EASY SCORE SETUP

Creating a score with NOTION3 is simple, intuitive and fast. You won’t get stuck wading through long lists of options, hunt for the instruments you want or endure multiple repetitive steps every time you start a new score. With NOTION3, your instrument choices are presented in organized and logical groupings using a semi-transparent overlay on top of the score area. This enables you to quickly add, move, change, and delete staves with simple mouse click.

SIMPLY SMART TOOL PALETTE

Think of it as a musician’s tool belt with all the essential tools neatly organized within easy reach. Simply move your cursor over a graphic or text and a menu of options automatically opens. Roll over a different graphic or text, and a different menu opens. If you want quick access to a specific group of tools, you can “lock open” that particular menu. It’s your choice where to place your palette; on the score, docked at the bottom of the screen, or hide it altogether when it’s not in use.

INTERACTIVE FRETBOARD AND CHORD LIBRARY

Many guitarists find it convenient to first capture the fingerings they perform on an instrument before translating them into tab or notation. The interactive Fretboard offers a quick, convenient way to build your score by clicking virtual strings. You can customize the fretboard stringing to resemble (and capture the notes of) a 6 or 7 string guitar, 4 or 5 string bass, or other fretted instruments. NOTION3 also lets you enter chord names or select from the comprehensive chord library and add slash marks to show the rhythm.

WORKING WITH MIDI ON A STANDARD STAFF

NOTION3 introduces a unique addition to the world of digital notation - the SequencerStaff. With the SequencerStaff you can record or import a MIDI performance with a familiar “midi roll”-appearance, while still working with the data on a notation staff. With color-coded velocity, controller curves and preserved pitch location on the staff, the SequencerStaff combines the best of both worlds.

EDITING MIDI ON A SEQUENCERSTAFF

Notes on the SequencerStaff can be edited similarly to how you would edit them in a sequencer. You can shorten, elongate, move them, as well as record over the existing data or re-record a passage. Colors show you the recorded velocity and your controller changes appear as curves above the staff, again, similar to how this data is represented in your sequencer.

MIDI OVERDUB

With MIDI you often need to overdub a passage or merge recorded data with new events. NOTION3 allows you to overdub your recordings in either merge or replace mode giving you full control over the resulting performance. Overdubbing is great for adding expressive controllers, recording key switches or simply trying that line one more time.

REWIRE SUPPORT - MASTER OR SLAVE

NOTION3 is currently the only notation product to provide full ReWire functionality - including both host and slave options. ReWire, developed by Propellerhead is best described as a “virtual audio cable” that allows you to not only route audio between two different applications, but also synchronize and control them simultaneously.

BUILT IN SUPPORT FOR MAJOR SOUND LIBRARIES

NOTION3 introduces built-in VST instrument presets for some of the top orchestral libraries available on the market today. Every instrument preset contains mappings for all available articulations and performance techniques, requiring nothing else of the user, but writing music. Instruments from different libraries work seamlessly together, one can even copy paste between them and preserve playback of all score markings. No hassle, just write!

IMPORT YOUR FINALE OR SIBELIUS SCORES

Through our integrated MusicXML import feature you can use the power of NOTION3 with your existing Finale or Sibelius scores. Unlike other applications, NOTION3 comes with completely integrated MusicXML import and export, without requiring a third party plugin.

Completely integrated full orchestral library of the London Symphony Orchestra, recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Full set of multi-timbre samples, articulations, performance techniques, and instructions
Integrated sample management engine automatically maps every score element to the exact sound
Actual Abbey Road captured reverberation decay, fully adjustable per instrument and for the entire orchestra
NTempo real-time live performance control, with virtually no latency
Save and replay NTempo™ performances
Integrated Audio Mixer
Expandable sound library through a vast collection of NOTION add-on kits

15-minute learning curve
Intuitive mnemonic keyboard shortcut system
Two levels deep navigation sidebar without excessive toolbars or clustered menus
Automatic score layout with alignment and positioning of all score elements
Intelligent Copy-Paste, Transpose and View/Hide functionality
Enter notes by point and click, MIDI play-in or keyboard entry
Mass edit of articulations and other score elements
No MIDI setup required
No external hardware or software required

Quarter-tone support and playback
Custom key signatures
Custom time signatures
Multiple simultaneous time signatures on separate staffs
Chord symbol playback
Lyrics with up to 99 verses Performance instructions specific to each orchestral group

MIDI Import
MusicXML Import and Export
Save as .WAV