Notion, previously stylized as NOTION, is a computer software program for

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and performance, created by NOTION Music (formerly ''Virtuosoworks'') of

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. NOTION Music was acquired by

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in 2013 which in turn was acquired by

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in 2021. Notion 6 is available on

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and

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, and Notion Mobile is available for

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, Android and

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Composition

Notion supports composition using a computer keyboard/mouse, MIDI keyboard, MIDI guitar,

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file, MusicXML file, or handwriting recognition. It automatically handles aspects of

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such as stem direction and alignment of rhythmic values, and supports the input and output of notation in

tablature Tablature (or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering or the location of the played notes rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar, lute or vihuel ...

form, synchronized with the standard music notation. It includes an audio mixer to set volume levels, perform

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, and add effects such as equalization, compression and

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. From version 3 onward, it supports third-party VST effects and other third-party sound libraries, including presets for products from the Vienna Symphonic Library, EastWest, Miroslav Philharmonik, and Garritan Personal Orchestra.

Playback and performance

Notion's sample playback library was recorded at

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by the

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. The playback engine has options for real-time interpretation of tempi, articulations, and performance techniques. Users can capture playback in wav digital audio files for transfer to CD or

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, or for conversion to other audio formats such as

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Integration with Studio One

Starting with version 3.3 in 2016, the Studio One DAW (also developed by

) is integrated with Notion version 6 and above, allowing the two applications to perform real-time audio and

streaming (via either ReWire or PreSonus' own ''UCNET'' protocol) to share audio, note, track, VST and score data, either with both applications running on the same computer, or on multiple computers connected to a network. This integration was expanded further by Notion version 6.4 (May 2018, following the release of the Chord track for Studio One in version 4), allowing the transfer of chord-level information between the two applications; and version 6.5 (January 2019), which enabled the automatic translation of drum tracks into standard

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. In 2021 Notion Mobile was released based on Studio One's software framework, enabling the two applications to share and natively open Notion document files.

Notes

External links

* {{Scorewriters Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Scorewriters

Composition

Playback and performance

Integration with Studio One

See also

Notes

External links