

External links

* {{Fender Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Scorewriters

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