![]() ![]() The orchestral samples are woodwinds, strings, percussion, and brass, and all samples are included with the purchase of Notion 6. In addition to all of that, there are four VST presets that are provided by Sample Logic. Samples from the London Symphony Orchestra, recorded at Abbey Road Studios, guitars by Neil Zaza, Bass by Victor Wooten, Drum Kit by Roy Wooten, Olympus Micro Choir and Lakeside Pipe Organ by SoundIron, VST support, and PreSonus effects. I have to tell you, the included instruments samples are nothing short of amazing. I suppose you are wondering about the sounds of the instruments… The mixer is really handy, allowing you to adjust volume, mute and solo each instrument, use the buses to control effects, eq’s and compression, and also allowing you to add external VST’s with the plug-in manager, including effects and instruments.įor instance, I was able to add Amplitude 3 as an effect into the mixer, and I was able to add Absynth into the VST instruments, so the combination of effects and instruments you can have with Notion 6 is endless! When I added Absynth to the Rock Band template, it added it to the score and it was named properly. ![]() Templates are included for creating your score for full orchestra, chamber orchestra, string orchestra, SATB (vocals and piano), big band, jazz combo, lead sheet, string quartet, wind quintet, brass quintet, or you can create your own and add the instruments you want. Speaking of entering notes, when you are on any specific instrument, you can write what you like without limitation, however if it falls outside the normal range of the instrument, you won’t hear it.ĭrums can be entered in the following genres including funk, jazz, rock and world, and these genres include different fills and loops, as well as being able to create your own. ![]() You can enter single or multiple notes as the same time. The same is for the piano keyboard or guitar fretboard, where you can use both to enter notes. I installed Duet on my iPad and iMac and was able to enter notation on the iPad using a bamboo pen and my finger and it worked really well. The handwriting feature is spot on for MAC. On MAC, you can use the mouse or if you have an iPad or iPhone you can use Duet to turn them into an external display with Duet. Notion 6 has handwriting built in for Windows with support for Surface pen on Surface, but will also work on all Windows tablets and touchscreens. While Notion 6 is available for MAC and Windows, it is also available for IOS, however the feature set is different for IOS. ![]() Connectivity is done with ReWire.Ĭomposing to picture is another great feature, where many different formats are supported. Notion 6 can be used as a standalone piece of software composing traditional notation, tab, chord symbols, and lead sheets, while being able to connect to any DAW with midi and audio streaming or being able to connect with Studio One for even better productivity, even over the network. While writing in Notion 6 may seem familiar with other notation software where you have note and rest lengths, time signatures, lyrics, articulations, variations such as whammy bar, slides, tuning adjustments, vibrato, string bends and releases that work for all instruments, and adding bars, repeats and coda’s… there is more. Second, I know quite a few bassists that actually write notation for themselves and different instruments that may be used for studio recordings or live performance. Well, first, as bassists, we like to expand and explore our creativity, as I know many that do. Next you may be wondering, “Why is music notation software being reviewed for a bass magazine?” Of course, more notes are used in the lesson, but the motif itself cannot consist of more than 4 to 5 notes based on the lead instrument, which in this case is the violin. It was an assignment for a class I was doing, which was to create a piece, based off of only 4 or 5 notes for a motif type theme: Within a matter of just a couple hours, I created a short twenty bar piece for violin, viola, cello, and bass. Within a few minutes of looking around in Notion 6, I was off and running to see how quickly and easily I could create an orchestral string piece. If you are not, I strongly suggest viewing the tutorials from PreSonus. If you are already familiar with using music notation software, then Notion 6 should be a breeze. Yes, there are other offerings of music notation software, but none that can do what PreSonus’s Notion 6 can do and at a price that others cannot beat. Notion 6 from PreSonus is the next revelation in music notation software. ![]()
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