Traditional Notation or Tablature – Fast and Easy

• Easily compose, play back, and edit music
• Perform scores using Notion^® as a live instrument and save your performance
• Create a score on a Mac^® or a Windows^® computer or tablet and continue to edit on iPad^® or iPhone^® and vice versa
• Interactive entry tools: Keyboard, Fretboard, Drum Pad, Chord Library (including custom chords)
• Cross-platform handwriting recognition, powered by MyScript™ for written entry
• Sequencer overlay to see notation and MIDI data on the same staff
• Windows touchscreen support—just use your finger or stylus and tap
• Work with Notion in your native language with options for Simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish

Create and Perform with Unmatched Sound Quality

• Best playback of any notation product, with samples recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, Roy and Victor Wooten, Neil Zaza, Soundiron, and others
• Full guitar and bass articulations in playback
• Custom rules editor for instrument-specific articulations
• Increase your sonic palette with additional expansion sounds from PreSonus^® or your favorite VST instruments and libraries.
• Process audio with included PreSonus Native Effects Limiter, Compressor, and Pro EQ plug-ins or other VST plug-ins
• Mix with a DAW-style console with up to eight individual buses
• Live-performance options include play, tap, vamp, repeat, fade, playback dynamics, and navigate with Heads Up Display

Serious Studio Integration

• Transfer audio and note data between Notion and Studio One^® anywhere on your network
• ReWire support with real-time audio and MIDI transfers to a DAW
• Set music to film with advanced video capabilities
• Compose to picture with the video window
• Import video in a variety of formats: MP4, H.264, MPEG, MOV, AVI, M4V, and 3GP on Mac and Windows, plus WMV on Windows
• Native 64-bit support
• Retina (Mac) and High-DPI (Windows) support for high-resolution displays

Deliver Professional Scores and Polished Performances

• Print entire scores, individual parts, or lead sheets with chords and lyrics
• Layout control tools: drag notes, measure lines, time signatures, and more, while avoiding accidental respacing
• Show/hide parts independently by system for maximum readability
• Import/export files to/from Finale^® and Sibelius^® via MusicXML or other apps via Standard MIDI Files
• Export scores as PDF files
• Export WAV or MP3 audio files
• One-click Bounce All export of individual staves or mixed buses.

For all new features, fixes and changes in Notion 6, click here.